Part 1
The Sunday Night Swipe Spiral
A person lies in bed mindlessly swiping through dating profiles, each swipe becoming more mechanical and joyless, until they realize they have been scrolling for an hour and feel worse than when they started.
Modern Dating Decoded
A three-part series following the emotional arc of modern dating -- from the soul-crushing swipe spiral on a Sunday night, through the first-date bathroom pep talk, to overthinking the goodnight text. Each cartoon captures a painfully relatable moment and unpacks the psychology behind it.
Cartoons in This Series
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- Part 2
The First Date Bathroom Pep Talk
A person escapes to the bathroom mid-date to give themselves an increasingly desperate pep talk in the mirror, cycling through anxiety, self-doubt, and forced confidence before returning to the table.
- Part 3
Overthinking the Goodnight Text
After a good date, a person spirals through seventeen drafts of a simple goodnight text, agonizing over punctuation, emoji choice, and whether 'I had a great time' sounds too eager or too casual.