Singles Are Sick of Dating Apps. but There Are 2.5m on Raya's Waitlist
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The article discusses the popularity of Raya, a dating app with a 2.5M waitlist, despite growing dissatisfaction with dating apps in general.
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usbpoet
5 months ago
Paywalled article, and archive.is doesn't work on WSJ. :(
uptownAuthor
5 months ago
https://archive.is/5ue3F
xenospn
5 months ago
Weird. I got approved in like 2 days. And I’m not very good looking or successful. The app itself is mostly useless.
impish9208
5 months ago
Gift link: https://www.wsj.com/style/raya-waitlist-founder-daniel-gende...
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