Contributor

Anna Y.

Founder of On Dating Journal. Anna met her husband on a dating site in 2011; they married in 2016 and now run the magazine together, along with Lapa, their rescue dog. She believes a real relationship can begin with a single introduction.

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RESEARCH · 12.10.2026

Dating trends 2026: the shifts with evidence behind them, and the ones still running on press releases

Every dating app publishes a trend forecast. We sorted the 2026 crop by the strength of the evidence, separating what the companies say from what independent data can confirm.

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RESEARCH · 11.10.2026

Dating app fatigue: the burnout data, the falling subscriber numbers and the rise of the run club

Most app daters say swiping wears them out, the paying customers are drifting away and the industry is now selling ceramics classes. What the evidence actually shows.

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RESEARCH · 10.10.2026

AI in dating: what the apps have built, what singles think, and what could go wrong

The big dating apps now talk about AI in every earnings call. We separate the features that shipped from the promises, and weigh the survey data on what singles actually want.