Dating App Fatigue In 2024
Finding Love—or Something Like It Once upon a swipe, finding love—or something like it—on a dating app was, if not easy, at least attainable. But now, more than 10 years after Tinder normalized online dating, the virtual spark seems to be flickering out. With ever-increasing subscription fees, unfathomable algorithms, and declining memberships, it’s all too easy for online dating in 2024 to feel more like an exercise in futility than an actual pathway to partnership. Of course, trying to find a partner in real life—whether originally at a bar, asking friends to set you up, or begrudgingly joining a TikTok-famous singles run club—isn’t without its obstacles. But there’s nothing worse than being single and having your friend who met their S.O. On a dating app back when they were first invented ask, “Well, have you tried the apps?” Yes, but… have you seen the apps today? Even though dating apps are still one of the most common places for people [...]