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dating apps, dating burnout, and the constellation of forces that hold people back. and how to make things better.

what are the apps doing right, and wrong? how should people use them?

bet you wish this one wasn't still blank :P

this post will probably one day live inside my Dating Library. I scratched the surface of it during my 7-hour Reddit AMA in October 2024. the closest post so far might be this one.

but uh, yeah...to see this mystery content, book an hour call with me and i'll just record myself giving you all the answers and then transcribe what i said into the blog post.

but none of this will happen unless and until you schedule that fateful call and make sure i ultimately hit "publish" — actually, that's a lie. as of 2025, there's an AI that you can embed in our chat that just listens to whatever we say, then provides a detailed summary of our whole call at the end. so maybe i don't have to hit publish; i just have to consent to you inviting your AI friend into the chat.

as for why i may not be the first to hit publish...

I'm self-employed and anti-authority, a terrible combination for trying to be my own boss and push out content [cringe] with any predictability.

Here's me interviewing to work for myself...

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in all honesty, though, one of the only habits i meaningfully maintain on a daily basis is aeropressing my morning coffee. it's become so second nature that one day i made a little zine about it, just for funzies.