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Stat: US women disillusioned with dating apps

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Stat: US women disillusioned with dating apps

A new study by Morning Consult released in June 2024 highlights growing dissatisfaction among American women with online dating platforms.

Youth : Pop-culture & Media : Society

Photoroom and OkCupid launch AI ex-termination editing tool

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Photoroom and OkCupid launch AI ex-termination editing tool

AI-powered photo editor Photoroom and dating platform OkCupid have joined forces to launch a new feature called Erase Your Ex.

AI : Youth : Technology

Stat: Hinge reveals what makes Gen Z anxious on dating apps

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Stat: Hinge reveals what makes Gen Z anxious on dating apps

Using its extensive global user base, dating app Hinge polled more than 15,000 people for its DATE (Data, Advice, Trends and Expertise) report, unp...

Youth : Online Dating : Dating Apps

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Tinder tackles Gen Z loneliness in new brand film

Dating app Tinder has launched a new ad for its UK audience, redefining the brand’s messaging to appeal to swipe-fatigued Gen Z and modern relation...

Advertising & Branding : Dating : Pop Culture & Media

Stat: Male daters feel connections faster than women

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Stat: Male daters feel connections faster than women

Dating platform Match has released its annual Singles in America study, which this year finds that men are feeling more social pressure to find a r...

Society : Health & Wellness : Youth

Generation Z are ready to reboot dating

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Generation Z are ready to reboot dating

Marc Baghadjian, co-founder of Gen Z dating app Lolly, on how post-pandemic connections will be defined by video crushes and non-committal mindsets.

Youth : Dating : Social Media

Bio-engineering the future of intimacy

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Bio-engineering the future of intimacy

While technology has been blamed for affecting intimacy, artist Marija Bozinovska Jones is exploring the boundaries of tech-induced arousal by bio-...

Technology : Intimacy : Scent

Isolated Intimacy

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Isolated Intimacy

As the world experiences a crisis of closeness, new services are positioning isolation as an opportunity to reassess the meaning of intimacy.

Health : Wellness : Technology

Tinder explores the nature of black love

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Tinder explores the nature of black love

Tinder recently commissioned Black Love Is, a film from Director X celebrating black love in all of its forms.

Society : App : Dating

Romance Travel Reignited

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Romance Travel Reignited

Romantic escapes are undergoing a systemic shift to cater for more fluid relationships, a modern desire for intimacy and heightened levels of self-...

Travel : Hospitality : Society

This app lets couples confront relationship issues

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This app lets couples confront relationship issues

LifeCouple has been developed to help partners monitor and address different challenges in their relationships.

Society : Relationships : Wellness

Stat: Emojis are altering how we communicate desire

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Stat: Emojis are altering how we communicate desire

Those who often use emojis in messages reportedly have more sex because they are better at communicating desire, according to a study by the Kinsey...

Media : Entertainment : Youth

Stat: Single women will drive growth for fitness brands

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Stat: Single women will drive growth for fitness brands

Not only are women staying single longer, they are also driving spending growth in categories such as health and wellness, according to a new repor...

Society : Relationships : Family

Families have evolved. Why haven’t brands caught up?

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Families have evolved. Why haven’t brands caught up?

Brands and advertisers are ignoring modern families. Could one solution lie in switching around the creatives and therefore cultural nous at compan...

Advertising : Future Family : Identity

OkCupid taps into Indian Millennials’ new values

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OkCupid taps into Indian Millennials’ new values

The dating app has revealed its first campaign in India, which reflects changing relationship preferences among the country’s Millennials.

Dating : Culture : Advertising

Sensory sex toys

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Sensory sex toys

Wan Tseng, founder of sex tech start-up Wisp, on sexual pleasure that focuses on the senses, and why the world of phallic sex toys is ripe for disr...

Health : Sex : Tehnology

The Tribe: The Uncoupled

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The Tribe: The Uncoupled

Coinciding with our new macrotrend Uncoupled Living, our latest Tribe gets to know the people choosing to embrace singledom, polyamory and platonic...

Tribes : Identity : Uncoupled

Dating app Hinge wants to be less addictive

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Dating app Hinge wants to be less addictive

The app has rebranded to make its interface less appealing for daters.

Youth : Dating : Relationships

Communities

The Uncoupled

Meet the new community of citizens who are choosing to embrace singledom, polyamory and platonic love over traditional romantic relationships.

Tribe : Travel : Leisure

Stat: British consumers are travelling to find romance

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Stat: British consumers are travelling to find romance

Group holidays are ideal for sparking romantic encounters on holiday, a new study from Mintel has found.

Travel : Lifestyle : Holiday

Thought-starter: How mainstream media is ignoring the asexual community

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Thought-starter: How mainstream media is ignoring the asexual community

At a time of greater inclusivity, asexual people remain invisible in Western culture. Michael Paramo, founder of The Asexual, asks what media and e...

Relationships : Media : Entertainment

Stat: Americans are opting out of romantic activities

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Stat: Americans are opting out of romantic activities

Valentine’s Day is becoming progressively less popular in the US, according to the National Retail Federation.

Finance : Relationships : Valentines Day

This storytelling app empowers female sexuality

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This storytelling app empowers female sexuality

Dipsea is a tech company and story studio that aims to destigmatise female sexual wellbeing.

Wellness : Female Futures : Sexual Health

Serendipity Hotels

Micro Trends

Serendipity Hotels

Luxury hotels, well versed in anonymity, are inviting guests to leave their inhibitions at the check-in desk and embark on chance encounters.

Hospitality : Luxury : Travel

Stat: Americans find more meaning in money than friends

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Stat: Americans find more meaning in money than friends

Americans today are placing more value on their finances than their friends, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

Finance : Relationships : Youth

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