Millennial mating rituals shift to favor digital quality over digital quantity
8 years, 1 month ago

Millennial mating rituals shift to favor digital quality over digital quantity

Salon  

Ah, Valentine’s Day — it’s fast approaching and prompts platonic pondering on the topic of love. The availability of dating apps has changed our culture to the degree that society has come to devalue meeting someone new in person due to the accessibility of other online users. According to data from this year’s Singles in America survey by Match.com and biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, millennials are 125 percent more likely than those of any older generation to say they’re addicted to the process of dating. A new dating app called Hater launches this week and is designed to match people based on similar disinterests. One thing is for sure though, when it comes to finding and celebrating romantic relationships “love” doesn’t have much to do with the process.

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Getting no matches on dating apps? Study reveals a necessary quality that eclipses every other
6 days, 9 hours ago

Getting no matches on dating apps? Study reveals a necessary quality that eclipses every other

Hindustan Times  

Don't judge a book by its cover? A study published in Computers in Human Behavior Reports revealed how physical attractiveness has a big role in determining how one gets matches on dating apps. If you are not getting matches on dating apps, your pictures may just be ugly. Looks matter on dating apps, influencing the first impressions. Online dating apps …

Can Matchmaking Platforms Save Us From Dating App Fatigue?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Can Matchmaking Platforms Save Us From Dating App Fatigue?

Wired  

One might assume, with good reason, that a romantic recession is underway. “Dating apps aren’t the enemy,” says Stephanie Scheele, cofounder of Singles Only Social Club. “However, more and more people are craving real-life connections, and while we aren’t the only in-person singles event, we feel that we are at the forefront of this movement.” Scheele, along with her business …

Tired of swiping? ‘Pitch dating’ is the new way to find love. What is it?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Tired of swiping? ‘Pitch dating’ is the new way to find love. What is it?

Firstpost  

With online dating starting to feel more like a chore than a chance at romance, many dating app users are now embracing a new, quirky trend known as pitch dating. They make the best case for you, but in front of a ’live’ audience, one PPT at a time According to Pitch-a-Friend’s website, the event is designed to “celebrate friendship …

Women are ditching dating for virtual boyfriends!
1 month ago

Women are ditching dating for virtual boyfriends!

India Today  

Who needs real men when you can have the perfect boyfriend—without the drama? More women are giving up on the world of real-life dating and turning to dating games, one such game is Love and Deepspace a sci-fi dating sim that delivers everything they want in a romance—without the ghosting, bad dates, or emotional baggage. Each character is tailored to …

Young people are moving away from dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble; What are they choosing instead?
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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

Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute
4 months ago

Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute

The Independent  

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Social Media Plays a Crucial Role in Online Dating Success
6 months ago

Social Media Plays a Crucial Role in Online Dating Success

Hindustan Times  

A study reveals that the relationship dynamics of couples who met through online platforms differ from those who met offline. Social media plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between online and offline relationships, providing a platform for couples to connect with their social networks. A relationship that started from online dating is more successful when shared on social …

2 out of 3 users of dating/matrimony apps have never had an in-person meeting
6 months, 4 weeks ago

2 out of 3 users of dating/matrimony apps have never had an in-person meeting

Deccan Chronicle  

Juleo, a Trusted Exclusive Singles Club, in partnership with YouGov, a global public opinion company, has surveyed over 1,000 singles from the top 8 Indian cities to capture the ongoing trends in Indian matchmaking. The report reveals stunning insights on issues like singles matching with profiles online but not meeting their prospects in person, concerns around safety and the genuineness …

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

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

The Independent  

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Ever feel exhausted by swiping through dating apps? You might be experiencing dating app burnout
9 months ago

Ever feel exhausted by swiping through dating apps? You might be experiencing dating app burnout

Hindustan Times  

While plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app, many others find the never-ending process of likes, swipes, taps and awkward DMs that go nowhere to be exhausting — leading to a phenomenon known as “dating app burnout.” A person uses the dating app Bumble in this image. Kathryn Coduto, an assistant professor of …

Americans are into hypergamy: What is this dating trend?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Americans are into hypergamy: What is this dating trend?

Firstpost  

A survey of around 2,000 Americans indicates that around 47 per cent of the participants are optimistic about dating someone more successful than them. Driven by the desire to achieve financial security or to boost their reputation, this age-old practice is making a comeback in the modern dating era Around 47 per cent expressed a positive view of hypergamy in …

Can you really be ‘addicted’ to dating apps?
10 months ago

Can you really be ‘addicted’ to dating apps?

