Do you use dating apps?

The scary world of dating has changed in recent years.

Many people choose now to download dating apps to try and meet no people.

Is Tinder for millennials? 

Tinder

Research from YouGov has suggested that Tinder is most popular amongst millennials. Over 34% have a positive opinion of it. Further interesting insights point out that it is the 164th most popular digital service and the 57th most famous.

We asked several people what they thought of it.

Liam, a 28-year-old male from Oldham, said: "I don't mind it. It's increasingly becoming the way that people my age start new relationships."

Sophie, a 29-year-old female from Rochdale, said she doesn't like it and prefers "to meet people the old-fashioned way." 

Olivia T, a 29-year-old female living in Didsbury said: "I quite like meeting people online. It can be scary but isn't that because it's still relatively new?"

Some further interesting research from YouGov brought up the following:

Young people are less likely to bump into the love of their lives. Countless love stories in films and TV shows start with an unexpected encounter in a bookshop or a bar. It does happen in real life too. One in five people aged 50 to 64 met their partner by chance while out and about.

How do people find love? | YouGov

The same research also provided data on how young people find love.  It says that millennial love takes a more practical approach: swiping through digital photographs. The research says that over a fifth of 25- to 34-year-olds met their partner online, 13% through dating apps.

Social media discussion 

We also took a long look through Twitter to see what people have been saying about dating apps recently.

One Twitter user announced that they were deleting their dating apps: "Deleting my dating apps because i want to meet someone the old fashioned way."

Another joked: "Deleted all my dating apps because I wanna meet someone the old fashioned way by liking all their tweets and hoping they get the hint."

Paris Angle posted: "I'm just glad that dating apps weren't around when I was trying to find the love of my life.

Use in popular culture

Interestingly, dating apps are starting to form of storylines in television programmes. It forms a key element of the first episode of How I Met Your Father. 

What do you think of dating apps? Let us know! 

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