Harddrive43228 wrote:
I find the dating Apps useful if you are going to be in a place e for a longer period of time but wading through the scammers, having to deal with women with old pics and filters and having backups for no shows is a lot of hassle for a short trip. You can end up wasting a lot of time and end up alone for the evening. There is usually someone to suit most people's tastes at one of the regular San Jose venues. It may cost you a little more but she is there and you can see what you are getting.
100% agree with this. I live in SJ and pull exclusively from apps (Badoo, Tinder, Seeking). I am on the apps daily and each have their niche. When I see the same chica across all three, it is a clear sign they are a FT-pro just blanket advertising. Meeting them in person is the best way to see what you are getting.
There are plenty of others that post in only one app. Those on Tinder are the chicas looking for regular relationships but might be open to discreet p4p. You won't see these in the gringo bars and they are often unwilling to do hotel visits. But a 22 year old med student matching a 65 year old gringo resident is my prime recruiting pool. My experience is that it usually takes a week 'match to snatch'.
Chicas who list only on Seeking are looking for higher paydays. They post better looking pics but you still don't know if they are snapper or catfish. Seeking is too expensive for me to subscribe, but I maintain a free account to cross reference adds with other apps. Some chicas will list their instagram accounts, so I can message them without having to have a paid subscription.
I am on all three of these apps daily. When I compare my results with other residents who infrequently use them, I seem to have a better match rate. This might be because the app's algorithm favors frequent use or because some of the chicas see my profile over the weeks and months. YMMV.