The chapter delves into the intricacies of relationships, emphasizing appreciation and commitment as crucial components for success. It also scrutinizes the impact of dating apps, highlighting the disparity between preferences on paper and real-life attraction, as well as the evolving perspectives on their usage.
Last week the founder of the dating app Bumble forecasted a near future dating landscape where AI ‘dating concierges’ filter out prospective partners for us. But does AI, or even science, really understand what makes two people compatible? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Amie Gordon, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, to find out what we know about why two people go the distance, and why she and her colleague associate professor of sociology Elizabeth Bruch, are designing their own dating app to learn more.. Help support our independent journalism at
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