@lulu i think that this does make some sense
some people are not willing to have any kind of long term romance at all and it's good to be upfront about it
some people are looking to find someone they can spend the rest of their life with and it's good to be upfront about it
if i know i want a long term partner and im not interested in a 3 week fling and the other person knows they're interested in a short exciting fling and not interested in any long term romance, it'd feel like a waste of time for both of us to even go out on one date