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I use dating apps to…
To get an «ego-boost».
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To get self-validation from others.
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To see how desirable I am.
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To get compliments.
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To be able to better estimate my own attractiveness.
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To get attention.
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To find someone for a serious relationship.
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To fall in love.
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To meet a future husband or wife.
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To build an emotional connection with someone.
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To seek out someone to date.
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To find a friend-with-benefits/fuckbuddy.
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To find a one-night-stand.
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To see how easy it is to find a sex partner.
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To increase my sexual experience.
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To live out a sexual fantasy.
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To find a lover/mistress.
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To learn to flirt.
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To improve my social skills.
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To increase my flirting experience.
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To gain more self-confidence in my social skills.
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Because it is hard to talk to people in real life.
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Because it is a more enjoyable way to make the first move.
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To get tips from locals (in restaurants, shopping, party, …) when travelling.
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To meet other travelers/locals when in a foreign country.
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To learn about hotspots in foreign countries through locals.
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To easily find people that are willing to party when in a foreign country.
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To broaden my social network when on an abroad/exchange experience.
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To get over my ex.
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To think less about my ex.
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So that I do not focus my attention on my ex anymore.
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Because I want to be trendy.
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To be cool.
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Because it is a fad.
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Because everyone uses dating apps.
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Because my friends thought I should use dating apps.
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As suggested by friends.
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Because someone else made me a dating app profile.
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To make new friends.
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To broaden my social network.
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To meet new people.
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To talk to people I don't know personally.
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To connect with other people with the same sexual orientation.
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To get to know people with the same sexual orientation.
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To meet singles with a similar sexual orientation.
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To pass time.
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Because it passes time when I'm bored.
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To occupy my time.
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When I have nothing better to do.
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For fun.
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Because it is entertaining.
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To relax.
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As a break at work or during a study period.
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To procrastinate things I should be doing (working, studying, ...).
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To combat boredom when working or studying.
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To see what the application is all about.
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Out of curiosity.
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To try it out.