New York is an Exceedingly Deceptive State For Online Dating

If you Google dating apps, you'll find the usual suspects Tinder, Bumble, E-Harmony, and Match but you're also likely to find a ton of articles about what users don't like about them. For example, a 2022 Huff Post article says the #1 complaint about dating apps is that users feel like being on one is a part-time job.

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Huff Post says:

To cast a wide net, many singles have profiles on multiple dating apps, with multiple conversations going on with many people at any given time. Monitoring matches, swiping on profile after profile and sharing good banter with people of interest takes a lot of mental energy. Many singles say that running their dating lives feels almost like a part-time job.

But that is not the only thing that should give online-daters pause, there is the issue of honesty. A new study from DatingAdvice.com says many online singles are not representing themselves in a truthful manner, in fact about 50% of people are being deceptive.

Here are some key takeaways:

On average, singles rated the honesty of their online dating experiences at a moderate 5.1 out of 10. This score indicates a mixed perception of truthfulness among dating app users.
In addition to the primary findings, our survey uncovered several additional insights into the behaviors and perceptions of online daters. Respondents highlighted the aspects they found people to be least honest about on dating apps. The top concerns were their relationship status (32%), age (30%), and real-life appearances (22%). Other areas of dishonesty included interests and hobbies (6%), education level (4%), location (4%), and jobs (2%).
The survey also explored the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on dating profiles. A significant 32.5% of participants reported discovering that a match had used AI to enhance their profile pictures.

The study dug deeper to find the states that are most and least truthful when it comes to online dating. Which state was the most deceptive in the nation? New York was found to be the least truthful with an honesty score of 3.4 out of 10. The most transparent state in the U.S. was South Dakota with a score of 7.5 out of 10.

What about the Nutmeg State? Connecticut was pretty much on par with the national score, CT daters had an honesty rating of 4.9 out of 10.

What is the moral of the story? There are not too many people willing to advertise their scrapes and bruises. Keep your head on a swivel single folks!

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