Maya didn’t expect to feel anything real from a dating app. She had downloaded it on a quiet Sunday evening,

Emma stared at the empty dating profile on her phone for almost twenty minutes. Name. Age. Location. A few photos.

Melissa almost deleted the app that night. Not because anything terrible had happened. Not exactly. She had been chatting with

Claire stared at the dating app on her phone for almost ten minutes before she touched anything. She had downloaded

Claire downloaded the app at 10:47 on a Tuesday night. She had been thinking about it for weeks, maybe months,

Claire almost cancelled the date before she even left the house. His messages had been kind. His profile seemed thoughtful.

Emma had two tabs open on her laptop. One was a dating app. The other was a message from her

Emma stared at the empty “About Me” box for nearly twenty minutes. She had already uploaded three photos. One where

Claire used to tell herself she was “just checking the app for five minutes.” But five minutes had a strange