These apps promise to help you make new friends. Could it work for me?

On a Wednesday morning in September, I was partaking in a sacred tradition known to millennials everywhere: trying to write the perfect Bumble bio. Something that said “spontaneous, but likes to be in bed by 11” or “loves to hang out on weeknights, but I’m not desperate.” Something that downplayed my earnestness, but didn’t paint me as a “cool girl.” I finally settled on “Journalist and triathlete based in Brewerytown. Obsessed with karaoke, terrible jokes, and gossip. Always down for a cocktail, a show or spontaneous wandering.