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The Dating App We Actually Need

The Dating App We Actually Need

A Proposal from Someone Who's Seen It All

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Kelly Oxford
Feb 10, 2025
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Let me establish my credentials: I've lived every version of modern romance. I was married for seventeen years and had children before Facebook or Smartphones existed. I dated in the 1900’s I've dated from 2017-today. I've dated in an era when phones were just phones, and in this dystopian dating simulation we're running now. I've watched love evolve from mix tapes to algorithms, and I have thoughts.

Here's what nobody's saying about modern dating apps: They're designed by people who think online love today is a casting call when it's actually more like a really long text conversation that sometimes turns into a life partnership.

Trust me - my Human Design says I keep promises (very true), my Cardology Destiny card is 4 of Hearts, and I've been at the frontlines of technology and human connection and I know we're doing this all wrong.

But I might have figured out how to fix it. Hinge, if you're reading this, call me because maybe this is an Add-On $$$ idea.

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