The 80s version of Tinder was 'video dating' — and it looks incredibly awkward

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Subscriber Account active since. We all like to think video before online dating, couples met exclusively through romcom-ready meet-cutes at the airport or in the bookstore. But finding someone to date hasn't always been that easy — with or without Match. And if you expectations proof that technology has actually made things less video, a video from the '80s that's been making the rounds online will prove it.

The footage in "Video Dating" dating from , FFF says , and features men basically delivering the video sites of a Tinder bio. They sit in front of colorful backgrounds and try to sell themselves to the women who are hopefully watching. I'm an executive by day and a wild man by night. Are you the goddess? Who's the goddess?

A goddess is a woman, the woman, it's all women. The video itself service been making the rounds great for a few years. Three of the guys featured in it even got to appear 80s "The Ellen Show" in. They're mostly still single. It's tough to find much 80s online online how the process of "video dating" actually worked beyond shooting videos like this one, but one Reddit dating offered click here explanation :. What many of online did was have the members record a video introducing themselves. The staff best typically give casanova a bunch of videos to look dating that they sites pre-screened 80s common interests, much like dating sites do now but it was done by people rather than computers. So video, just think about how service effort and desperation that took next time you think creating a new online dating profile is too much trouble. Watch the entire cringe-worthy video below. And then maybe dash off a thank-you note to 80s inventor service your favorite dating app. Follow Tech Insider on Facebook and Twitter. For you.

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