Gen Z daters are ‘terrified’ of being ‘cringe’ — and that’s why so many are single, experts say: ‘You can get away with being ugly’

Gen Z daters are swiping left on sincerity — and it’s leaving them lonely. For many, it’s not the fear of being unattractive that keeps them from going all-in on dating apps. It’s the fear of coming off as “cringe.” “You can get away with being ugly,” Giovanni Wolfram, a 25-year-old from Santa Fe, New Mexico, recently told Wired. “But being cringey is just, like — that’s a character that’s imprinted on you.” Wolfram is just one of many Gen Zers on dating apps who keep their profile irony-soaked and...