Are Digital Daters Going Back to Analogue?

Vizla Kumaresan, clinical psychologist

03-Jan-20 14:30

Are Digital Daters Going Back to Analogue?

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Are dating apps beginning to lose their shine, and if so, what happens when people who are more used to finding romance online, try dating the old-fashioned way?

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: Technology, Tech, Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Medical Innovation and Technology, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, online dating, dating apps, Tinder, match.com, Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel, OkCupid, Facebook Dating, dating app fatigue, catfishing, The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz, The Offline Dating Method, Camille Virginia, matchmaking services, dating coaches, romantic fatigue,

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