Apps News Do People Have Faith In Dating Apps

People are dumping Tinder. The dating app wants to reignite its spark by getting singles offline

With new leadership and product releases, Tinder is trying to stay relevant as new platforms focus on in-person events and cater to younger users tired of swiping. Read More

Restaurants Are Using Dating Apps to Lure People In for Dinner

Dating apps have evolved into a kind of marketplace where people look for everything from connection to validation. Swiping has replaced casual introductions, and meeting through a screen has become a ... Read More

Foodie calls? Some singles are exploiting dating apps for meals, survey finds

Maybe you’ve been a victim of it — or maybe you’ve done it. Either way, you’re not alone. “Foodie calls,” or instances where one half of a date is effectively exploiting the encounter to score a free ... Read More

Alyson Nelson: Warning that dating apps “facilitate perpetrators of domestic violence”

A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) report into Ms Nelson’s murder was published on Thursday and found she had been in a “vulnerable” state when she had met Finlay on a dating app two years before her de ... Read More

Dating apps are making it difficult for single short kings

When Michel Legrand opened a dating app in his early 20s, he realized his height had become a liability. At 5’3”, he was competing in a digital marketplace where women’s preferences were made brutally ... Read More

So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps

It’s a well-worn adage of the Internet age: people often aren’t what they seem to be online. But until recently, you could at least be assured that they were people. Now, though, “chatfishing,” a new ... Read More