I am lucky enough to have met my wife through Church as it gives me access to a large network and community events I can attend but I can't even imagine attempting to find her through a dating app, it would be probably impossible for us to match.

So many people are struggling and in part I think it's due to having access to unlimited entertainment at our fingertips.. going out and meeting people is difficult, it takes effort and doesn't always work.. it's much easier to just stay home and watch Netflix or play video games or scroll on social media. Looking back, the trend accelerated when "smart phones" became a thing, before that, I recall people going out more often and streets were always bursting with social activities.

Of course I wish I could preach "going to Church" as a solution, but it's not realistic, not everyone shares the same beliefs, yet I know the community aspect of it would be a net positive for many people.

I hope the secular world can bring back their 3rd places without the religious aspect of it somehow.