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Aug 2022
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Tinder turns 10: what have we learned fr...

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Dating apps have opened up opportunities to meet more people, but what have they done to our psyche? Emily Witt looks at how they have shifted the way we understand modern love, sex and relationships. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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