The Cut - Ghosted by an App

If Instagram is the podium where those who have won at love show off their medals — She said yes! So thrilled to embark on this homeowning journey together! We welcome baby boy Oscar! — then dating apps’ Better Business Bureau pages may be the dive bars where everyone else goes to drink away their sorrows. Every year, the BBB receives thousands of complaints, nearly all from people who believe they have been banned from the apps in error. The emotions expressed in these complaints often mirror bad breakups. There’s anger, particularly from users who are having difficulty securing refunds for paid subscriptions they can no longer use. There’s indignation, an insistence that there was some mistake or misunderstanding: “I’m a respectful person and I always respect the [word redacted by the BBB],” one exile said. Then comes pleading: “I’ve been a loyal and respectful user,” wrote one Hinge complainant named Michael. “Seeking to find the love of my life. Hinge is the best app for that. I’d love to be reinstated and have only the most honest and loving intentions.”

Zaya Wade made her runway debut at Miu Miu today. WeightWatchers is getting in the Ozempic game — what could possibly go wrong? Okay, Cory. Leo and Marty’s The Devil in the White City series is DBA at Hulu. This story combines two things everyone enjoys: old folks being wholesome, and Rihanna being awesome. They’ve defined sex and romance for the last decade, but dating apps are falling out of favor amongst Gen-Z. And we saw this tweet and wondered the same thing: How many Skarsgård brothers could there possibly be? According to Wikipedia, the answer is eight: “[Stellan] Skarsgård has had a vasectomy, stating that he felt eight children was enough.”

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