The quest for a loving life partner is universal, but it’s not for the faint of heart.
And figuring out where to find that special someone is always a mystery.
Online dating apps were supposed to change all that.
But as anyone who’s tried them can testify, finding matches online brings its own challenges.
A longtime dating-app power user, Johnny has seen it all.
Here is some of what he discovered, shared in this exclusive interview with The List.
“I was around when dating apps first started.”
“It’s actually kind of hard for guys to get matches,” he said.
He has his theories about the reasons for this imbalance.
“It’s kind of hard, especially if you’re not like model-looking.
I feel like I’m pretty normal … A normal guy.
And so, I don’t get tons of matches in my inbox.”
Instead, he tried to showcase his personality and make personal connections with potential matches.
“What I did do is I kind of give a shot to be witty,” he recalled.
“I attempt to look for something in their profile that they said, and I do the openers.
“I’m on dating apps, but I’m not getting matches because nobody knows who I am.
I’m just like a face and I’m a statistic.
They see my profile, but they don’t know who I am,” he said.
“On a dating app, I am just an age, a name, a height.
Well-meaning friends gave him similar warnings.
You haven’t put yourself out there.'”
He took their advice to heart which brought him to thematchmaking processon “Married at First Sight.”
Watch Season 13 of “Married at First Sight” on Lifetime.
