Tired of swiping right? Ryan Cahill shares his top tips on how to dump digital dating and find romance IRL. WORDS BY RYAN CAHILL HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN Dating apps like Grindr, HER, Scruff, Hinge – the list goes on – have all helped to revolutionise queer dating.

In a world where gay men once had to use colour-coded handkerchiefs to highlight their sexual interests, the digital dating landscape has meant you can find a fuck, a fisting or a forever at the mere click of a button.

Despite their prolonged success, relentless swiping and dead-end conversations have started to wear thin, and there’s a distinct rise in dating app fatigue.

30-year-old Chris Henderson from Mytholmroyd in West Yorkshire can attest to this, saying that the same mundane conversations have left him feeling like it’s Groundhog Day.

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