[Serious]Why is there a huge difference between online dating and real life dating?

Is the case that only a minority of girls use dating sites, and they are extremely illogical, and they are not representative of the female population as a whole? Well I doubt that, because there MANY, MANY girls who use dating sites these days. At least 5% of girls. Yet, 99% of the girls on dating sites choose only based on physical attractiveness, so that can't be, because it would mean almost 100% of the girls on dating sites are part of that small 5% minority of girls. The numbers would fit too perfectly to make sense: it would mean that almost every single girl who is illogical in this respect would end up on a dating site. That is too extreme of a ratio, too close to 100%. So what else could be the case? Is it that normal real life girls, who would otherwise get a guy on their own level in terms of physical attraction, TURN into "online dating girls" who from that point on only choose based on physical attractiveness alone and are unwilling to accept any guy who is an 8 or at least many points higher than themselves? But that wouldn't make sense either because again, since 99% of girls on online dating sites are like this, that would mean that close to 100% of "normal real life girls" turn absolutely illogical for life upon logging into a dating site. It simply makes no sense. I mean what happens to all these girls who go on online dating? 99% will not find a long term relationship. So they spend the rest of their lives getting pumped and dumped? That makes no sense. Do they spend a few years waiting for that 8 guy or multiple points above guy, and then give up and go back to becoming a "normal real life girl?" can anybody else solve this mystery?

It simply makes no sense to me. The only way I can possibly relate is the following: I went on backpage once in the past, I did not intend to actually use any services, and I did not, but I just wanted to see what was out there because I heard about it. I ended up being extremely picky in terms of potential picks, if I were to pick one. I went through dozens of pages and maybe 1 out of 50 caught my eye. I imagine that is how girls feel on dating sites. But there is a HUGE difference: backpage is for ONE purpose, it is NOT a relationship, and you would be PAYING for it. A relationship is NOT ALL about looks, so it makes no sense to ONLY base your choice on that... that is precisely why the overwhelming majority of girls in real life who are in a long term relationship are with a guy who is on the same level as them (or lower) in terms of physical attractiveness. Again, why such a difference between how females act on dating sites and how they act in real life? Can anybody solve this mystery?

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