The Evolution of Online Dating: A Personal Reflection

How many of you remember the golden days of internet dating, say 25 years ago, when sites like Nerve.com— I think Plenty of Fish might have been around then— were just in their infancy and you really didn't have any opportunity to do anything like swipe. You had to read somebody's profile. You had to actually compose something that someone else would read to determine whether or not what you said actually resonated with them. And really, we went on what the words said rather than what the image said. For me, I really do miss those days. I had so much fun composing my profile, so much fun reading others. I met so many amazing people back then, many of whom are still my friends, and I just can't say the same thing nowadays. All this gamification and swiping has just taken all the fun out of it for me. How do you feel?