FT Opinion | Lex

Activists have fallen hard for dating apps. Investors shouldn’t
Match and rival Bumble have struggled with post-pandemic slowdown in growth

https://archive.ph/5mYSQ

FT Technology sector

Dating apps search for users who want to be ‘just friends’
Bumble and Match Group launch friendship and social products to help reverse post-pandemic slowdown

https://archive.ph/HJzBS

WSJ CIO Journal

Grindr Aims to Build the Dating World’s First AI ‘Wingman’
The dating app is testing an AI bot for gay and bi men that would scout for long-term relationship prospects, set up dates—and even date other wingmen for you

https://www.wsj.com/articles/grindr-aims-to...share_permalink

WSJ Lifestyle

Singles Want to Find Love in Real Life Again, if Only They Could Remember How
Many find their in-person meeting skills are rusty. ‘People are trying to figure out, where do we go? What do we do?’

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/singles-datin...share_permalink

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This post has been edited by silverwave: Sep 8 2025, 10:08 PM

FT The Big Read | Technology sector

How we fell out of love with dating apps
The biggest online dating companies are in crisis, as women and younger users look elsewhere, towards niche sites or real-life meets

www.ft.com/content/6f28bf28-8378-436f-ac7f-8fd1e2de17e2

Does subscription help? I am reluctant to pay for dating apps these days...



As for speed dating, I tried once in SG. I am the youngest... All 40s-50s uncles and aunties mix and match...

You know of any speed-dating activities/platforms for 20s-30s?

This post has been edited by TOS2: Sep 8 2025, 10:58 AM

You have to pay nowadays. Last time no need. Don't be cheapskate. It's RM60-70/month. If you got promo

https://taketheleap.social/events
https://dateworks.co/events/

Anyone having luck finding your long term partner off dating apps?

I've tried = no luck.

My friend
Me. Getting married next year.
My future wife sister also.

Me, connected in 2021 and still in relationship. Honestly in retrospect, to me it was more like the app giving me some shortcuts to some people close by; like a cupid. My bf is brother of someone from my school, also a mutual friend of my first love, and I found him on FB dating which highlighted one of those facts so that helped to lower my barrier/added lots of starter topics.

Wow congratulations! Glad you're running at full speed into your next phase of life.

I have met a few of my exes from dating apps so it is definitely possible

This post has been edited by shinjite: Nov 3 2025, 02:04 PM

Me, indirectly.

My GF is a friend of a girl I met on dating apps.

I think the primary reason why a guy cannot find long term partner from dating app is money issue

nowadays, one fish n chip already rm30+ for a decent looking venue for just a normal man and woman date. If the guy is making an average salary of rm3000 per month he will still find a hard time date someone

How long before you guys came to the topic of marriage? I recall seeing your post that you met her maybe earlier of the year.

I always tell girls I aim for marriage when I meet them. When we officially together I asked her how long you went to date? She said like 6 months. I was cool. I also don't want to date long.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: Nov 9 2025, 09:35 PM