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Apps Aren't The Problem — Here's What's Killing Modern Dating

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Mostly Dating
Feb 17, 2026
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There are endless theories about why modern dating feels so difficult: the paradox of choice, dating apps, ghosting, low effort, and unrealistic expectations, to name a few. Don’t get me wrong, those things are certainly part of the problem. But I don’t think any of them is the biggest obstacle.

What’s made dating so hard is the fact that many people hav…

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