Is dating through apps still a thing? (+ the effect of AI and online culture)

Recent events made me think about how technology is shaping our relationships.

We’re online more, we even use AI as a “relationship advisor,” and at the same time, it feels like it’s harder for younger people to approach someone in real life.

Dating apps seem to be losing quality – yet they’re still the fastest way to meet someone, and... you know what I mean. (A friend told me that’s where all the “socially hopeless cases” end up. 😀)

Meanwhile, Meta revealed that Facebook Dating has 21.5 million daily users across 52 countries, including 1.77 million Americans aged 18 – 29. So it seems like Facebook Dating is slowly becoming a surprisingly acceptable (and less cringe) option.

Anyway...

How do you see dating in the age of AI and technology?

What change have you spotted in the last 10 years, and how do you see it in the future?

(And this is without even mentioning phenomena like the machismo culture around Andrew Tate or the advice some young women give on how to “resist men” – which also affects both individual relationships and the overall dating atmosphere.)