KEY TAKEAWAYS We think we know what we want when it comes to a partner, but our intuition about what will lead to long-term happiness is often wrong. Dating apps may cause us to focus on the wrong things. We value what gets measured. Because apps can only measure superficial traits, they exacerbate our shallowness. Apps can make us more indecisive by overwhelming us with choices. They’ve created a habit of relationshopping—comparing and contrasting people as if they’re potential purchases. We can learn to swipe smarter by expanding our settings to see more people, being less judgmental when we
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