This chapter explores the evolution of dating apps, focusing on the Marriage Pact and its growth from an academic experiment to a platform with nearly half a million users. It also addresses the challenges traditional apps face and hints at an upcoming deep dive into the global dating app landscape, particularly in rural areas.
Inflation, interest rates and jobless numbers are on healthy trends; markets are gaining back ground. As the spectre of global recession fades we ask why fear has persisted. In the second instalment of our series on dating we look at what singles are doing beyond the apps (10:23). And a tribute to Joss Naylor, Britain’s legend of fell running (18:51).
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