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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Holly Bishop

Love at first slide? Single Londoners turn to PowerPoint after ‘dating app fatigue’

  • Date My Mate is a multi-city event where friends pitch their single mates to a crowd of potential suitors.
  • Participants use carefully crafted PowerPoint presentations to highlight their friends' best qualities.
  • The event offers an organic way to meet people, contrasting with the prevalent use of dating apps.
  • This return to in-person socialising comes amid growing reports of dating app burnout.
  • Tinder experienced a 7 per cent decline in paying users in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, indicating a shift in dating preferences.

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These singles are tired of apps – so they’ve turned to PowerPoint dating

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