Would you rather spend a quiet evening by yourself, reading an awful book with a contrived plot and cringy dialogue . . . Would you rather go for a solo walk and get attacked by hissing Canada geese in heat . . . Would you rather go to a dog park on your own, receive weird looks from dog owners because you have no dog, and get your leg humped by three muddy puppies who smell like pee . . . Would you rather sit at home alone on a Saturday night and binge-watch "The Great British Bake Off" while on a strict no-carb, no-sugar diet . . . Would you rather go to a coffee shop by yourself and sit next to someone who starts loudly conducting a phone interview . . .

In 2016 and 2017, Andrea Silenzi hosted and produced the hit dating podcast Why Oh Why, with the mission to chronicle her hilarious, maddening, and sometimes disastrous expedition into online dating. For guy listeners like me, it was also a window into what single women had to put up with when they were looking for love (or even just a decent date) on the internet. Her excruciatingly detailed exploration of how men and women approach digital courtship led Vulture to dub her "a genius of the cringe." After the show went on hiatus, Silenzi continued to post about the horrors of online dating on her Instagram account, a lifeline for fans who missed the show. But then this week, something else appeared on the account: She posted a very sweet engagement story, announcing her impending nuptials to a man reportedly from Hinge. Who will post screenshots of men saying things like, "Yeah i got the cure for coronavirus! I called Silenzi to ask.