ON THE EIGHTH day, God—a millennial brogrammer in unremarkable jeans—created the dating app.
To be clear: I’m not here to condemn the technosexual era as some slaughterhouse of love. Dating apps offer a range of appeals, and the U.S. dating app industry alone generates roughly $2 billion in revenue each year. I’m just here to say that if you’re a guy who doesn’t subscribe to the swipe craze, you’re not alone.
Here are five reasons why you might swipe left on dating apps altogether—and why those reasons are perfectly valid.