Social Life

4. What the narrator and her roommate both valued in their own lives.
5. What the narrator and her friends agreed was the most important thing for any kind of connection.
8. A person who gets their energy from being around others.
10. What some people believe should decide their love life, as opposed to technology.
11. The kind of reality Bill used to meet people online.
14. These brief online descriptions are a key part of dating apps.
15. The computer program that determined Sara's matches.
18. A key concept in computer dating, referring to how well two people suit each other.
20. Felix believed this was a great place for an unconventional meeting.

1. A word used to describe the social class of the man in Usha's arranged marriage
2. A word to describe the ease of using dating apps compared to other methods.
3. A person who acts as a go-between to find a partner.
6. The word for a connection or bond between two people.
7. What people who join clubs to find partners have in common.
9. The overall act of going on a series of meetings to find a partner.
12. The type of long-term commitment discussed in Usha's story.
13. The overarching theme of the article, linking modern life with finding a partner.
16. The specific action of a finger on a screen to accept or reject a profile.
17. The narrator found it was also possible to make these on dating apps.
19. The repetitive social customs, like those surrounding dating, that the article mentions.