they should just call them face apps instead of dating apps - you're just looking at a bunch of faces. i usually do better if i have a chance to talk to people.

man, i was acting hyper-extroverted the last time i went to a bar to meet people. i had enough to drink to completely numb my feelings so i just walked up to people and chatted them up like it was nothing.

but that took enough alcohol that it gave me selective amnesia the fact. i only remember bits and glimpses of it.

i'd almost call it social phobia instead of social anxiety, because my fear of walking up to strangers can really be that strong at times.

all that fear disappears once the conversation gets going, but initiating it feels like jumping off a cliff.