A Dating App Founder and A Dating App Novice Walk Into A Bar

Finding love in unexpected places after a decade on the apps.

Emily J. Smith
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readMar 12, 2024

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Original art courtesy of author

The moment I saw Ben, I knew he was new to dating apps. When you browse profiles long enough, you can’t help but pick up on patterns, and I was — literally — a professional. Driven by a decade of swiping that seemed to land me nothing but a handful of bad…

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Emily J. Smith
Human Parts

Writer and tech professional. My debut novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, is out Feb '25 from William Morrow / HarperCollins (more at emjsmith.com).