Dating Apps Helped Me Find Love. Now They've Turned Into A Total Scam.

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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 2:55am

Nicolas Ortega for BIAfew weeks after a recent breakup, I hesitantly opened up the App Store and started the renewal ritual of modern dating: reinstalling the apps. This was once exciting, the start of an adventure. But this time, seeing progress bars slowly load, I was filled with dread. I knew I wanted to date again — just on a version of the apps that no longer existed.Lately, nearly every conversation with single friends and strangers and those in open relationships descends into collective mourning about the abysmal state of the apps.

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