Online Dating Is Surprisingly Great Now--Because Men Actually Have to Have Conversations

Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. I've been single for about two and a half years. Not unhappily so, but I keep a busy schedule that allows me time to go out and meet new people or to go on dates, but rarely both. Despite that, I've been able to maintain a rather pleasing love life, thanks in great part to the apps. Obviously, I haven't yet settled down with Mr. Right Enough just yet, but I've connected with great friends, met remarkable lovers, and explored both fleeting and long-term romance on my own terms.