Hey people close to 30, remember when dating was, like, human?
A random encounter between strangers? Chemistry? Connection? I recall a time when the only structured way you could meet someone was at a speed dating event at the local pub.
Well, as we’re all painfully aware, modern dating is all about data. Cold, hard, facts.
Are you Facebook friends?
Are you a similar age?
Are you living in the same are?
And now, apparently, there’s a new criteria: do you both hate instant coffee?
Yep, Aussie dating app Two Peas has released their findings on what millennials look for in a partner, and to be honest, it makes us sound like a bunch of snobs.
For example, 49 per cent of those surveyed would never drink instant coffee and therefore wouldn’t date anyone else that did, while 25 per cent think they’re “better than most people”.
Wow.
It wasn’t all bad news, however: if a stranger dropped a $50 note, 94 per cent of us would give it back. And 23 per centof Aussies users would get a tattoo for their partner.
That’s… nice.
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eHarmony already does a pretty decent job of weeding out meaningful deal-breakers and connecting similar values etc through their rather long upfront questionnaire.
With the exception of shallow shit like preferred coffee.
If someone's going to get that fussy over a drink preference, they'll either miss a great partner, or will be connected less unsuitable partners over something trivial.
Except eHarmony as you can’t scroll through like other sites can limit what profiles are released to you and the minute you stop paying there are instantly lots of matches that never appeared which makes you pay more money to see. A good business model but nit the greatest value as a consumer (although haven't used for over 6 years so may have changed).