Michael Kaye wants Archer to be the next great gay dating app

It’s impossible to navigate the landscape of dating apps without hardcore cynicism, but Michael Kaye knows all too well that patience and a little luck can lead from swiping to happily-ever-after. A decade ago, Kaye met a guy on Tinder, and recently proposed to him. Now, off the apps personally, Michael has turned his professional sights to Archer, the growing dating app for gay and queer men.

As a communications director for Match Group, both Archer and Tinder’s parent company, it’s refreshing to see that the proof is in the pudding: the dating app company’s employees actually benefit from the product they’re selling.

The battlegrounds of modern love feel like they were made for dinosaurs. Most gay apps have been around longer than many of us have been dating. Trust me, I’ve tried and deleted them all with a bored heart and bloody thumbs.