height, makeup, filters, old photos etc.). Most people are more selective on apps than they are in person (thanks to endless options but also to counter lying from others i.e. This is an unhealthy approach as it can lead to frustration, loneliness and a jaded outlook on life. In places like San Francisco and the Bay Area, many people rely on apps for most, and in some cases all, their dating efforts. Just because people are meeting with the help of online dating, doesn’t mean those dates are great, and it doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences such as ghosting, regression in social skills, physical/emotion fatigue, depression or sexual assault. The number of people meeting on dating apps is at an all-time high (partly driven by reliance on technology, WFH, covid isolation, regression in social skills, on-demand mindsets and opportunities for scams).