What Dating Apps Are Doing to Your Mental Health

While dating apps promise connection, many users experience depression, anxiety, loneliness, and psychological distress.
What Dating Apps Are Doing to Your Mental Health
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Cheyenne Goodrich downloaded her first dating app at 18, looking for love. A decade later, she was convinced the apps did more damage than good.

“There’s a lack of meaningful engagement and compatibility,” Goodrich, 30, told The Epoch Times. “What made the experience particularly frustrating wasn’t the difference in dating goals but rather the lack of transparency. Many men misrepresented their intentions in order to pursue something physical, which eroded my trust over time.”

Fjolla Arifi
Fjolla Arifi
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Fjolla Arifi is a New York-based reporter covering mental health, culture, and social issues. She has written as a life fellow for the HuffPost and health fellow for BuzzFeed News. Recently, her work has appeared in National Geographic, GoodRx, NOCD, and PopSugar. Arifi is passionate about translating complex medical topics into clear, useful information for readers.