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This is what a decade of dating apps has done to your brain

From studies pointing to increased levels of low self-esteem to an overstimulated reward system, what has a decade of dating apps done to our brains? Journalist Olivia Petter dives into the research.

It felt like shopping for love. That’s the best way I can describe my first experience on a dating app. I downloaded Tinder in 2014 when I was in my second year at university. Having been almost entirely single up until that point – and having had far too many experiences of unrequited love with boys at school – I found the ability to swipe from one single man to another thrilling.

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