u/Carries-Panties

One thing I didn't expect when I started using dating apps was how much rejection would mess with my head.

You can match with someone, have a good conversation, maybe even go on a decent date, and then suddenly they disappear. At first, I would overthink everything.

Was my profile not interesting enough? Did I say something wrong? Did they find someone better? Should I have sent another message?

Eventually I realized that dating apps make it way too easy to turn every rejection into a judgment about yourself.

Now, if someone loses interest, I just accept it. It might still be disappointing, but I don't feel the need to figure out exactly why or convince them to change their mind.

The weird part is that once I stopped chasing people who weren't interested, dating apps became much less stressful.

I think rejection is actually easier when you stop treating every match like it has to become something.

Has anyone else had this shift in how they use dating apps?