Frustrated with dating apps? These experts have tips for a better swiping experience [Video]

As singletons report being dissatisfied with dating apps, some experts say there are ways to make looking for love online less unpleasant — but it starts with being realistic.

“We’ve been sold this myth that, ‘Oh, you can find love [on dating apps]. They’re so easy. They’re so efficient’ — and they’re really not,” said Treena Orchard, an anthropologist and associate professor at Western University in London, Ont.

Orchard is the author of Sticky, Sexy, Sad: Swipe Culture and The Darker Side of Dating Apps, which digs into the perils of online dating such as catfishing (where a person pretends to be someone they’re not) and ghosting (where someone disappears without explanation mid-conversation, or even after a few dates).

“So much of it seems to be about a sort of a false presentation, as opposed to the more organic and sensory information that we can have when we are seeing and meeting people in …