There's also something like a "market for lemons" effect where the best people (i.e. those most suitable for relationships and capable of sustaining them) tend to pair off and disappear from the market.

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Gigachad 5 days ago | parent [-]

Isn’t market for lemons about a situation where consumers can not tell the difference between good and bad quality product so they only buy the cheapest assuming it’s bad.

	▲	zeroonetwothree 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, and that also applies to dating apps. It’s easier to fake being attractive on an app than in real life. So the apps will be dominated by low cost fakes. You’re right that the comment you replied to was describing a different effect (adverse selection?)
	▲	HPsquared 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There is information asymmetry, it's just that it exists on both sides. Neither person really knows the other's history or intentions.