It’s clear that large swathes of populations worldwide are experiencing existential dread, massive disconnect, and long to bring things back to reality. You deserve an honest-to-goodness in-person interaction, not to be buried in a stack of faces, only to be uncovered to text “hi.”

You’re Enough-but is the platform?

All of this is to say that daters are regaining control of their agency and making choices that resonate with themselves best. Nature is healing.

A study in 2020 using software created in Utah, “Swipe-based dating applications use and its association with mental health outcomes: a cross-sectional study”, basically found that being on dating apps showed a higher incidence of psychological distress and anxiety compared to non-users, and this condition increased with frequency of use. If you ever considered uninstalling, you might’ve been onto something.

The bottom line here is that if you’re ever feeling less of yourself, feel depleted or start hearing some unhelpful negative self-talk, you’re going to want to protect yourself.

Everybody knows that confidence is key to finding what you deserve. You are more than a profile picture, and there is plenty to be optimistic about. You just have to find the right place.

Normalizing Meeting in Person

To be clear, CitySwoon has identified the weaknesses of swiping, and our objective is to mix the best elements of technology and dating with in-person events. Yes, we use an advanced and patented algorithm to lubricate things, but this is done with connection (see: not alienation and isolation) in mind.

Think of in-person dating events or speed dating as polaroid cameras: they’re tactile, real, raw, unfiltered, and definitely unscripted. Continue reading →