Hey, a little later on the show, we're going to talk about kids and what they need in terms of

mental health support during this challenging time. But first, let's talk about love to start with.

Specifically, let's talk about romantic love, falling in love, being in love, the swooning and the

smooching and the everything. It's wonderful.

No qualifying statement here. It's wonderful when you meet someone and there's just something

about them, you just want to keep looking at them and talking to them and experiencing them.

And best of all, maybe they feel the same way. Ah, love, hooray. And if you're really

extra lucky, you can end up together for a long time as partners, spouses, and what a life that is.

It's a great thing and a rare thing. It's hard to find, so we pursue it. We pursue it with our

vulnerable hearts, with ourselves on the line, because of course we do.

Now, what do we do when we want something?

We use information and tools and technology, right?

If we want to get a great card, a great price, we go on websites, we compare, we research, looking for a new job. Well, in our modern world, that might involve LinkedIn, job sites, snazzing up the resume, information, tools, technology. And so, of course, we apply that thinking to looking for love. Why wouldn't we? Why lurk in a bar or a

produce section when you can go on the apps or the websites and see vast parades of humans who are

at least interested enough to be in that same arena? Then there's the profile cultivation, of course, picking out pictures,

then the swiping, the messages. Okay, I want you to recognize that I kept this all very

positive and sweet for a good couple of minutes here, and I insist on receiving credit for that.

Turns out that if you use the dating apps and websites, at least in certain ways,

you're much more likely to have problems with depression and anxiety.

I'm so sorry.

There's this really huge amount of research that now tells us this.

But here's what we're going to do. Let's find out

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