Inside my bedroom I kicked off my heels and dropped into the chair in front of my laptop. The silk of my dress still clung to my skin from the evening. I opened Eclipse—the members-only app I’d been slipping into for weeks. Most people there just wanted quick hookups. The anonymity was what kept pulling me back.

A new friend request sat waiting. No real photo, just the default silhouette. Username: Shadow37. I accepted.

Shadow37: You’re really 20?

Me: Yes. College sophomore. You?

Shadow37: 37. That bother you?

Me: No. I go by how I feel.

The typing bubble appeared, vanished, then came back.

Shadow37: We could try something online...