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CNN 5 Things

5 Good Things: The Dating Trend That Ditches the Apps

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Some singles are skipping swiping and letting their friends take the lead on their love life. Two first responders thousands of miles apart are now connected forever by a life-saving choice. Two brothers in the Bay Area started a school program that helps families and the planet. A lost border collie was rescued after a hiking trip gone wrong. Plus, one of the most memorable phone numbers in music is being used in a new way.  Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here. Vote for 5 Good Things for a Webby here.   Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco  Producer: Eryn Mathewson   Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin  Editorial Support: Victoria Fleischer  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, welcome. I'm Krista Bo Polanco, and this is CNN Five Good Things.

0:06.4

And it pains us to see that there are problems that could be addressed but aren't not.

0:10.2

If you see a problem, try to act upon it.

0:13.0

Here, how two brothers from the Bay Area are helping their community and the planet.

0:17.6

In New Zealand, a dog was lost for a week in the wilderness, and strangers came to the rescue.

0:22.8

Plus, he is such a great dude, and I am so sure that I gave it to the right person.

0:28.9

I love you, brother.

0:29.8

Literally saved my life.

0:31.2

Two first responders, thousands of miles apart, are now connected forever by a life-saving choice.

0:37.1

Later on, and now the number that

0:39.0

everybody knows now belongs to the helpline where people can get the support that they need.

0:44.2

That 80s song you probably know by heart is taking on a whole new life. We got to take a quick

0:49.3

break, but when we come back, in a city of 8 million people, are you ready to find love? The dating trend

0:58.1

where your friends make your case. All right, ladies had your men, men had your wallets.

1:06.1

First of all, here's my friend Nora. Because I am a scientist, these are just my observations.

1:12.1

So long swiping, single people are ditching the dating apps and putting their love lives into their friend's hands with a PowerPoint presentation.

1:21.3

Why you should date her? She is a good sport. Like she's always down to clown. She's down to be the butt of the joke or the front of the joke. It's the latest dating trend where a loved one takes the stage and pitches their single friend to a room full of strangers with slides.

1:34.3

Sometimes it's really hard, especially as a shy person, to talk about yourself and, you know, boast yourself up.

1:40.3

And sometimes the best person to actually do that is one of your closest friends, or even in some cases your siblings or your boss or your coworker. Brian, a fun fact, he cried every single time Mufasa died. Oh, we're going to start off with that. Brian is 30 years. You wouldn't, you know, spend hours and hours prepping a presentation, putting it together, then getting on stage and vouching for a friend unless you you really thought they were a great person. I know we've kind of joked a lot tonight, but really, Sam is truly one of the most lovely, reliable people I've ever met. Joe Teblum is the founder of Pitchin Pair, an IRL dating event based in New York that's helping lead the worldwide trend. We definitely hear a lot of people with they're getting burnt out with the apps.

2:20.6

They're sick of the apps. They don't like them. We're trying to create a third space, a fun space,

2:24.7

where typically like you would have to go to a speed dating or something like that by yourself.

2:29.7

But now you've got to go with your friends. And it's just a fun way to mingle and meet people.

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