Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The societal and economic shifts of the past few years have had a dramatic impact on the dating scene. But how exactly did we get here, and what can we do about it?

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Written by OrangeRiver
Filmed & edited by @KinzieK & OrangeRiver

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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
03:15 Social Media
09:36 It's the Economy, Stupid
23:20 Solutions?
27:28 Outro