Hinge When Justin McLeod launched the dating app Hinge in 2012—the same year Tinder was founded—there was still a stigma around meeting partners online. It seemed dangerous, or it meant you were desperate. But as more young people got onboard with swiping for love, that stigma gradually dissipated; now, Hinge and its peers are as embedded in the fabric of modern love as pulling a Netflix and chill. Of course, as of 2020, dating apps weren't just ubiquitous—they were the only way to meet new partners, aside from batting your eyelashes seductively to another socially-distanced stranger i...