People are posing with pets they don’t actually own in hopes of finding love on dating apps


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  • Monday, 19 Aug 2019

This cultural obsession with dogs on dating apps has spiraled into another problem: Daters are posting photos of pups they don't own, to attract matches. — dpa

CHICAGO: On Tinder, Avery Chuang developed a bad habit: She almost always swiped right on guys with a ridiculously adorable dog photo. It’s not a high standard to go by, the 25-year-old in Elk Grove, California, admitted, but it helped her find men who are dog owners like herself – presuming that, of course, the featured pup is theirs.

She encountered her fair share of dog-baiters on dating apps (which she no longer uses since they are “addictive and demoralising”). Most men were upfront in conversation with Chuang, but a few did slip through the cracks until she pieced it together.

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