The Endless Carousel: Understanding, Surviving, and Defeating Dating App Swipe Fatigue

You open the app. The familiar chime rings, a dopamine-primed greeting. Within three seconds, your thumb performs the reflex: a flick to the left, a flick to the left, a flick to the right. Profile four looks promising, but as you stare at a group photo taken at Machu Picchu in 2018, a heavy, sinking wave of weariness washes over you. You close the app.