Guilty, with mitigating circumstances
Trials
The Trial of Dating Apps
The court will now hear the case against swiping, matching, ghosting, and pretending “just seeing what’s out there” is a stable emotional plan.
Dating apps stand accused of making people feel replaceable, turning connection into a catalog, and giving modern romance the emotional stability of a loading screen. But are they truly guilty, or are they just exposing what humans were already doing badly?
Topics: Awkwardness, Communication, Dating Culture, Human Behavior · Tags: being single, Dating Apps, dating burnout, First Dates, Ghosting, Mixed Signals, modern dating, online dating, swiping, talking stage