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How the endless doomswipe took over Gen Z dating

Twenty-somethings have fallen victim to the chronically online dating-app trap, writes Robyn Packter. Is it time for platforms to level up?

Instead of a pursuit for meaningful companionship, dating apps are now a mindless game you play to pass the time. But many are experiencing dating-app fatigue – so much so that the top 10 dating apps in the UK saw a 16% decline in users between 2023 and 2024. The question is: how are we going to change this? Or, more importantly, do we even want to? 

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I went to a blind dating event – here’s what happened

Sextras reviews Soulmate Social, a personalised dating experience that promises to get you a snog (if not your soulmate), and speaks to its founder Breagha Campbell about the inspiration behind mass set-ups (mostly, death to The Apps™).

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