A bar is the worst place to meet a potential mate, dating coaches say: Here’s where to go instead

Every few months I or one of my friend declares that we’re “done with the dating apps.” The endless swiping can make people feel disposable and conversations on Tinder or Hinge often just die in the app.

Instead, we spend the next few weeks hopping from bar to bar, in an attempt to manifest the sort of meet-cute you only see on the CW.