For a decade, apps have dominated dating. But now singles are growing tired of swiping and are looking for new ways to meet people β or reverting to old ones.
L acey deleted dating apps from her phone a couple of years ago and has never looked back β and not because she met the man of her dreams. She will often go out alone to these clubs where, she says, men outnumber women.
It was probably the best sex of my life. As for her relationship status? Having evolved out of desktop dating sites like eHarmony and Match. But the sand appears to be shifting once again. But with the apps being so embedded in the culture of modern dating, where else can single people turn to meet the love of their life, or even have a quick fling?
N ottinghamshire pharmacist Kevin Inglesant is one of many people who have struggled to make connections online. He has tried Bumble, Match, Badoo and Facebook dating, but in nearly three years has only met one person, with whom he had six dates before the relationship ended.
The new rules of dating mean approaching strangers in public is more frowned upon than it was previously, though he has found a potentially promising solution. Putting a new spin on an old-fashioned approach also appeals to Katy, a year-old who lives in London, works for a charity, and says the apps had made her forget how to flirt. Many say the apps feel like work and there is a genuine sense of burnout as people struggle to commit to what is essentially hours of admin a week alongside their day jobs and other responsibilities.