The Independent  

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Unveiling the Contemporary Dating Landscape: Exploring New Trends
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Unveiling the Contemporary Dating Landscape: Exploring New Trends

Deccan Chronicle  

In the realm of romantic relationships, the landscape is constantly evolving. Picture Courtesy : DC Conscious coupling involves a deliberate and introspective approach to dating, wherein individuals actively seek partners who align with their personal values, beliefs, and goals. This trend challenges societal norms surrounding monogamy and encourages individuals to explore diverse forms of intimacy and connection without sacrificing their …

The Swipe Pandemic: Are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder pushing us to addiction?
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Relationship experts on how to avoid the dreaded dating app fatigue
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Relationship experts on how to avoid the dreaded dating app fatigue

The Independent  

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How dating apps turn love seekers into addicts, according to a new lawsuit
1 year, 1 month ago

How dating apps turn love seekers into addicts, according to a new lawsuit

Associated Press  

Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? Tinder, Hinge and other Match dating apps are filled with addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use, the proposed class-action lawsuit claims. The lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California on Wednesday — Valentine’s Day — says Match intentionally designs its dating platforms with game-like features …

Why is it so hard to get a date using a dating app these days?
1 year, 2 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Why has Gen Z turned to matrimonial apps to find meaningful dates?
1 year, 4 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 …

Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute
1 year, 4 months ago

Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute

The Independent  

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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, …

Online Dating Was Hell. Then I Tried 1 Thing That Turned Out To Be A Total Game Changer.
1 year, 7 months ago

Online Dating Was Hell. Then I Tried 1 Thing That Turned Out To Be A Total Game Changer.

Huff Post  

The author with her "copy editor," Jolene. This was going to be my feminist revolution — my own version of Gandhi’s “being the change I wished to see in the world.” It also occurred to me that, even though people are finally realizing that older women are on the rise everywhere from corporate America to Hollywood, nobody had recruited us …

How to not get fooled in love: Modern daters are once bitten, twice shy
1 year, 11 months ago

How to not get fooled in love: Modern daters are once bitten, twice shy

Live Mint  

Navigating the dating space can be challenging; add bad experiences into the mix, and one might just want to reflexively shut the door altogether. From gaslighting to ghosting, there are too many ways available for people to make someone feel like a fool in love, a feeling that’s hard to shake off. A recent survey by QuackQuack, a dating app, …

Sad, paranoid and still single: How the dating app destroyed us all
2 years ago

Sad, paranoid and still single: How the dating app destroyed us all

The Independent  

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10 years of Tinder: How has the app changed the way we date?
2 years, 6 months ago

10 years of Tinder: How has the app changed the way we date?

The Independent  

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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 …

Can online dating burnout be stopped?
2 years, 9 months ago

Can online dating burnout be stopped?

BBC  

Can online dating burnout be stopped? “Of those seven to eight, you might net out at like one or two.” These days, however, single people are hard-pressed to not engage with the world of online dating – even though many know it’s hard work, and potentially disappointing. There are a few basic signs of this fatigue: when a user associates …

Bored of dating apps? Try this if you want to meet the love of your life
2 years, 9 months ago

Bored of dating apps? Try this if you want to meet the love of your life

The Independent  

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Why people behave badly on dating apps
2 years, 10 months ago

Why people behave badly on dating apps

BBC  

Why people behave badly on dating apps Getty Images Cheating, ghosting and swiping – online dating brings out the worst in many people. While LeFebvre’s 2019 paper on ghosting didn’t focus exclusively on dating apps, many of the people she surveyed noted how “ghosting emerged simultaneously with mobile dating apps”, she says, suggesting the practice is somehow intertwined with meeting …

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 …

Why being on dating apps feels different since the pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Why being on dating apps feels different since the pandemic

Live Mint  

A couple of years back, it was common to have friends, friends of friends, and acquaintances introduce their partner and say, “we met on Tinder.” Several people I know even got married to people they had met on dating apps or have been in long-term relationships through dating app-matches for 4-5 years now. And when you wanted to stay off …

You’re not a fish and other cardinal truths of online dating
3 years, 7 months ago

You’re not a fish and other cardinal truths of online dating

Live Mint  

When it comes to finding the one that fits your definition of ‘love’, the checklist can be quite long while the suitors are quite few. The grass is greener where you water it We hear from thousands of people—“Oh, it’s so hard, I never find anyone!” And then when asked how much time and effort they put into their profiles, …

Most single Indians believe they can fall in love online
3 years, 7 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 …

The pandemic changed dating norms. Are apps taking note?
3 years, 7 months ago

The pandemic changed dating norms. Are apps taking note?

Live Mint  

Early in the covid-19 pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. “So we wouldn’t be safe outside without mask, but we would be safe back at his place maskless?” She decided she needed a way to filter people, so she began arranging video chats before agreeing to meet anybody in person. Sherlock isn’t …

L.A. Affairs: How the pandemic taught me to switch up my dating game
3 years, 8 months ago

L.A. Affairs: How the pandemic taught me to switch up my dating game

LA Times  

Before the pandemic, going out and trying to meet ‘The One’ had almost become a chore. Lifestyle L.A. Affairs: The sheer exhaustion of dating as a single mom Adding an extra adult to the mix feels like I am disturbing all the perfectly balanced, precariously spinning plates of my life. Lifestyle Share your story with L.A. Affairs L.A. Affairs chronicles …

It’s 2021, why are dating app algorithms still so bad?
3 years, 9 months ago

It’s 2021, why are dating app algorithms still so bad?

