The dating world can be chaotic and messy.
While some Brits have been lucky in love and found their match, others are still searching – and it isn’t an easy task.
There are so many toxic behaviours and ‘trends’ to look out for on dating apps.
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Over the last few years, we’ve learned to identify and watch out for red flags, ghosting and even not falling victim to cuffing season.
Now experts at Bumble warn there are seven new dating trends singletons need to be aware of before dating in 2023.
But it isn’t all toxic behaviour and bad one-liners. According to the dating app, dating in 2023 is looking good.
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Open Casting
It’s time to do away with the tall, dark, and handsome requirements as the narrow search for our physical ‘type’ is not serving us. The opposite of type-casting, open casting refers to how 1 in 3 people are now more open to who they consider dating beyond their ‘type’.
Guardrailing
With the return of office culture and busy social schedules, the majority of people are feeling overwhelmed right now. This has forced us all to prioritise our boundaries and more than half have established more boundaries over the last year.
This includes being clearer about our emotional needs and boundaries, being more thoughtful and intentional about how we put ourselves out there, and not overcommitting socially.
Love-life Balance
There has been a shift in the way we think about, and value, our work and our partner’s work. Gone are those days when our job titles and demanding workdays are seen as a status symbols with half of the people prioritising work/life balance.
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Wanderlove
Looks like we’re after an eat, date, love moment with 1 in 3 people on Bumble saying they are now more open to travel and relationships with people who are not in their current city.
Post-pandemic WFH flexibility means that 1 in 8 have explored the idea of being a ‘digital nomad’ opening up how we think about who and where we date.
New Year, New Me
Conversations about gender norms and expectations have been front and centre. Over the last year, 3 in 4 men say they have examined their behaviour more than ever and have a clearer understanding of ‘toxic masculinity’ and what is not acceptable.
More than half of people on Bumble are actively challenging stereotypes that suggest that men should not show emotions, for fear of appearing weak.
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Dating Renaissance
Much like a well-known Queen B, many of us are having a renaissance with 1 in 3 people on Bumble having ended a marriage or serious relationship in the last two years. These people are now jumping into their second chapter with 1 in 3 using dating apps for the first time, learning to navigate new dating language and codes.
Ethical sex-ploration
The way that we are talking, thinking about, and having sex is changing. More of us are approaching sex, intimacy, and dating in an open and exploratory way and sex is no longer taboo, with more than half of us agreeing that it’s important to discuss sexual wants and needs early on.
Over the past year, 1 in 5 have explored their sexuality more, and 1 in 8 (14%) of us are considering a non-monogamous relationship.
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