People seem to just want to hook-up but never date. I seem to always start falling for my hook-ups after a while. What am I doing wrong? Live in NYC.

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You’re not doing anything wrong, It’s NYC. Everyone’s constantly trying to trade up and it sucks.

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Where are you looking? I’ve had success on Hinge.

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It's not just NYC anymore. It's many places. Thanks Grindr and Le Apps.

Same in LA too. In fact, they don’t even want to be friends. They just want to hook up 😭

Maybe date someone older who is over the hookup mentality? Sucks if you aren’t attracted to older people. But just an idea.

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