If you feel sick at the idea of putting your personality, relationship goals and entire worldview into succinct and non-horrific words for the purpose of being swiped by a complete stranger on a dating app, then congratulations, you are human.
A 2020 study by Western Sydney University found that dating app users report higher levels of stress and anxiety than non-users. Other studies have found a correlation with social anxiety, body image issues and depression. A survey of 1000 Tinder users found that they had significantly higher levels of “appearance comparison and body shame” than people who don’t use apps. This seems to be equally true for men and women. The study concluded: “for self-esteem, male Tinder users scored significantly lower than either male or female non-users.”
