Dating apps killed meet-cutes. Gen Z now cooking up origin stories
Don’t bother asking Gen Z how they met their boyfriends, girlfriends, partners or hanky–panky buddies. It’s no charming meet–cute. You’re just forcing them to name a dating app. Nobody’s dupatta gets stuck in anybody’s watch. There’s no enemies-to-lovers arc. Not fate, but the algorithm arranges the first encounters. And so we’re plumbing the depths of…