Eventbrite<\/a>, 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\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cSingles have voiced their frustrations with online dating, and we\u2019ve heard them loud and clear: they want more in-person opportunities to connect and bond…\u201d Eventbrite\u2019s CEO and co-founder Julia Hartz said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than half of respondents admitted it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, it doesn\u2019t 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 \u201ctransactions\u201d and made it difficult to find a genuine connection with someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a sickness where we don\u2019t see people as people because of the apps,\u201d an anonymous woman told The Cut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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