Why Silicon Valley singles are giving up on the algorithms of love

Kate Chan, a 30-year-old digital marketer in Silicon Valley, first approached dating apps with a blend of curiosity and hope that they'd help her find a great guy. But after six months of dead-end mismatches with guys she thought were boring or work-obsessed, she has gone back to what she called "meeting the old-fashioned way": without a screen. She now meets guys at do-it-yourself crafting meetups and her rock-climbing gym. "I didn't want to rely on the algorithms anymore," she said. "When it comes down to it, I really have to see that person face to face, to get that intuition, that you don't get in a digital way." The singles of Silicon Valley, the heart of America's technological ambition, spend much of their lives in quiet devotion to the power of the almighty algorithm, driven by the belief that technology can solve the world's most troubling ills.