Swipe Fatigue and the Return of the Real

Generation Z is logging off — and rebuilding romance through proximity, friction and risk.

By Sasha Lin · 6 min read

The dating app fatigue isn't about apps. It's about the flattening of desire into a swipe.

A generation raised on infinite scroll is choosing finite rooms again — bookshops, supper clubs, dance floors with no Wi-Fi.

Romance, it turns out, needs friction to combust.

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