According to statistics, more than 323 million people worldwide use dating apps. These apps claim to use algorithms that suggest potential matches based on user profiles and preferences. As swiping replaces genuine interaction, many question if the negative impacts of digital dating are really leading to stable and happy relationships.
Online dating sites have hindered modern romances into consumer transactions. Real love does not come from an app that says it uses “algorithms” to “find your match.” Real love comes from meeting somebody on your own, without the deceptive use of a mobile app. Relationships are built on conversations, interactions, experiences and one-on-one dates.
“I don’t think dating apps are good for you,” junior Taylor Patterson said. “I feel people should be able to go out and meet others in person to get more of a social relationship.”
These online apps not only decrease the need to plan and go on physical dates, but also make you wonder if the person you’re talking to is the person they make themselves out to be.
“The dating apps make it easy to fake your identity,” freshman Micah Orgeron said. “They don’t give you the ability to judge a person until you meet them.”
Another issue with the apps ties into the ways in which they match people, where, according to Capitol Technology University, it is done by “leveraging a combination of user-provided information, algorithms and machine learning techniques.”
“An algorithm can’t judge how you are compatible with another person,” Orgeron said. “It can’t show you how you like or get along with them.”
The online aspect of talking to someone through the use of dating apps crushes relationships and their potential.
“Dating apps really changed how people communicate,” sophomore Pablo Patino said. “Especially when all of your interactions are online.”
These apps affect society by causing people to believe that all partner interactions can be through texts and calls. This thought process makes relationships unauthentic.
