Rejection is a major fear that men have.

Before dating apps existed, men had to deal with rejection head-on when talking to a girl of interest in person.

A rejection from her was far too personal and heart-wrenching.

It was embarrassing and made him question his own self-worth.

The evolution of dating apps came to be.

Men realized that they could easily send likes and messages to women on dating apps without having to worry about the sting and embarrassment of rejection.

Given the anonymity of dating apps, the effect of a rejection from a girl has nowhere near the sting and embarrassment of experiencing it from her in person.

To this end, guys have found a haven in dating apps.

Not only does he no longer have to deal with the sting and embarrassment of rejection, dating apps are far more convenient, cheap, and less of a hassle.

Gone are the days where he had to spend the money to buy a nice outfit, pump gas into his car, and pay for parking on his way to a nightclub or bar downtown.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the venue, he had to pay an expensive cover fee to get in.

Adding insult to injury, he had to spend money on overpriced drinks for girls he never saw again, with the only evidence he ever talked to them being the fake phone numbers they gave him.

Needless to say, dating apps have made it far more convenient, cheaper, and less of a hassle to meet women.

The fact that he can literally sit on his couch while he is playing video games on a Friday night and swipe left or right to match with women is a godsend to him.

Furthermore, dating apps give him access to a volume of women he would never have access to in person.

There are only so many women he comes across in his life, whether it be while he is actively going about his day or at a club at night.

The women he is capable of meeting in person are limited.

Whereas dating apps give him access to a seemingly endless number of women.

This means he has endless opportunities to either find a girlfriend or build a roster of girls he hooks up with.

To this end, guys can spend hours on dating apps swiping away as though it were a sport.

All the while, he is lounging at home or hanging out with his friends.

Finding a date in the age of the internet has never been easier.

Furthermore, guys like the attention they get from women on dating apps.

Since he isn’t accustomed to getting attention from women in the real world, receiving likes and matches from women on dating apps is a massive boost to his ego and sense of self-worth.

The ability to pull out his smartphone during a break at work to see a number of likes and matches on his dating profile makes him feel that much better about himself.

It becomes addicting to be on the receiving end of this kind of attention.

Meeting girls in person never comes with this much attention.

In the real world, he had to work hard to get the attention of women by boldly striking up conversations with them.

On dating apps, he is no longer strictly relegated to the role of the chaser; he also becomes the chased.