Modern Dating Culture – Online Dating Trends, Reality, Rules

Current Trends In Dating: Dating App Trends, Online Dating Trends, Popular Trends On Hinge, Bumble, Tinder & Dating Sites, Modern Dating Culture, Rules, Expectations

When it comes to dating, there will be ebbs and flows with experiences, profiles, dates and more. Below is a running list of current trends, what to look out for, common terms and slang as well as behavior to be on the lookout for.

Some of these will eventually enter cliche and generic status on dating profiles but are relatively new but not necessarily unique or worth using in a dating profile. For now, get a feel of what to expect, encounter and deal with when dating these days and some hope and optimism for those that plan to take dating seriously.

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Modern Dating Trends, Modern Dating Culture: Dating Trends 2023

Modern dating is worse than ever. People are outsourcing their dating efforts to ghostwriters, bots and matchmakers. Too many people are relying on apps and not meeting people organically. Social and communication skills are regressing thanks to technology, covid, WFH, loneliness, rising cost of living, work-life balance and recession worries.

Above that, people are dabbling in dating apps. Low-effort, just seeing what’s out there, listing Instagram handles is now the status quo. People are afraid and/or lazy to put themselves out there, be vulnerable, take risks, work on themselves or treat dating seriously.

Online dating is not easier than meeting people offline. You can create a dating profile from your toilet seat yet that doesn’t mean you are doing it right, will have success or be happy. Dating apps give lots of lonely people false hope as they are only intended to be used lightly in addition to meet people offline.

Luckily, there is a movement to also get off the apps and meet people offline like at bars, cafes, events, classes and more.

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Online Dating Trends – Expectations, Etiquette & Dating App Culture, Dating App Trends, New Dating Trends

Getting matches but matches don’t send a message

Matches are slow to reply

Matches unmatching after date is planned (to avoid being reported, free up queue etc>0

Matches send short answers

Matches don’t ask questions

Matches don’t ask for dates

Ghosting on dating apps

Revenge blocking – getting people banned on sites

Ghosting after first dates

Coffee dates

Video calls/phone calls before a date

Low-key first dates

People who would rather pay for premium, boosts rather than work on themselves. These people are looking for hacks and shortcuts rather than look at themselves in the mirror to assess what they are doing wrong.

Travel mode / tour guides – lots of people are using apps passing through town whether in town for a period of time for work or seeking something casual or seeking tour guides

Sober dates – this is both in terms of those that do not drink or want to drink less.

Dating App Trends, Online Dating Trends

Hi/Hey

How Are You

How Is Your Day/Week/Weekend 

Not on here much (IG/Snapchat/WhatsApp account)

AI Photos – this goes beyond filtered/photoshopped photos but completely digitally created photos using existing photos/headshots and making various photos out of them i.e. in a suit, at a bar, etc.

Chatbots – chatbots are being used to generate dating profiles and to communicate with matches on dating sites. Chatbots are becoming more and more popular and are replacing ghostwriters or professional dating profile writing services.

Fitness Dating Apps – this is something people are searching for but it is not needed if you learn to screen profiles on main apps and swipe left on profiles that don’t meet your interests. If you don’t have enough people in your area, exercise, eat well, make yourself more interesting/attractive, stop using apps or just move.

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Using Dating Apps While Traveling, Bumble While Traveling, Hinge On Vacation

Thanks to WFH and also increase travel opportunities, people are using dating apps while traveling. Thanks to travel mode on Bumble as well as GPS based location functions, the goal for apps is inflate dating pool as much as possible. Thank you monetization and greed!

Dating App Hookup Culture, Online Dating Hook-Up Culture, Tinder Hookup Culture, Why Is Hookup Culture Normalized?

Yes, some people use dating apps to date casually or hook-up event. Others use them for travel guides. A lot of people were lonely for 2-3 years during the pandemic. People have needs. Similarly, things like open-relationships, poly lifestyles and throuples have become mainstream.

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Dating Profile Trends – Men; Bumble Dating Trends, Hinge Dating Trends

BJJ

Krav Maga

Work in tech

Entrepreneur

Whisk(e)y

Craft Beer

Mezcal

Boba

Down To Earth

Nice Guy

Sarcasm

Anime

Together we could ruin each other’s lives

Uber-rating

ENM / Open-Relationship / Ethically Non-Monogamous

Will not respond to hi/hey messages

My love language is Succession Quotes

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Dating Profile Trends – Women; Bumble Dating Trends, Hinge Dating Trends

Spicy margaritas / spicy margs

Mezcal negroni

Espresso martinis

Casually looking for something serious

White Lotus them song

Fitted sheets / clean sheets

ENM (Ethically Non-Monagmous)

Partnered

Global Entry + Clear

# of Countries visited

No Trump supporters

No hookups

Can’t see likes so say hi

Dog & I are a package deal / dog-mama / fur-mama / must love dogs

Will stop to pet all dogs / will like your dog more than you

Good vibes only

My kid(s) mean the world to me / my kids come first

Resy reservations are my love language

Seeking +1 For Weddings

Looking to replace (x) as emergency contact

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Toxic Dating Culture, Dating Apps Are Toxic, Modern Dating Is Toxic, Online Dating Accountability, Dating App Accountability, Toxic Online Dating

Dating apps have made it easier to ghost people, harass men and women, target lonely folks, gaslight unsuspecting individuals and wreak havoc on mental health and safety. Anonymity on dating apps and ambiguous and non-existent reporting features make it hard for people to report others on dating apps.

If you suffer from low self-esteem, depression or loneliness, do not use dating apps. People lie about their intentions. People are too trusting on dating apps. Criminals prey on vulnerable communities rather easily by analyzing their profiles, photos, and outlook on life.

The types of toxic people on apps are:

-narcissists

-sociopaths

-catfisher – uses other people’s photos, uses AI generated photos, uses old photos, uses photos that were filtered/photoshopped or lies about their hair, height, appearance, hair or other feature.

-jekyll & hyde aka the nice guy – this person acts nice and then flips out when you cancel a date or don’t want to give out your number, leave a date early or don’t want to go on a second date

-depressed/crying/lonely

-negging/manipulators

-stalkers

-low-effort/submariners (these people come and go; hot and cold, make plans and then cancel)

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