40% people comfortable with sharing personal details on dating apps
4 years, 10 months 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 the smartphone the primary device of entertainment. While 65% of Gen Z respondents used online dating apps for casual dating, 63% of Gen X respondents were looking for a serious relationship and 72% of the millennial respondents used the apps to look for friendship or companionship. The report also revealed that a significant number of responders did not use dating apps as it did not fit their style, or that they shied away from it as they had heard negative stories around the concept.

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Online dating is about to radically change
3 weeks 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 …

As the year ends, winter travel is heating up dating apps with spike in matches
4 weeks, 2 days ago

As the year ends, winter travel is heating up dating apps with spike in matches

Deccan Chronicle  

For Indians, winter is not only about sweaters and hot cocoa- it's the favorite season for the wanderlust and travel enthusiasts, and India's No.1 dating app, QuackQuack's, consumer study shows a record high matches induced by the same love for traveling this winter. The app's recent survey of 10,000 active users from metros, suburbs, and rural areas of India revealed …

Dating apps aren’t just for casual hookups: Study shows they lead to long-lasting, satisfying relationships
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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
4 months 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’
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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What Is The Mental Health Impact of Dating Apps? Find Out Here
4 months, 1 week ago

What Is The Mental Health Impact of Dating Apps? Find Out Here

News 18  

In the digital age, dating apps have revolutionized how people connect and form relationships. Jeevika Sharma, relationship expert highlights several reasons why dating apps can negatively affect mental well-being, emphasizing the importance of a balanced and mindful approach to online dating. Unrealistic Expectations Dating apps often showcase curated profiles, where users present the best versions of themselves. While dating apps …

Ever feel exhausted by swiping through dating apps? You might be experiencing dating app burnout
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Unhappy Gen-Z Scout For Love Old School Way
6 months, 1 week ago

Unhappy Gen-Z Scout For Love Old School Way

Deccan Chronicle  

After a decade of swiping left and right on dating apps, many Gen-Z users are now drifting away from the pool of “plenty fish” to old-school methods of dating. FB and Instagram introduce you to a person’s world quickly compared to dating apps.” Matter of Heart Kshitiz and Shivangi, a couple who are Content Creators and Influencers, say that the …

Can you really be ‘addicted’ to dating apps?
7 months, 1 week ago

Can you really be ‘addicted’ to dating apps?

The Independent  

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Most dating apps likely sell users' personal data for advertising: Report reveals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Most dating apps likely sell users' personal data for advertising: Report reveals

India TV News  

A recent report surfaced, stating that it will shed light on the privacy practices of dating apps, and that reveals a significant majority of them may share or sell users' data for advertising purposes. Misha Rykov, Researcher has emphasized the concerning trend, stating, "Dating apps claim the more personal data you share, the more likely you are to find love. …

The Swipe Pandemic: Are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder pushing us to addiction?
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Researchers uncover Tinder hack that could DOUBLE your matches after analyzing more than 23,000 profiles on the dating app
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Researchers uncover Tinder hack that could DOUBLE your matches after analyzing more than 23,000 profiles on the dating app

Daily Mail  

A deep-dive exploring over 23,000 profiles in Tinder's dating pool has identified the most common, self-reported interests of those looking for love on the mobile app. Men looking for that first spark of connection with a special lady may want to reconnect with their softer side: leisure interests like reading and casual activities like walking, topped the list for women. …

Relationship experts on how to avoid the dreaded dating app fatigue
9 months ago

Relationship experts on how to avoid the dreaded dating app fatigue

The Independent  

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Using dating apps? 5 tips to ensure your safety while online dating
9 months, 1 week ago

Using dating apps? 5 tips to ensure your safety while online dating

India TV News  

In today's digital age, online dating has become increasingly popular as a way to meet potential partners. By using reputable platforms and trusting your instincts to meet in public places, and staying sober and alert, you can enjoy the benefits of online dating while minimising the risks. Protect your personal information Be cautious about sharing personal information such as your …

Dating App Unlocks New Dating Possibilities With These Love Styles
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

77% Indians Swiped Right on Fake Love: Latest Report Shows Boom in AI Romance Scams
10 months, 4 weeks ago

77% Indians Swiped Right on Fake Love: Latest Report Shows Boom in AI Romance Scams

News 18  

A staggering 77 per cent Indians have reported encountering fake profiles or AI-generated photos on dating platforms or social media, according to the latest ‘Modern Love’ study conducted by McAfee. Furthermore, the prevalence of romance scams is alarming, with 39 per cent Indians revealing that their interactions with potential love interests online turned out to be with scammers. The allure …

