Opinion: Why the young and the single can’t commit to dating apps


Among young singles today, dating-app fatigue is real. The popularity of in-person dating events and the eagerness of some users to take a sabbatical from swiping both point to a shift among members of Generation Z. — Photo by Nik on Unsplash

Alexa Valavicius is 28, single and off dating apps since 2021. How come?

She quit Hinge and Bumble, the only two platforms she was on, when she realised that getting a good read on people was difficult based on their profiles.

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