You're not going to get very far complaining about inequality and telling people to alter their behavior. Different genders have different expectations. Whether that's due to culture or biology or other factors doesn't really matter; the situation isn't going to change any time soon regardless of how dating apps work. It is what it is.
Expectations are also heavily influenced by the gender ratio in a region. If you're living somewhere like "Man Jose" then you're automatically at a disadvantage. Try somewhere else.
> There are apps where women have to initiate contact. If you want to put in less effort then just use those.
I remember an article about one such app. I seem to remember that men didn't really like it because the women would initiate the contact with extremely low-effort messages, so it was on the man to get the interaction going.
Basically, it's like a regular app, with an extra step that doesn't really guarantee anything.
Expectations are also heavily influenced by the gender ratio in a region. If you're living somewhere like "Man Jose" then you're automatically at a disadvantage. Try somewhere else.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11231284/does-san-jose-deserve-the...
There are apps where women have to initiate contact. If you want to put in less effort then just use those.