V-Day Frenzy Triggers Dating Avalanching
11 months ago

V-Day Frenzy Triggers Dating Avalanching

Deccan Chronicle  

In a bid to find a quick date ahead of Valentine’s Day, Gen-Zers are swiping ‘left’ and ‘right’ in the world of online dating like there is no tomorrow. However, the non-stop ‘right’ swipe frenzy has snowballed into a new dating trend called “Avalanching.” Experts say that many singletons, fueled by peer pressure, and perhaps FOMO, are turning to dating …

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

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

The Independent  

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How Instagram became the hottest new dating app
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Instagram became the hottest new dating app

The Independent  

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Yelp, Strava and Duolingo are…dating apps?
1 year, 1 month 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 dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute
1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

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A new guide focuses on online dating safety
1 year, 3 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 …

5 tips for avoiding romance scams on dating apps
1 year, 4 months ago

5 tips for avoiding romance scams on dating apps

Hindustan Times  

5 tips for avoiding romance scams on dating apps Check out these top five ways to avoid romance scams on dating apps. Check out these top five ways to avoid romance scams on dating apps 1 / 6 A recent survey showed that more than 67% of women find online dating safer than dating in real life because of the …

Online Dating Was Hell. Then I Tried 1 Thing That Turned Out To Be A Total Game Changer.
1 year, 4 months ago

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

Huff Post  

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India's Progressive Dating Renaissance: Fluidity and Inclusivity Lead the Way
1 year, 6 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 …

Dating apps may be unpopular, but I can’t help but love them
1 year, 8 months ago

Dating apps may be unpopular, but I can’t help but love them

The Independent  

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How to not get fooled in love: Modern daters are once bitten, twice shy
1 year, 9 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, …

More than half of single adults feel empowered to call out bad behaviour on a date
1 year, 9 months ago

More than half of single adults feel empowered to call out bad behaviour on a date

The Independent  

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70 per cent of men have lied about themselves on dating apps, study suggests
1 year, 9 months ago

70 per cent of men have lied about themselves on dating apps, study suggests

The Independent  

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Sad, paranoid and still single: How the dating app destroyed us all
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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‘I’ve lost the will to live on them’: Meet the most desired men on dating apps
1 year, 10 months ago

‘I’ve lost the will to live on them’: Meet the most desired men on dating apps

The Independent  

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Indians lost ₹7,966 on average in online dating scams: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Indians lost ₹7,966 on average in online dating scams: Report

The Hindu  

Findings published by Norton about Indian consumers’ online creeping behaviour highlighted that online dating scams have proven costly to a majority of Indian survey respondents, with nearly three out of four victims suffering financial losses. Common reasons for doing so include finding pictures of them online that were disturbing, finding out the person lied about their personal details, finding pictures …

Dating and Deal-Breakers: Daters Reveal Their Most Common Non-Negotiables
1 year, 11 months 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, …

Safety On Dating Apps Is Of Utmost Importance, Says Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Safety On Dating Apps Is Of Utmost Importance, Says Study

News 18  

According to a survey run by India’s homegrown dating app, QuackQuack, 67% of women prefer online dating over its traditional counterpart owing to the tight security and safety measures on these platforms. For instance, our app’s moderators use parameters such as User Information, IP City, IP Country, OS Information, and more to track and suspend fake profiles.” To better their …

Sex predators using dating apps as ‘hunting grounds’ for vulnerable victims, new research shows
2 years, 1 month ago

Sex predators using dating apps as ‘hunting grounds’ for vulnerable victims, new research shows

The Independent  

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This International Men's Day, Let’s Decipher What Men Want in A Relationship
2 years, 1 month ago

This International Men's Day, Let’s Decipher What Men Want in A Relationship

News 18  

There have been a lot of speculations on what men want. On this Men’s Day, QuackQuack, a dating app conducted a survey among 20k of its male users from Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, looking to comprehend men’s dating patterns and preferences. The app’s survey result shows that even though the end goal is the same for both men …

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

Matrimonial sites devise ways to beat dating apps
2 years, 3 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, 3 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 …

10 years of Tinder: How has the app changed the way we date?
2 years, 3 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, 5 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 …

Bored of dating apps? Try this if you want to meet the love of your life
2 years, 6 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, 8 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 …

Global usage of dating apps surge; Tinder, Bumble downloads grow
2 years, 10 months 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
2 years, 10 months 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
2 years, 11 months 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 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 …

Are you being pocketed? New dating trend sees daters refusing to put partners on their social media
3 years, 1 month ago

Are you being pocketed? New dating trend sees daters refusing to put partners on their social media

Daily Mail  

With cuffing season in full swing, singletons everywhere will be coupling up with new partners ready to flaunt their budding relationships on Instagram. 'In today’s context it refers to keeping a partner hidden on social media platforms, be it neglecting to share pictures of the relationship, or neglecting to tag each other in posts.' 'One sure fire way to recognise …

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