I’ve been thinking, on the back of the loneliness headlines recently, that so much of dating is driven by our newly solitary lives; working from home more of course, but even when we’re out, not taking our eyes off our phones and missing the chance to connect with people even when we’re amongst them.
Swiping through the dating apps often feels like it alleviates heavy loneliness at first. That window into a world of people, even if we never meet them, makes us feel like connecting with someone great could be just around the corner. But when quick, fickle romance goes wrong, that’s when loneliness comes back with a vengeance and modern dating is once again recognised as an unreliable source of human connection.
