For many singles, it's a one-and-done dating scene

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Lauren Fogel

[Star Tribune, April 27, 2016] There are many fish in the sea, but with the advent of Match.com, Tinder, even Twitter, those fish have never been so easy to catch. We can order up our next date the same way we order a pizza.

One in 10 Americans—and a total of 91 million people in the world—are now looking for love online. With that many people at our fingertips, dating has become a game of quantity over quality.

“First dates are easy to get,” said Lauren Fogel, a psychologist and certified sex therapist for Allina Health Nicollet Mall Clinic, but landing a second “is a mark of triumph.”

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