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or many single people out there, finding love   they really good for finding love? Even though   we all find out soon enough that there’s a huge
       Fin today’s world will more than likely involve   we may be  searching the digital  terrain  for   payoff  to being yourself.  Whether that means
       the Internet and some type of electronic device.   companionship, chances are, there’s something   talking about yourself honestly or keeping the
       While searching for love with your smartphone                                  flashy and filtered selfies out of your profile, it is
                                               that these apps can tell us about modern love
       may hardly  seem like  the start of a great                                    important for you to be authentic when talking
                                               and its place in our lives. Read on to find out
       romance,  it may be  the only  hope  most of us                                to a potential love interest.
                                               four not-so-secret truths that dating apps help
       have.
                                               us learn about love.
                                                                                       While an attractive profile on one of these dating
       is love a Swipe away?                                                          apps will turn heads, they are, more often than
                                               1. Be authentic                        not, misleading. Oftentimes,  when two people
        Whether you have actually  used one or not,                                   meet in person for the first time, they will feel
                                                In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, looking
       using  dating  apps  as  a  way  to  find  romance                             like they have been catfished if the other person
                                               good on the Internet has become a full-time job.
       and sex have become almost as commonplace                                      doesn’t look exactly like their photo. Likewise,
       as placing an order  for takeout.  Though   When it comes to looking for love via dating app,   if your profile doesn’t accurately describe your
       swiping  for  love (or  lust) with                                                        personality or interests, it may be
       dating apps  are  all  the                                                                    hard for you both to gain a
       rage,  the  hopeless                                                                            sense  of compatibility
       romantics  among                                                                                   with  each   other.
       us   must  ask                                                                                       Instead  of trying
       ourselves, are                                                                                          to    impress
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