Note to Self

Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

Real OKCupid message: “Hi, good evening, nice photos. You are not fat.” It’s rough on dating apps. Can romance survive?
<a href="http://www.ericklinenberg.com/">Eric Klinenberg</a> wrote Modern Romance with Aziz Ansari. This week, he joins Manoush to make the case that <a href="https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/swipe-left-dating-apps-have-killed-romance">dating apps have killed romance</a>. Featuring a mystery dater, reporting from the frontier of 21st century love. 
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