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Re:The toll of dating app burnout by awinter-py on Thursday September 01, 2022 @05:36AM (#32674085)
grad school is a legit possibility here

not just for dating, for all kinds of 'network reboot'. doesn't have to be traditional grad school either, any kind of high-investment cohort-based bonding experience should do it

agree with you that hollowing out of local institutions is rough, esp for over-30s post-pan. The web has not done a good job of delivering IRL social networks; tinder is IMO fairly good at this, with the caveat that it's impossible to turn the connections into a true community

Re:The toll of dating app burnout by lapcat on Thursday September 01, 2022 @10:59AM (#32677249)
> grad school is a legit possibility here

The tradeoffs though... like student loan debt!

Re:The toll of dating app burnout by koeng on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:41AM (#32678018)
You get paid for graduate school. Not much, but still get something.
Re:The toll of dating app burnout by lapcat on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:56AM (#32678286)
Sometimes. This varies widely.
Re:The toll of dating app burnout by confidantlake on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:44PM (#32680146)
In the US unless you are a TA or something you are probably paying.