Any new technology created for the purpose of human connection also creates an opportunity for novel forms of missed connection: the envelope returned to sender, the unanswered phone call, the forlorn voice mail. We replace face-to-face interaction with layers of mediation, each with its own chance of breakdown. The fear of losing touch is rooted in human nature; in eleventh-century Japan, women of the imperial court fretted in the hours following a tryst, as they waited for the customary morning-after poem from their lover.
Enlisting the help of an internet dating app can be a successful way to find a loving partner. According to the Pew Research Center, one-in-ten partnered adults - meaning those who are married, living with a partner or in a committed romantic relationship - met their current significant other through a dating site or app. Today the ability to bump your shopping cart into a romantic partner exists in a global marketplace.
