You already know it and Pre-Dating agrees: Apps just are not the way to find quality people for a meaningful relationship. Sure, you might get lucky, but what are your odds of success vs heartbreak, and a lot of wasted time. Wouldn’t you rather go out tonight and meet some nice people face to face? The article below talks about how young singles are more and more turning to speed dating and singles mixers like our Lock & Key events where they can meet real people in person, instead of dating apps. Enjoy the article.

Young Adults Are So Over Dating Apps

As far as Gen Z and millennials are concerned, dating apps are in their flop era.

BY EMILY BROWN JUNE 2024 Originally Published in Relevant

A new report from Eventbrite, an event management site, found that young adults are increasingly turning to live events like speed dating and singles mixers to meet potential matches instead of dating apps. Last year, searches for live singles events increased 43 percent from the year prio, with over 1.5 million searches for it on Eventbrite’s platform.

“Singles have voiced their frustrations with online dating, and we’ve heard them loud and clear: they want more in-person opportunities to connect and bond…” Eventbrite’s CEO and co-founder Julia Hartz said in a statement.

More than half of respondents admitted it’s difficult to start and/or continue a meaningful conversation online. Additionally, nearly half of Gen Z participants and a third of Millennials said they had little success in finding potential partners with shared values and interests.

Of course, it doesn’t help that dating apps have depersonalized the romantic experience. Many women have gone viral on TikTok recently for ranting about their negative experiences on dating apps, arguing that apps have turned dates into “transactions” and made it difficult to find a genuine connection with someone.

“There’s a sickness where we don’t see people as people because of the apps,” an anonymous woman told The Cut.