[cj]

I can't help but think the shutdowns and lockdowns are disproportionately hurting young single adults: the prime group of people who need a way to meet each other to in order to not be single.

It's saddening to think that online dating has been the only way to meet new people for millions of young single people over the past 12 months.

> Unfortunately I feel our society and current pop culture somehow feeds this problem, but I can't pinpoint how

Until the world opens back up and people are able to interact again, I don't see pop culture as the real problem.

[throwaway3699]

And online dating is so horribly broken anyway. Anecdata, but I'm in that age group and just completely checked out of dating (and even general socialisation) because it's just impossible. Many of my friends have done the same.