It's a tough call. Tinder made me anxious and depressed but it was also more effective than my alternatives for meeting people. While being single didn't lead t

It's a tough call. Tinder made me anxious and depressed but it was also more effective than my alternatives for meeting people. While being single didn't lead to such acute mental health issues it did fill me with a low level sense of depression. So I treated Tinder as a necessary short term pain to achieve longer term well being. My advice to those starting their dating app journey would be to time box your usage; give yourself at most a few months a year on the app. Uninstall in between those periods and let the dating pool recharge while you invest in yourself.