What Next TBD: Breaking Up with Dating Apps
For a while, it seemed like the only place to meet potential partners was through an app\u2014Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, etc. But as the apps are trying to monetize their matchmaking\u2014and some users now with a whole decade of striking out under their belts\u2014old-fashioned meet-cutes-in-bars or, say, debutante balls look more and more appealing.\n\nGuests:\xa0\nKatherine Lindsay, culture writer and cofounder of Embedded\nRachael Stein, dating-app spelunker\xa0\n\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence\u2014and you\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices