Your ultimate guide to dating apps
3 months, 1 week ago

Your ultimate guide to dating apps

Hindustan Times  

If you’re among those who are set on finding love online, whether casual or long-term, there are countless apps in the market to make your heart sway. Features like Passport and subscriptions like Tinder Plus, Gold, and Platinum let you unlock perks like unlimited swipes, boosting your profile, and seeing who’s already liked you. That said, Tinder can feel a bit like a dating conveyor belt, where matches happen fast but meaningful conversations don’t always follow. The free version gets you swiping and chatting, but upgrades like Boost or Premium unlock extras like Travel Mode, Advanced Filters, and the ability to see who’s already swiped right on you. The app feels fresh and proactive, but the 24-hour window can sometimes feel like a ticking clock, especially if you’re busy.

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Young people are moving away from dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble; What are they choosing instead?
1 month, 1 week ago

Young people are moving away from dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble; What are they choosing instead?

Live Mint  

Dating applications are losing their charm as individuals seek love at alternative avenues to forge meaningful connections. Individuals who once preferred dating apps now prefer groups that offer opportunities to meet like-minded people in less pressured environments, fostering genuine relationships beyond the swipe culture. However, new evidence suggests that young people are switching off dating apps, with the UK's top …

Over 50% Indians in online dating survey say they have been catfished by AI
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 50% Indians in online dating survey say they have been catfished by AI

Live Mint  

As millions turn to dating apps, social media, and messaging platforms to find love, new McAfee India research has revealed an alarming rise in AI-driven romance scams, fraudulent dating apps, and deepfake deception, making it harder than ever for hopeful romantics to tell the difference between true love and a digital con. Some of the more startling findings from the …

Over 70% Indians are targeted by AI dating scams, 61% may develop feelings for AI bots: McAfee
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 70% Indians are targeted by AI dating scams, 61% may develop feelings for AI bots: McAfee

Firstpost  

AI romance or dating scams aren’t the only problem—fraudsters are also impersonating celebrities to lure people in. About 42 per cent of respondents reported that they or someone they know had been contacted by a scammer pretending to be a famous person About 51 per cent of people surveyed admitted that either they or someone they know had been approached …

Online dating is about to radically change
3 months ago

Online dating is about to radically change

CNN  

CNN — Personalized chatbots dating other chatbots on your behalf. “We’ll continue to invest in our current model while finding new ways for people to build relationships, and we see a future where AI can help to foster this.” According to Liesel Sharabi, an associate professor at Arizona State University’s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, the dating industry is …

Dating apps aren’t just for casual hookups: Study shows they lead to long-lasting, satisfying relationships
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dating apps aren’t just for casual hookups: Study shows they lead to long-lasting, satisfying relationships

Hindustan Times  

In today's digital age, more and more people are finding love through dating apps. A recent study published in Social Sciences reveals that romantic relationships that begin through dating apps are not significantly different in quality from those formed in person. Study shows no difference in relationship quality for online and in-person couples Do dating apps affect relationship quality? Participants …

More single people than ever are paying for dating apps – despite the ‘stigma’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

More single people than ever are paying for dating apps – despite the ‘stigma’

The Independent  

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Best dating apps in 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Best dating apps in 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The best dating apps for 2024 are: Best app for casual dating: Tinder …

The Swipe Pandemic: Are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder pushing us to addiction?
11 months ago

The Swipe Pandemic: Are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder pushing us to addiction?

India Today  

“I have been on these dating apps for almost two years now. I don’t get as many matches as I want, but I think it’s the case with every guy on these dating apps," says Sidharth Agarwal*, a 25-year-old software developer from Kolkata. A survey conducted by eHarmony found: A shocking nine in ten singles believe they are "addicted" to …

What does the post-pandemic dating world look like for singles?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

What does the post-pandemic dating world look like for singles?

Live Mint  

It’s been exactly four years since the covid-19 pandemic gripped the entire globe. I can easily say that 100% of my clients started looking within, introspecting on what they really wanted from a relationship, and how they could work on themselves to be ready for it. Yet, in 2022 as the world started trudging towards normalcy, most of my single …

Dating App Unlocks New Dating Possibilities With These Love Styles
1 year, 1 month ago

Dating App Unlocks New Dating Possibilities With These Love Styles

News 18  

Tinder, the world’s most popular dating app is helping daters in India to ‘Know Your Love Style’. Furthermore, an overwhelming 82% of app users consider it crucial to understand their matches’ ‘Love Style’ early on in the dating process. Aahana Dhar, Tinder’s Communications Director, India says, “Gen Z is rewriting the rules of dating, and ‘Time Together’ has emerged as …

Why is it so hard to get a date using a dating app these days?
1 year, 1 month ago

Why is it so hard to get a date using a dating app these days?

The Independent  

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Yelp, Strava and Duolingo are…dating apps?
1 year, 3 months ago

Yelp, Strava and Duolingo are…dating apps?

Live Mint  

On the internet, every app can be a dating app. Countless dating apps promise to connect you with a soul mate or fling, but some intrepid daters scout for romance on other sites—from language-learning platform Duolingo to film-review hub Letterboxd. Soon, people will meet “on every single app that exists," Ciesielski says. The divorced parents, both based in Las Vegas, …

Why has Gen Z turned to matrimonial apps to find meaningful dates?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why has Gen Z turned to matrimonial apps to find meaningful dates?

Live Mint  

In the midst of an intense conversation about finding a suitable partner, Kritika Ayya, 29, pipes in with a suggestion. “We should check matrimony apps.” Not for “marriage marriage” but to find someone who is committed and willing to have a long-term relationship. “They went on dates,” Ayya says, “But we knew that they would eventually marry.” Considering the constant …

Gen Z Is Leaving Dating Apps Behind
1 year, 4 months ago

Gen Z Is Leaving Dating Apps Behind

Wired  

In August, a swarm of hopeless and horny romantics on Reddit disputed the pros and cons of Bumble, the dating app that requires women to make the first move. Said another, “Lots of fun conversations but ghost city when trying to get a number or plan a date.” Other Redditors openly shared how they met their partners on the app, …

As dating app fatigue sets in, singles go old-school
1 year, 4 months ago

As dating app fatigue sets in, singles go old-school

Live Mint  

On November 5 when 50,000 runners took to the streets of the TCS New York City Marathon, my phone pinged a Bumble notification. After a decade of helping people match, date, hook up and, even, marry all by swiping in-app, dating apps are losing users as people of all ages around the world have reached swiping fatigue. I don’t have …

A new guide focuses on online dating safety
1 year, 6 months ago

A new guide focuses on online dating safety

Live Mint  

A question that has been asked one too many times recently is: How safe are dating apps? In a bid to make dating safer for users, Tinder has announced a dating safety guide for online daters in India, in collaboration with the Centre for Social Research, a non-profit organisation. The guide leverages the NGO’s insights, research and expertise to create …

A Healthy Queer Dating Guide to Encourage Kindness and Inclusivity
1 year, 8 months ago

A Healthy Queer Dating Guide to Encourage Kindness and Inclusivity

News 18  

Bumble, the women-first dating app, launched a one-of-a-kind Healthy Queer Dating Guide, developed in partnership with Social Media Matters, and supported by Rangeen Khidki, Sappho for Equality, Official Humans of Queer, in consultation with equal rights activists Harish Iyer and Manak Matiyani, aims to promote kindness and encourage an inclusive dating experience on the app and beyond. Recognising the unique …

India's Progressive Dating Renaissance: Fluidity and Inclusivity Lead the Way
1 year, 9 months ago

India's Progressive Dating Renaissance: Fluidity and Inclusivity Lead the Way

News 18  

An app for meeting new people, Tinder, reveals new insights about how young adults in India are boldly challenging societal norms, embracing fluid identities, and reshaping the dating landscape with an open mindset. Rejecting gender norms and redefining relationships Gen Z’s rejection of traditional gender roles is validated by their dating patterns as 76% young daters in India affirm that …

Valentine's Day 2023: 5 best free dating apps in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Valentine's Day 2023: 5 best free dating apps in India

Live Mint  

Valentine Week is around the corner. The Bumble Premium subscription offers unlimited swipes, beeline where users can check who already liked them, advanced filters, incognito mode along with travel mode. The Tinder Premium subscription offers unlimited swipes, advanced filters, travel mode, hide ads, control your profile, rewind your likes, priority messaging and more. The Hinge premium offers see everywhere who …

Dating and Deal-Breakers: Daters Reveal Their Most Common Non-Negotiables
2 years, 1 month ago

Dating and Deal-Breakers: Daters Reveal Their Most Common Non-Negotiables

News 18  

India’s most downloaded dating app, QuackQuack, studied 12000 of its users from tier 1 and tier 2 cities, ranging between 25 and 35. The dating and friendship app asked the survey participants what makes them hit like on one person’s profile while passing on another. Ravi Mittal, founder and CEO, says, “From the approximately 24 million chats exchanged last month, …

Dating apps might not be sanskari, but are matrimonial apps foolproof?
2 years, 2 months ago

Dating apps might not be sanskari, but are matrimonial apps foolproof?

Live Mint  

Modern dating can be a minefield; from swiping left on profiles, rolling eyes at bios, we are all exhausted by having to navigate what seems like countless users that dating apps have. To add to this, should one find their soulmate on a dating app, answering the dreaded ‘how did you meet’ question from parents or family often leads down …

10 things I have learnt from over 5 years of online dating
2 years, 5 months ago

10 things I have learnt from over 5 years of online dating

Live Mint  

My first impression of dating apps, I must admit, was largely negative. I did, however, pounce on my colleagues when they returned from their dates to find out exactly what it was like — their stories did not assuage my initial trepidation about dating apps, and after one horrendous date soon after, I abstained from using an app for a …

MatchAble, a dating app for differently-abled who wish to swipe right
2 years, 5 months ago

MatchAble, a dating app for differently-abled who wish to swipe right

Hindustan Times  

There are more than 2.5 crore dating app users who are looking for prospective partners to swipe right if and when their vibes match. MatchAble is a dating app catering to the differently abled people. But a dating app like MatchAble which is catering to the differentially abled needs a strong technological infrastructure as this section of the population is …

Matrimonial sites devise ways to beat dating apps
2 years, 5 months ago

Matrimonial sites devise ways to beat dating apps

Live Mint  

BENGALURU : Matrimonial platforms such as Matrimony.com Ltd, People Group’s Shaadi.com and Info Edge unit Jeevansathi.com are adding conversational features, video chats and expanding to newer markets to diversify and attract a young Indian population amid a covid-induced spurt in online dating. While dating platforms have been in India for at least seven years, covid accelerated the habits of younger …

Post pandemic, dating apps see surge in users from small towns and cities
2 years, 5 months ago

Post pandemic, dating apps see surge in users from small towns and cities

Live Mint  

The pandemic seems to have changed India’s courtship habits for good. The surge in usage is especially strong outside metro cities, which now account for 70% of users of the dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble and TrulyMadly, company executives said. Nearly 72% of users believe finding love online without meeting them in person is possible, the executives at dating …

From arranged matches to Tinder hook-ups: How the apps changed dating in India
2 years, 8 months ago

From arranged matches to Tinder hook-ups: How the apps changed dating in India

ABC  

When Rohini Ramnathan's husband passed away unexpectedly in 2017, the 37-year-old thought she'd never find love again. Ramnathan, a radio presenter who lives in Mumbai, says dating apps have helped her to understand and explore "the casualness of dating" in India. Young people in India embrace dating apps Young, single Indians make up the second-largest market of dating app users …

Online dating is great—for investors. For customers, it’s complicated
2 years, 8 months ago

Online dating is great—for investors. For customers, it’s complicated

Live Mint  

Dating used to be about the end result. That might not be great for the longevity of consumers’ relationships, but it should continue to benefit investors’ love affair with publicly traded companies like Match Group and Bumble. If Netflix’s dating show “Love is Blind" taught us anything when it filmed potential partners chatting for hours without seeing each other, it …

Queer connections: How has the dating scene changed for the LGBTQIA+ community?
2 years, 8 months ago

Queer connections: How has the dating scene changed for the LGBTQIA+ community?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST It has been four years since the Supreme Court decriminalised gay sex. As awareness about the LGBTQIA+ community steadily increases among the Indian public, it becomes important to look at how the queer community manages to find love and negotiate relationships. A majority of the people online are just seeking one-night stands, and …

Global usage of dating apps surge; Tinder, Bumble downloads grow
3 years, 1 month ago

Global usage of dating apps surge; Tinder, Bumble downloads grow

The Hindu  

Global usage of top dating apps surged in January this year, report said. The firm estimated that first-time installs of these top three dating apps collectively reached 106.4 million in 2021 from 91 million installs in 2019. The pandemic further amplified the trend of online dating as more millennials & Gen-Zs shunned their inhibitions and joined the online dating world …

#LikeForLike: social media romance and heartbreaks in India
3 years, 1 month ago

#LikeForLike: social media romance and heartbreaks in India

Live Mint  

Finding love on social media and building amorous connections online takes a unique form with every user. When Chaturvedi and his girlfriend parted ways almost two years after they officially started dating, he realised there was little in common, “I don’t think we’d have dated each other and gone down this road if we’d have met on a dating app.” …

Dating through mobile apps in times of pandemic
3 years, 1 month ago

Dating through mobile apps in times of pandemic

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Valentines’ week has begun and Bumble, a women-first dating app, has shared a few major dating deal breakers in 2022. "Most of the people I found on dating apps are just for casual meetups and hook-ups, however, I also met my partner on an app.” A significant red flag seems to be the difference in political leanings. Bumble …

Women’s equality emerges as a deciding factor on dating apps
3 years, 6 months ago

Women’s equality emerges as a deciding factor on dating apps

Live Mint  

Certain factors have emerged as non-negotiable, when looking for a match online. Millennials and Gen Z in India are becoming increasingly vocal about women’s rights and gender equality on dating apps, and they expect their prospective matches to do the same. Bumble, a women-first dating app, has found that 86 per cent of single Indians believe that women’s equality is …

Most single Indians believe they can fall in love online
3 years, 6 months ago

Most single Indians believe they can fall in love online

Live Mint  

The pandemic has changed our lives, especially how we communicate with each other. It’s no surprise that people have adapted to new ways of communicating and dating to find and explore meaningful connections during the pandemic. In fact, Bumble’s recent nationwide survey post the second wave of covid-19 showed that 72% of single Indians believe they can fall in love …

Love in a Time of Covid at the Tokyo Games: Dating apps flourish in lockdown Tokyo
3 years, 8 months ago

Love in a Time of Covid at the Tokyo Games: Dating apps flourish in lockdown Tokyo

The Independent  

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Dating Apps Are Even Less Transparent Than Facebook and Google
4 years, 1 month ago

Dating Apps Are Even Less Transparent Than Facebook and Google

Slate  

As Valentine’s Day approaches, couples across the country are preparing for this long-standing tradition—and there’s a very good chance they met through online dating. Despite the fact that dating apps have accrued significant reach and influence, these companies provide very little transparency around how they keep users safe and how they moderate content. Despite this, dating apps provide very little …

Beware! Your 'friend' from dating app may take all your money away
4 years, 2 months ago

Beware! Your 'friend' from dating app may take all your money away

India Today  

Of late, mobile dating applications have become popular among people looking for a suitable match online. In the latest, the INTERPOL has now issued a 'Purple Notice' to its 194 member countries, outlining a specific modus operandi used on these dating applications to trick people. The threat through these dating applications involves taking advantage of people's vulnerabilities as they look …

Indoo Ki Jawani director Abir Sengupta, actor Aditya Seal on why theatrical release during pandemic isn't a concern
4 years, 3 months ago

Indoo Ki Jawani director Abir Sengupta, actor Aditya Seal on why theatrical release during pandemic isn't a concern

Firstpost  

Indoo Ki Jawani is touted as a coming-of-age comedy, has Kiara Advani play the central character, a feisty, aspirational, relatable girl-next door from Ghaziabad who is trying to find her true love, and whose ‘wrong’ pick on a dating app results in several misadventures. “When I was scripting the film, I had pictured in my head that I wanted somebody …

Not always a date
5 years ago

Not always a date

Deccan Chronicle  

With an increase in the use of the internet, the mores of swipe-right or -left culture is acing, as per statistics. Sexual and otherwise Interestingly, of the 46 per cent, while 82 per cent claims to use dating apps not to find a partner but to seek friendship and companionship, 59 per cent users believe the people they meet are …

40% people comfortable with sharing personal details on dating apps
5 years, 1 month ago

40% people comfortable with sharing personal details on dating apps

The Hindu  

Forty per cent people said they were comfortable with sharing personal details on dating apps without even meeting the person, revealed a new survey on Friday. According to NortonLifeLock Inc.’s ‘Digital Wellness’ report, a survey of over 1,500 city-based Indian adults revealed the increased popularity of online dating apps across user segments and how the affordability of data has made …

These ‘dating app for’ posts are flooding Twitter. Seen them yet?
5 years, 4 months ago

These ‘dating app for’ posts are flooding Twitter. Seen them yet?

