By Olivia Mangelli, Staff Writer
It’s only the second month of 2025, and those who wish for everlasting love year after year are already losing hope. With technology advancing at an exponential rate, you would think it would be easier to find your perfect match online. But for some, this feels like an impossible task.
Senior graphic design major Taylor Hall recounts the “horror” she encountered on some of these apps.
“Sometimes I’ll download Hinge or Tinder thinking I’m ready to try again and the second I’m on it I remember why I keep deleting them,” she said.
Hall discusses how hard it is to find a genuine connection through popular dating apps like Tinder, Hinger, or Bumble.
“Everyone I match with doesn’t have the same intentions as me or takes years to answer, so honestly what’s the point…I’m just left disappointed or mad every time I go on it. It’s also so superficial,” she explained.
But Hall isn’t the only one who shares this viewpoint, with many others echoing the same frustrations
Thankfully, there are a select few who have found success–perhaps dating apps aren’t the worst thing in the world.
One lucky girl, junior education major Rachel Fisher, shares how she fell in love with a swipe right on Tinder.
“I had just redownloaded Tinder, and the first person I saw was this beautiful girl who of course I swiped on. I didn’t think we would match, but the next day I got the notification and we started talking. I got her number and asked her on a date to the melting pot, and long story short we’ve been dating for 2 years now,” she said.
Fisher is one of the select few who make it out of these apps with something to brag about; an outcome that some can only dream about.
When asked about the challenging nature of dating apps, Fisher explained how she never thought she would find true love through an app, especially Tinder.
“Sometimes when people ask how we met and I say Tinder they laugh or think our relationship isn’t serious, but like I said we’ve been dating for so long that it’s funny people can still have that reaction. Dating apps are scary but there are good people on them who genuinely want to find love, you just have to look hard”, Fisher laughed.
Although Hall and Fisher have very different opinions on the topic of online dating in 2025, their perspectives highlight the ongoing debate on whether or not technology should play a role in your personal dating experience. Whilst Hall emphasizes the downsides of online dating like superficiality and malicious intentions of potential matches; Fisher argues that unexpected opportunities can be found and there is a potential to make lasting, meaningful bonds, it just takes time. It seems only one thing is certain, online dating is not going anywhere. The key is to find a balance between a romance that is digitally convenient and a real, authentic, meaningful connection.
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