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From Matches to Meltdowns: What They Don’t Tell You About Online Dating
Looks, bad algorithms, and hard truths about online dating.
Don’t we all have our hate-love relationship with dating apps? I have yet to meet a person who has only had great experiences and dates. I know all the horror stories, and usually, they can be summed up with something like this: It feels like a modern love shopping experience, and I end up with an empty cart and buyer’s remorse.
Chances to hit the jackpot are slim to none, and these online dating platforms have a way of being like this magical place where the guy you like is either emotionally unavailable or lives on a different continent. So, if the thought of swiping through endless profiles fills you with the same existential dread as a Victorian ghost moaning in the attic, you must know this.
You’re not alone.
I’m not lying when I say that I, at least, have registered on a platform now and then, full of hope and looking forward to dates. However, you usually get a soul-crushing cycle of swiping, matching, fleeting excitement, and inevitable disappointment. It’s exhausting. Why does online dating feel more like a bad horror movie than a love story?
