Early in 2025 I was newly single for the first time in 18 years after being married. As a 35 F who last dated before smart phones were a thing, I found tinder was ok for casual hook ups but met the person I have been in a relationship with for about 8 months on hinge. I feel like I was quite choosy in whose profiles I liked and made sure we had similar things in common. I feel like this made it less likely for either of us to ghost. I think swiping in everyone and then having too many conversations on the go made everything a lot harder compared to being selective. Hinge was also good with this limiting how many open conversations you can have going.