We hear about people feeling burned out at their jobs, but that’s not the only place they’re experiencing it. According to a new survey, 78% of people who use dating apps feel burnt out with them.
The poll of 1,000 U.S. adults who’ve used a dating app at least once in the last year also reveals:
- Women are only slightly more burnt out than men, 80% of women feel some level of it compared to 74% of men.
- Gen Z is the most likely to say they “always” feel some level of dating app exhaustion.
- Users also admit lying on the apps, with 21% confessing to lying about their age, and men (23%) are a little more likely than women (19%) to tweak those numbers.
- Other common fibs on dating apps include income (14%), hobbies and interests (14%), employment, dating history and even current relationship status (13%).
- Another 12% admit they lie about their height, and it’s not just guys doing it. While 15% of fellas confess they’ve lied about how tall they are, 11% of women have, too.
- But one of the biggest reasons for burnout could be the amount of time people spend on the apps. The average dating app user spends 51 minutes a day swiping through potential partners.
- Millennials tend to spend the most time daily with 56 minutes, while baby boomers spend the least at 37 minutes, on average.
- About a quarter of users (27%) like to start online chats with a compliment, while 19% admit to recycling a rotation of conversation starters and 13% rely on pickup lines.
- Tinder comes out on top as the most popular dating app, used by 49% in the last year, followed by Plenty of Fish (38%), Bumble (29%), eHarmony (21%), OkCupid and Hinge (both 17%).
Source: SWNS Digital
Scott's Thoughts:
- Dating apps may be exhausting, but until we meet someone who spills coffee on us or helps us pick up books we drop after running into them, it’s basically our only option!
- Back in my day, we actually got to know someone then asked them out.
- Seems like there might be too many fish in the sea when it comes to these apps.