Bad dates are a fact of life in NYC — from agonizing, job interview-esque nights out with unchecked egomaniacs , to marathon get-togethers that wind up leaving you both deflated and ghosted , it’s no secret that making connections in today’s Big Apple is a toxic, metropolitan mess. Exhausted by the swipe culture of the apps and the pressure to perform when you actually do manage to get to meet someone in person, some New Yorkers are hanging up their hat on romantic connections altogether —