All Swiped Out? Meet the App Combatting Dating Fatigue

You’ve endured the endless scroll, swiped until you could swipe no more and now… the thought of dating fills you with dread. Sound familiar? That’s dating fatigue. Overwhelmed with dating apps, no one could blame you for wanting to delete them all. But, here’s another idea: try an app for dating better, instead. We put this theory to the test with offline-focused dating app Inner Circle.

(This piece was written as sponsored content for Inner Circle, via The Handbook.)

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