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The Matt Walsh Show

The Dating App SCAM That Is Destroying The Dating Pool

The Matt Walsh Show

The Matt Walsh Show

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4.727.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Dating apps have gone through a huge fundamental change over the last 15 years. They are now designed to get you addicted and waste as much of your money as possible. This doesn't mean you need to give up, but it does mean that you should put the phone down, limit the swiping, and get out of the house more. - - - Today's Sponsor: Leaf Filter - Schedule your free inspection at https://leaffilter.com/WALSH  - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://dwplus.watch/RealHistorySubscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 📜 Real History with Matt Walsh is available ad-free, exclusively on DailyWire+ https://dwplus.watch/RealHistory 👕 Get your Matt Walsh flannel here: https://dwplus.shop/MattWalshMerch - - - Socials:  Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Rv1VeF  Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3KZC3oA  Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eBKjiA  Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RQp4rs - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I mentioned a few times in the past that I met my wife from online dating back in the early

0:35.5

days of the online dating, the existence of online dating,

0:39.5

specifically at the time it was e-harmony. And that was well over a decade ago. Actually, it was like

0:44.0

15 years ago when these platforms were surging in popularity. They had just sort of come into

0:49.4

existence recently. And there are plenty of independent dating apps and websites, mostly websites,

0:55.4

there weren't a lot of apps at the time, all competing with one another to attract as many

0:59.6

users as possible. And because an enormous amount of venture capital money was flowing into

1:04.4

the industry, most of these dating services weren't worried about monetizing everything

1:08.4

or nickel and diming their users. They were trying to be the best platform in a very crowded market. Now, the case of E-Harmony specifically, they came up

1:16.3

with a unique idea, a massive questionnaire consisting of more than 450 questions. And that's how

1:21.8

they matched people. The whole point was to ensure that you had as much information as possible

1:26.1

about the person that you were about to talk to. And when you did choose to talk to someone, you could see their photo. You could

1:31.3

send them messages. None of this required paying a lot of extra money. Fast forward just a few

1:37.0

years and E-Harmony made the questionnaire optional. They also reduced it by hundreds of questions

1:41.6

and they made that change for the same reason that every

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