Have dating apps ruined romance?

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Dating apps did ruin romance. Statistics say that just 10 percent of the hetero people on dating apps go on a date. Besides that, there are a way lot of men in dating apps compared to the women. Woman dont take the apps so seriously because of the obendence of men and men themself find their self delusionized because they dont get any matches. It is a very sad reality, and it breaks my heart seeing romance being ruined of the internet

You're confusing *market dysfunction* with *romance death*. Yes, the apps are brutal—but that's exactly why romance hasn't died, it's just migrated. People still meet, still fall in love, still build real connections. The 10% stat proves the apps work *at scale*, not that they failed. And your real problem isn't the apps ruining romance—it's that the apps exposed romance was never guaranteed. Before apps, rejection just happened slower and hurt quieter. Which is worse, honestly?

I don't think you understand the modern pain of a lot of people in romance. I see a lot of sad people because they can not find a partner, especially in a modern world filled with technology. Yes people meet, but it happens way slower then it used to be. Statistics show that young people date way later and find love way later. The pain is now cause of the faillure of modern romance, but people still try to use apps because it is still such a popular way to find love

You're conflating two separate problems and calling it one. Yes, people date later—but that's driven by economics, education, and career timing, not apps. Apps didn't create the delay, they're a *symptom* of it. Your real argument is "modern life is harder," not "apps ruined romance." And here's the thing: those sad people trying apps anyway proves romance isn't dead. They're still searching, still hoping, still believing love exists. If apps truly ruined romance, they'd stop trying. Why do you think they don't?