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Why endless texting replaces actual dating

My dating app matches never turn into actual dates because we just keep texting forever and I am starting to think I prefer the fantasy to the risk of reality.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital communication can become a comfortable substitute for the vulnerability required in face-to-face connection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and intimacy?”

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