Tinder and Bumble are out. Steamy Books Are In For Your Romance Fix!
According to a recent survey, 95% of singles prefer meeting people in real life over dating apps.
Why?
Meeting new people through dating apps can be tiring and uncertain. The sheer number of options can overwhelm the brain, making choosing difficult. A growing number of women prefer making connections offline as they value the natural efforts and genuine interactions that come with it. Online dating can feel too mechanical, allowing us to move on to the next match quickly without giving someone a chance.
In many matches, individually sorted and approved by two people, only one transforms into a meeting. With Tinder and similar apps, women only sometimes meet people, given the number of people they reach mutual approval with. Could it be that Tinder is not for women or men who like the chase, runaround, and constant efforts?
Many users are deleting Tinder or Bumble because validation from strangers is so much easier than going back to therapy and because meaningless sex sounds like one more thing in their life to be empty about, and they're not ready to be part of a game everyone’s rushing into.
What they are rushing to, however, is romance books.
By delving deeper into the world of romance books, they find solace and excitement in the pages that unfold before them. Each story was a new adventure, a chance to experience love and passion in its purest form without the complications of modern dating apps. The characters feel real, their emotions palpable.
While an author, I began as a reader.
When I was single and having a dry season in my dating life, I often lost myself in the whirlwind of fictional romance, enamoured by the allure of a world where love always found a way, where connections were deep and meaningful, and where happy endings were not just a far-off dream.
The more I read, the more I yearned for that kind of connection in my own life—something genuine and heartfelt, something beyond the superficiality of swipes and likes.
With each turn of a page, my belief in true love was reaffirmed.
Even though I’m now married and a mum of two, I still love a good romance,
thriving on the anonymity and escapism that romance books offer, I delved into the worlds my favourite fiction writers share to seek solace from the harsh realities of the modern world.
It’s probably the exact reason for single men and women out there.
When love in the real world sucks, maybe it’s time to set aside the virtual facade of dating apps and embrace the unpredictability of real-life interactions. Perhaps the revelation about the kind of person you want to date is waiting between the pages of your next romance read!
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