'It felt like a job application': the people weeding out first dates with questionnaires

One night this January, as Robert Stewart scrolled through old Hinge matches, he decided to revive a conversation he had begun months ago with a woman on the dating app. After picking up where they left off and exchanging a few pleasantries, Stewart asked if the woman wanted to get on a phone call. He hoped it would lead to an in-person date. "We could do that," the woman answered, but with one caveat. Stewart, who lives in Dallas, clicked on a Google Form the woman sent, titled "Dating Compatibility Q&A".