Our friend group all met through dating apps originally, but now we're watching each other swipe and date and break up in this weird fishbowl way where everyone knows everyone's patterns and failures. We make jokes about it but there's this underlying judgment and comparison happening that's making me want to hide my dating life from the people I'm closest to.
More people experience this than they realize.
Intimate knowledge of each other's romantic patterns creates a web of unspoken judgment that transforms friendship into performance.
“Where Are You with Dating apps — the examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.