I downloaded Hinge, met God (& a really hot comedian)

Dating Like Dostoevsky

I’m impressed by some of the stuff Hinge added since I was last here to increase intention. Like a cap on the number of matches you can have. Or the ability to put notifications on for just one person. But I think for me it comes back to this facade of endless choice. It’s like going to a bright shiny supermarket of dates where each thing has been researched to fit your consumerist choice under bright, blue lighting, and it’s just too much, you know? Too many people to look at, to choose from, with no nuance.

Also I think there’s an error in the app where if you try to send a rose but have too many matches all the buttons just go away. Roberto, I was going to send a “:o” on that picture you had of the espresso martini in the old-fashioned glass. Another time. Nicholas, if you see this, then I also want to run sub 3:30 someday. But I was out of likes.

I have the strong urge to download another app. Or to go over to Christian Mingle for the first time, but one thing I confront in all of this is the mirror and my own commitment issues. If I’m ready to commit to one person, then I can at the very least, commit to one dating app.