Are dating apps running out of steam?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In 2021, Sunday Times writer Megan Agnew experienced a strange sort of heartbreak after a relationship that began on a dating app. It got her thinking: are they healthy for us? And does the data now suggest we may be turning against them?
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'Total swipe out: Why dating is better in real life' by Megan Agnew - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/total-swipe-out-why-dating-is-better-in-real-life-t7pkbjtjd
Guest: Megan Agnew, Features Writer at The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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