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Dating should go back to face to face meetings. People need to get out and see others more, just generally.
I agree. Robert Putnam has some great points in “Bowling Alone” in that, we need that socialization—something to bridge the gap. And the human, as an animal, in us needs the socialization just because that’s how we are as a species.
Face to face is key, in my opinion.