In the short story “This Is How You Fail To Ghost Him”, the author, Victoria McCurdy, portrays superficiality in the modern dating world through the use of an instructional text. As soon as the story starts, the narrator describes the protagonist’s thought process before each date. “Swipe right. Swipe right. Tinder. Bumble. Be unable to remember which, but this younger, generically handsome boy whose face reminds you of a Playmobil figure has driven from the suburbs tonight to meet you” (McCurdy). To establish the detachment between the main character and the men she finds on these websites…