Hindustan Times  

There is no way of knowing what will fascinate the social media users. In the tweets, people are explaining varied situations and coming up with witty dating app names for the same. Twitter user Srini Swaminathan came up with a pun as the name of the dating app for those people who are clumsy and keeps on falling. Nidhi, another …

The Queer Take: Dating apps promised a world of possibilities, but may have caged us further instead
5 years, 5 months ago

The Queer Take: Dating apps promised a world of possibilities, but may have caged us further instead

Firstpost  

The Queer Take is a fortnightly column by poet-writer Joshua Muyiwa. *** In all these years, I’ve never found much traction, trade or titillation on dating apps. Before these dating apps, I knew that being femme wasn’t popular, it didn’t get you all the boys — but some of them stayed on. On my few forays onto these dating apps, …

Getting app happy!
5 years, 8 months ago

Getting app happy!

Deccan Chronicle  

A recent study found that the user percentage of mobile dating apps in India is growing even while it has flattened out globally. We bonded so well that we have even attended each other’s family events!” Keshav Santosh, an employee in a start-up, explains how these apps can help find friendships, “Sometimes our circle of friends may not bring us …

1 in 3 LGBTQ Indians finding love through dating apps: Survey
5 years, 8 months ago

1 in 3 LGBTQ Indians finding love through dating apps: Survey

Hindustan Times  

With securing equal rights and acquiring social acceptance being the biggest issue for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in India, one third of them are meeting people for dating or friendship digitally, either through dating apps or through community specific dating apps, says a new survey. 1 in 3 LGBTQ Indians finding love through dating apps: Survey …

‘Dating apps beneficial for LGBTQ community in India’
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Dating apps beneficial for LGBTQ community in India’

Hindustan Times  

Accepting that the stigma around their community has drastically lessened in the last five years, 73 per cent of the LGBTQ adults believe that online dating apps have benefited their community in a positive way in India, data from dating app Tinder showed on Tuesday. As part of an internal survey, Tinder found out that while 44 per cent LGBTQ …

Indian youth prefer dating apps over matrimonial sites: Survey
7 years, 1 month ago

Indian youth prefer dating apps over matrimonial sites: Survey

The Quint  

New Delhi, Feb 13 Young Indians are connected more through mobile dating applications and social media platforms, instead of matrimonial sites and advertisements, a survey showed here on Tuesday. "Majority of the total respondents said they had used a dating app for casual dating, meaningful relationship/connections outside the prescribed norms and traditions," an Assocham statement said quoting the survey. The …

Dating Apps Hell…O Date!
7 years, 6 months ago

Dating Apps Hell…O Date!

Huff Post  

When you’re new to the dating market because of an end to your marriage or a long term relationship or you’re just tired of watching Game of Thrones alone, there’s a moment of pure panic when you google “dating apps” and 29,700,000 results pop up. I went on plenty of first and only dates with sitcom writers and I’m still …

Dating app happn announces new features to boost chance encounters
7 years, 8 months ago

Dating app happn announces new features to boost chance encounters

Firstpost  

Global dating app “happn” announced the launch of a new feature that may provide yet another opportunity to boost chance encounters. Global dating app “happn” on 6 July, 2017 announced the launch of a new feature that may provide yet another opportunity to boost chance encounters. “CrushTime reinforces our company manifesto to “Make chance happn”, adding another tool to optimise …

59 percent Indians who use online dating services face security issues
8 years, 5 months ago

59 percent Indians who use online dating services face security issues

Firstpost  

With the growing trend of online dating services and apps, three in five Indian online daters are now facing security issues as these platforms have become hotbeds for cybercriminals, a new study revealed on Wednesday. In fact, currently, eight percent of women and 13 percent of men in India have dating apps on their mobile devices,” said the results of …

Majority of dating app users looking for long-term love, research shows
8 years, 5 months ago

Majority of dating app users looking for long-term love, research shows

ABC  

Dating apps may not be the end of monogamous long-term relationships, researchers have revealed, after the majority of surveyed users flagged finding love as their main motivation for using the technology. Dr Hobbs said contrary to popular belief, dating applications were not creating a "hook-up" culture — but were instead facilitating dating for people in "thin markets" such as those …

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