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by hadem 4408 days ago
Maybe this is a sign of me getting older, but was I the only one to think, "go outside and spend time with each other instead of spending time via a phone app!"?

Perhaps I am no where near their demographic...haha.

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When my wife and I met playing video games online (back in 1998, before it was cool), we lived about a thousand miles apart, and maintained a relationship over that distance for about 3 years before we finally got married and moved to the same state.

I initially worried her grandparents wouldn't approve of starting a relationship online. It turns out they were reminded of their own relationship -- courting through letters during the war.

Relationships happen. So do significant life/world events that can separate people by vast distances.

Thanks for sharing!
Judging from the live-map, I'd say a lot of this app's users are using it to maintain long-distance relationships. Spending time in person may not be an option.
It's not a sign of you getting older, specifically. It's a sign of you getting set in your ways.