LONDON: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. The dates were “weird”, she said, ...
FILE - This Tuesday, July 28, 2020, file photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. The use of dating apps in the last 18 months of the pandemic has surged around the globe. Tinder reported 2020 as its busiest year. LONDON: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps.
Sherlock, 42, a PR consultant who lives in New Jersey, said it is a practice she'll continue post-pandemic.Sherlock is not alone in changing the way she used dating apps during the pandemic, prompting many to roll out new features. Almost half of Tinder users had a video chat with a match during the pandemic, with 40 per cent of them intending to continue them post-pandemic.
Dating app users are also increasingly looking for deeper connections rather than casual encounters, Carbino said.
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