February 14, 2021
Talk to anyone who has tried online dating, and the complaints quickly come out. The hours of swiping each week. The repetitive photos of people fishing, on vacation, or in front of a mountain. The confusing biographies. The conversations that go nowhere or end abruptly. Gross comments and unwanted photos.
“It can feel really disheartening,” said Gavriella Gold, a human resources business partner in Seattle who has been on and off dating apps including Bumble, Tinder, and Coffee Meets Bagel since 2017. “Honestly, it’s like an extracurricular activity that takes a lot of time and investment.”
Even more people have encountered that kind of fatigue during the Covid-19 pandemic, since online dating was the only option for many singles to meet someone. But companies are fighting fatigue and increasing engagement through new features, specialized approaches, and methods that move users beyond hours of swiping.
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Northeast Tennessee reported a net increase of 219 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, its most in nearly two weeks, causing its seven-day new case rate to increase for the second-consecutive day.
As of Thursday, the region was averaging 135.5 new cases per day over the last week, up from a low of 116.1 on Tuesday but still below last weekâs high of 160. Sullivan County reported the most new cases with 89, while Carter County (+51) was the only other to report more than 50 new cases. Case totals in Hancock and Johnson counties were reduced by one.
Thursdayâs new case increase caused active infections, which are still at their lowest point since October, to rise for the second time this month. The region has 1,333 active cases, an increase of 13 from Wednesday. Hawkins and Washington counties each reported active case increases of 11, the only counties in the region to see a double-digit rise in active cases. Johnson (-8), Sullivan (-3) and Unicoi (-2) cou
The virtual date debate
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February 18, 2021 16:08 IST
Love in the time of Covid has moved online, but there are pros and cons. While the connections have increased, deep conversations and quality time seem to be taking a hit
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Now that India has ‘unlocked’, the question is how have expectations and attitudes changed with regard to dating from pre-pandemic times?
Love in the time of Covid has moved online, but there are pros and cons. While the connections have increased, deep conversations and quality time seem to be taking a hit
It was January 2020 and Pavitra L was ready to quit the world of online dating after three years. “It was stale, seeing the same people on multiple apps,” says the 26-year-old architect from Mumbai, sharing that she “did take frequent breaks, sometimes for months”. Once the Covid-19 lockdown hit in March, however, she was back, ready to swipe right on anyone with whom she felt she could have a convers