FROM SWIPE FATIGUE TO FEELING SEEN

The feeling was a heavy, digital exhaustion. I had spent years on various dating apps, and the process had worn me down. Each swipe felt like a tiny gamble, and the losses were piling up. My profile felt like a resume for a job I didn't want, and the endless loop of "Hey" and "How r u?" felt like a script for a play I was tired of acting in. I wasn