As a dating coach, I’ve pretty much heard every opinion possible about dating apps so I was really excited to read Glamour magazine’s recent study which asked 1000 women, ages 18 to 44, if dating apps are helping or hurting their love lives.
Glamour found that about half of the women in the study have actually gone on dates with people they met on the apps, 36% found a serious relationship and 12% even married someone they met on a dating app!
I think this is very exciting because there is now proof that dating apps can make your love life better. If you want to meet someone special, or even if you just want to meet lots of someones, I encourage you to invest your precious time and energy on dating apps so that you don’t lose out on opportunities to meet someone new, and potentially special. The Glamour study shows that dating apps have worked for others (some even got married!!!!) and I suspect that they can work for you as well.
The bottom line is that the dating apps provide opportunities and can make it easier for you to meet someone new wherever you are and whenever you want. You can choose to use all of the opportunities on dating apps as an excuse to always be looking for someone “better” and never invest energy in the people you are currently dating. You can also choose to use all of the opportunities on dating apps to meet new people and increase your chances of meeting someone who is healthy, confident and available and has your 5 non-negotiables.
My answer to the question is that dating apps make meeting people easier. What you decide to do with all of the opportunities, and whether or not it helps or hurts your love life, is up to you.
Drop the mic, Tracey! I think You just helped me realize that I need to change my attitude and I needed to read that. Thanks.
If a dater is serious about meeting people for dating, then the online is simply a component to increase the odds of meeting the perfect match. Just like a buffet, just because something is on your feed doesn’t mean you have to add it to your plate. You’re so right about online dating!
Lisa, thank YOU so much for sharing and I’m excited to hear about what you new attitude brings for you!
Craig, I couldn’t agree with you more and online dating is one of many ways to meet someone special. Unfortunately, I’ve known many people who were “sick of it” and didn’t want to give it a chance. I’d hate for anyone to throw out the baby with the bath water.
Good point. I have been discouraged but I should probably give them another chance.