Wired  

It is a truth universally acknowledged that lockdown was a boom time for dating apps. And now that the world is finally opening up again, single people are stampeding towards them in even greater numbers – Hinge has reported a 63 per cent spike in downloads since 2019 and a tripling of revenue in 2020, while May 2021 alone saw …

The darkest side of online dating
3 years, 9 months ago

The darkest side of online dating

BBC  

The darkest side of online dating Getty Images There are lots of perks to online dating – but it has a worrying dark side that can leave some shaken. Most of what was happening in that world for me was dismissal – a lot of dismissal, a lot of being made to feel like I was of lesser value.” I …

A New Wave of Dating Apps Takes Cues From TikTok and Gen Z
3 years, 9 months ago

A New Wave of Dating Apps Takes Cues From TikTok and Gen Z

Wired  

The pandemic could have doomed online dating. “Acceptance and normalization of online dating was already underway before Covid-19,” says John Madigan, an analyst at business research firm IBISWorld, but tailwinds from the pandemic have accelerated growth. So does Lolly, an app that lets you “match with people while exploring sweet video content.” Marc Baghadjian, Lolly’s 22-year-old cofounder, says the app’s …

How Tech Transformed How We Hook Up—and Break Up
3 years, 11 months ago

How Tech Transformed How We Hook Up—and Break Up

Wired  

She is the woman responsible for Tinder Gold, which is the key product that has made Tinder a real cash cow. Well, I think most people who wanted to talk about how dating was going to change during the pandemic found themselves really surprised by the fact that a year of social isolation didn't actually torpedo any of these apps, …

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 …

Online dating significantly speeds up relationships compared to real-life romance, new study shows
4 years, 5 months ago

Online dating significantly speeds up relationships compared to real-life romance, new study shows

The Independent  

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Locked in love
4 years, 10 months ago

Locked in love

India Today  

The coronavirus and social distancing have put a stop to all physical interactions. “Since virtual dating is the safest option right now, people are spending more time on dating apps and, in the process, re-discovering old-fashioned love and courtship,” says Solène Paillet, marketing director of Gleeden, an extra-marital dating platform where the active age group is between 34 and 49. …

Millennial Love in the time of corona: How a pandemic has ruptured romance
4 years, 10 months ago

Millennial Love in the time of corona: How a pandemic has ruptured romance

The Independent  

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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 …

Here’s what happens to people who use dating apps
5 years, 6 months ago

Here’s what happens to people who use dating apps

Hindustan Times  

A recent study has found that people suffer from loneliness and social anxiety after surfing through dating apps on their phones. Kathryn Coduto, lead author of the study from The Ohio State University, said, “It’s not just that they’re using their phone a lot, we had participants who said they were missing school or work, or getting in trouble in …

Your personality can influence your addiction to dating apps
5 years, 7 months ago

Your personality can influence your addiction to dating apps

Deccan Chronicle  

Swiping idly has slithered into the daily lives for most us trying to date. They were asked to rate their agreeability to statements on five variables: social anxiety, preference for online social interaction, loneliness, compulsive use of dating apps and negative outcomes of their dating app use. Negative outcomes of using dating apps were measured with statements like, "I missed …

Six millennial women get together and discuss love in the time of the dating app revolution. Watch video
6 years ago

Six millennial women get together and discuss love in the time of the dating app revolution. Watch video

Hindustan Times  

Is loving someone and being in love the same thing? Love in the time of the dating app revolution. We met six great women ahead of International Women’s Day 2019 to know their dating patterns; if they use apps to find love; if they’ve found someone whom they’ve spent quality time with; and how do they ensure their safety when …

Online daters seek partners 25 per cent more desirable than themselves, study claims
6 years, 7 months ago

Online daters seek partners 25 per cent more desirable than themselves, study claims

The Independent  

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Millennials 'spend 10 hours a week on dating apps'
7 years, 2 months ago

Millennials 'spend 10 hours a week on dating apps'

The Independent  

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The Struggles of Adulting and Dating
7 years, 3 months ago

The Struggles of Adulting and Dating

Huff Post  

Love Love Love….that giddy feeling in your stomach and weakness in your knees. That awesome thing we do, where we turn that uneasy feeling in our gut to mean “this must be true love,” instead of when it’s actually telling us, “he’s an axe murderer, cat kidnapping, double dipping freak,” run like hell and don’t look back.” Love is grand …

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