Being a plus size woman, however, there come even more challenges than the usual. Since the start of my dating app days, I have learned a lot about how to navigate these apps in a way that is empowering and builds my confidence rather than doing the opposite.
Perspectives on plus-size dating, from an actual plus-size dater
I can recall meeting a guy from Tinder in real life and him completely rejecting me because he thought I looked different in my pictures. After that, I was terrified to meet up with anyone, changed all my pictures, and basically stopped opening the app. Rather than getting down on myself, I really should have remembered that it was his fault for wanting to tear me down like that. Aside from the internal criticism, it is incredibly common for men on these sites to comment on how I look.
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There's so much pressure to look slim - but lets face it some of us are just never going to be skinny and there's nothing wrong with that. Many larger people aren't keen on general dating sites.
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We only cater for people looking for a chubbier partner - so you don't need to be concerned about fitting in. I decided to solve this problem and create an app just for big girls. Raman got the idea in , when the dating website Simple Pickup conducted a social experiment in which a woman showed up to her Tinder dates wearing a fat suit, eliciting cruel and frustrated responses from her dates. Raman and co-founder, Michelle Li, built WooPlus, which has a Tinder-like interface that allows you to swipe yes or no to plus-size singles; matches are given 48 hours to message each other.
However, the app has received quite a bit of criticism, especially with one particular aspect: