"Dating app fatigue has gone mainstream, with many people growing tired of swiping, ghosting, being ghosted, and generally treading water while searching for the right fish in the sea. Luckily, there's a barrage of new apps on the market aiming to help you find the love of your life, a friend with benefits, or both. Some apps, like Sitch and Ditto, use AI to narrow the dating pool, limiting matches or skipping the app interface entirely in favor of text messages."
"Other apps match users through mutual connections. For singles who are sick of algorithms altogether, there are startups betting on the in-person meet-cute, hosting dinners, or ticketed events. The dating startups aim to disrupt the industry's incumbent power players - Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr - which defined a generation of online dating, but have since seen their stock values tumble."
Dating app fatigue has become widespread as many users grow tired of swiping, ghosting, and stagnant matching. A wave of new apps offers alternatives for finding romance, sex, or casual relationships. Some platforms use AI matchmakers or chatbots to narrow pools and automate interactions, while others rely on personality quizzes, astrology, or mutual friends to generate matches. Several startups prioritize in-person meet-cutes through dinners and ticketed events instead of algorithmic matching. Investors funded dating startups with $121 million last year, though market entry remains difficult because apps require large user bases to succeed.
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