Relationships

Is Your Dating App Bringing Out Your Delusional Energy?

Whether you download a dating app as a last resort in a moment of existential panic or in the earnest hope that you’ll discover your soulmate, it’s likely that you’ll soon feel overwhelmed.

By Gwen Farrell4 min read
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No matter what specific filters you apply to narrow your pool, your lineup is soon inundated by every type of single man out there. Tall, short, religious, wealthy. Athletic guys, fishing guys, nerdy guys. Slobs, snazzy dressers. Men standing on top of mountains, boys with their arm around their sisters or college ex-girlfriends. It’s exciting but, at the same time, a little disconcerting. How do you find a soulmate with an infinite number of options at your fingertips?