Modern dating can be severed into two eras: before the swipe, and after
By 2017, about five years after Tinder introduced the swipe, more than a quarter of different-sex couples were meeting on apps and dating websites, according to a study led by the Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld. Suddenly, saying We met on Hinge was as normal as saying We met in college or We met through a friend.
Last week, he published an op-ed headlined Dating Apps Are the Best Place to Find Love, No Matter What You single women having children See on TikTok
The share of couples meeting on apps has remained pretty consistent in the years since his 2017 study, Rosenfeld told me. But these days, the mood around dating apps has soured. As the apps seek to woo a new generation of daters, TikTok abounds with complaints about how hard it is to find a date on Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Grindr, and all the rest. The novelty of swiping has worn off, and there hasn’t been a major innovation beyond it. As they push more paid features, the platforms themselves are facing rocky finances and stalling growth. Continue reading “Modern dating can be severed into two eras: before the swipe, and after” »