Today, August 15th, is Singles' Day in Brazil! The date is ideal for sharing memes and messages on social media from those who are single and looking for love, whether in “real life” or virtually, through dating sites and apps.
Speaking of which, the number of dating apps has been growing in recent years, and there are even versions for millionaires, vegans and people looking for the famous “sugar daddy”. The apps can be used by those looking for love, friendship or even adventure. However, not all singles like these apps and prefer a more face-to-face connection, away from the internet.
Learn more about the subject and get to know the main applications of each version!
Dating apps
They exist various applications for people looking for love, an adventure or even friendship. To please everyone, many apps are niche and ideal for different types of people, with different wants and needs.
For all types of audiences, there are apps such as Badoo, which promotes meetings between interested people; Happn, which uses GPS to match people who frequent the same places; Inner Circle, where the user fills out a profile with sincerity about what they are looking for; OK Cupid, which brings together compatible people; Tinder, which is one of the most famous apps, and others.
There are also apps for people who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, which are: Grinder, which is very popular among gay and bisexual men; Femme, which promotes meetings between women; Her, which is aimed at queer, lesbian, bi, non-binary and trans women; Scruff, which is aimed at gay, bi, trans and queer people; and Zoe, which is ideal for lesbian, bi and queer women.
There are apps aimed at women choosing a partner, such as Bumble, where the conversation needs to start with a woman; and Adopt a Guy, where women choose the profiles of available men.
Vegans cannot be left out, and for that reason, they can bet on the Veggly app, which is ideal for people who want to maintain a relationship with vegans or vegetarians.
For those interested in older or younger people, there are apps for those looking for “suggar daddies” and “suggar babbies”, such as Glambu, and Sudy, which aims to organize meetings between older men and younger women.
Those looking to connect with the rich can invest in Raya, which is exclusive to celebrities and executives who are looking for other rich people. Luxy is also an option and seeks to promote meetings between rich people who want to connect.
Tinder
Tinder, which has already been mentioned, is one of the main dating apps and allows people to meet up who are looking for a serious relationship or just casual encounters. A few months ago, the app started allowing users to choose whether they want to have an open, monogamous or polyamorous relationship, topics that are much discussed today. The tool is available in Brazil and other countries.
The tool's objective is for people to make their intentions and choices clear, finding someone who is looking for the same thing.
Relationships outside of apps
Despite being widely used, not all singles like dating apps. The biggest complaint of these people is that not everyone is willing to have a conversation, which is very important before starting a relationship, so that both can get to know each other, and they prefer to meet people out of cell phone.
According to data collected by Tinder itself, 551,000 users in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada said they had serious relationships with people they met on the app. A report from the Pew Research Center showed that 461,000 people reported that their experiences dating apps were negative.
