Science Explains Why Tinder Is an Ineffective App for Hookups

Despite its reputation as a “hookup app,” Tinder isn’t a great tool for short-term connections

I sat in my room with a blank stare and a hole in my soul that was eating its way outward. A sense of loss and emptiness flowed through my veins like my blood had been replaced with a vacuous nothingness. I had become the abyss.

I was lonely — and I was alone.

I shouldn’t be too hard on myself.

I’d been traveling for years non-stop, with no end in sight. I…