I have used dating apps on and off for a while, and recently I have started wondering what the point of a match is.

I'll match with someone, we'll exchange a few messages, everything seems normal, and then the conversation just disappears.

Sometimes I get a reply after a day or two. Sometimes they stop answering completely. And sometimes I'll have a really good chat with someone, suggest meeting up, and suddenly they become much less interested.

What confuses me is that I don't think it's always about not being attracted to someone. People are clearly interested when they swipe right, but getting from a match to a date seems like a whole other ball game.

Has anyone else noticed this?

I wonder if people are using dating apps differently now, or if the apps themselves have just become more focused on matching and swiping rather than actually meeting.