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- Author: Robyn Vinter
- Full Title:: ‘It’s Quite Soul-Destroying’: How We Fell Out of Love With Dating Apps
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- Document Tags:: Questions To Get In Love Arthur Aron,
- URL:: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/28/its-quite-soul-destroying-how-we-fell-out-of-love-with-dating-apps
- Finished date:: 2023-10-30
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The vast majority of matches have resulted in no dialogue,” says the 38-year-old. “With most of the rest there was a bit of to and fro before being ghosted. It’s quite soul-destroying.” (View Highlight)
So I’ve given myself the challenge of flirting with one person every day, which has been a lot of fun, (View Highlight)
Many say the apps feel like work and there is a genuine sense of burnout as people struggle to commit to what is essentially hours of admin a week (View Highlight)
I’d get too many matches, which was really overwhelming. I’d end up ghosting them all, which I felt really guilty about.” (View Highlight)
I connect with people strongly in real life I’d never have selected on a dating app. Either they would be too young, too hot, or unattractive on an app. People are so much more magic in real life.” (View Highlight)
there is a surprising sense of optimism among those who have said goodbye to the apps (View Highlight)