Living with Choice Inflation
Love in the Time of Dating Apps
Event: Living with Choice Inflation | Love in the Time of Dating Apps
When: Saturday, April 18, 2026 3-4PM
Where: Bob Ragland Library Branch, Denver Colorado
1900 35th Street, 80216, Denver, CO
Ticket required. Space is limited. Reserve your spot today.
Sliding scale pricing $5–$35
Living with Choice Inflation
A one-hour interactive workshop combining presentation with participatory elements like thought experiments and guided self-reflections.
More access was supposed to make dating easier. More options. More information. More chances.
So why does it often feel like you have to do so much more just to make a single decision?
This interactive workshop is part of Love in the Time of Dating Apps, a multi-part series exploring modern decision-making through the lens of dating in the Information Age. Each workshop stands on its own, you do not need to have attended earlier events to participate or benefit.
If you’re curious, reflective, and interested in understanding how modern systems shape your dating life, this event is for you.
About This Workshop
Choice inflation names a powerful shift in modern life: there are more choices to make, and each one asks more of us.
Not just more options, but more processing. More context. More interpretation. More internal clarity before we feel justified in deciding. Even when the goal stays the same, the baseline effort required to choose has expanded.
It is not simply abundance. It is the rising expectation that you should evaluate thoroughly, compare widely, anticipate alternatives, and account for future possibilities, including the growing number of micro-decisions nested inside every larger choice.
Dating apps make this especially visible. As shared social defaults weaken and no clear scripts replace them, the burden of interpretation shifts onto the individual. Without stable norms to guide pacing, exclusivity, or meaning, the threshold for what feels like good decisions rises.
This is not a dating advice event. There are no scripts, hacks, or promised outcomes. Instead, it is an educational, reflective conversation about the systems we are dating inside and what becomes possible when we can finally name the dynamics at play.
Who This Is For
People who feel stuck in evaluation loops
People who never feel like they’ve seen “enough” to decide
People who feel like dating requires more effort than it used to
Anyone curious about how modern systems shape everyday decision-making
This event is intentionally dating-goal, orientation, and identity agnostic. The focus is on how decisions are shaped, not what you should want or who you should choose.
What to Expect
A grounded, nerdy, and accessible presentation
Interactive exercises and private reflection moments
Clear language for understanding choice inflation
A realistic but ultimately hopeful perspective
About the Facilitator
This workshop is led by Emily Pabst, choicetech consultant and coach and founder of Remake The Rules. Emily’s work focuses on helping people understand and actively shape how modern systems and technologies influence decision-making across dating, leading, and everyday life.