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this is a special episode of the excerpt. This is a special episode of the excerpt. If you've been on a date in the past year, chances are pretty good that you met that person on a dating app.

In fact, three and ten adults have used dating apps to meet someone.

If you're under 30, that goes up to half.

Whether you use tender, bumble, or hinge,

using dating apps can be a frustrating process.

Photographs are easily doctored to hide flaws,

DMing can feel endless.

Plus, why invest all that time and energy

only to find out later that the vibe in real life is missing.

But what if there was a better way to find a good match?

Our guest USA Today wellness lifestyle and entertainment reporter,

Charles Trepany, has bravely undertaken an experiment to test the waters for our

audience and is here to share what he's learned. Thanks for joining us, Charles.

Hi, thanks for having me. Let's start with the dating boot camp you attended.

First, what is it and what was your experience like? So the dating boot camp was

held by a dating coach named Amy Chan. She's also an author. It was here in LA and

Topanga right outside the city. It was definitely an experience. It was about like

13 people at this gorgeous, gorgeous villa.

It's a weekend long.

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