{"id":88193,"date":"2025-03-06T15:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=88193"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:47:12","slug":"from-swiping-to-real-life-connection-is-offline-dating-making-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/from-swiping-to-real-life-connection-is-offline-dating-making-a-comeback","title":{"rendered":"From swiping to real life connection: Is offline dating making a comeback?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today\u2019s singles generation is changing the way they date, as more than half of single adults are done with dating apps. But if they won\u2019t find love on the apps, what then?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2-770x434.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2-293x165.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2-770x434.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_gi0vnkgi0vnkgi0v-1-2-293x165.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dating apps are seeing a decline with more people preferring to find love in the real world. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Psychos can be attractive too. That is something that Alice learned after an uneventful first date. After rejecting his request for a second date, her not so potential partner used a burner phone to reach out to her. This time, he pretended to be his own brother to deliver the \u201cbad news\u201d that her rejection caused him to commit suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To think this all started with a simple swipe right on a dating app. The emotional toll this situation had on her seems extreme, but not uncommon. After all, this dating app horror story is one of the many bad experiences that Alice, among many others, had to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was psychotic for sure. I had so many horror stories, but this might be the worst one. I\u2019m just so tired of dating apps. I haven\u2019t had a lot of luck with it. They just don\u2019t work for me, and you never know what you\u2019ll end up with. Lots of weirdos for sure\u201d, said Alice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Novuna Personal Finance, 67% of users are on dating apps out of boredom rather than for intentional dating. It is not a surprise, then, that dates spark more interesting stories than deep connections. Yet while many girls worry about who they\u2019ll end up attracting, many guys worry about not attracting anyone at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px.png 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px.png 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Colorful-Creative-Rainbow-Progress-RIng-Chart-Infographic-Graph-1024-x-576-px-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam, a 30-something-year-old freelancer in Cardiff, expressed his frustration with dating apps. \u201cAs a straight guy, you come against a lot of competition. Because when the attention that my girl-friends get is huge, and I don\u2019t necessarily get that much. It doesn\u2019t really lead anywhere. It seems gameficated. Less serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of potential options that people have. Maybe because there\u2019s not a lot of human connection, like you don\u2019t really know or have a human feeling, so you don\u2019t care about them as much or give them as much regard. And then you have so many options, so when you have a lot of supply of something, the less valuable that thing is. So when you can actually meet and mingle in real life, you can actually see who you vibe with compared to on dating apps, I would say,\u201d said Sam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With more people giving up on dating apps, \u201creal life dating\u201d emerged back like an old nineties trend, a foreign concept to the current single generation. After all, that is how most of their parents found love in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newest thing replacing the dating apps is Thursday Dating, the singles event of the season, taking place on Thursdays. More aligned with the classic idea of meet-cute found in rom coms, Thursday Dating organises events for single people that aim to recreate the organic way of meeting a potential love interest in real life and eventually, if lucky, falling in love. \u00a0But would this practically work, or is it too good to be true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7554-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singles are rediscovering the fun in meeting strangers at bars and social events rather than aimlessly swiping on dating apps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting yourself out there can be difficult for many, let alone when done literally. I was aware of that as I immersed myself in one of the Thursday Dating events in Cardiff. Unlike the awkward set-up of speed dating and things as such, the event was hosted in the quaint location of the Cocktail Club in the city centre. The requirements? Come single, ready to mingle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The small bar layout encouraged people to stand close to one another, breaking the physical barrier to make a move. Yet, unlike the usual bar hopping and night outs, the fear of rejection was lessened, as those who bought tickets to be there that night were potentially there to approach and get approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI decided to come on my own. I\u2019ve been single for a few years now, and I decided to grow a pair of balls and just come\u201d, said Sam. \u201cIt was a bit nerve-wracking, like I had pain in the chest area. Thankfully, I know some mindfulness techniques and deep breaths, and I tell myself it\u2019s going to be okay. But I put it this way, like at the end of the day, we\u2019re all here to socialise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, the bar resembled a high school dance where the boys and girls stood separately from each other, mentally preparing for a simple introduction. Yet soon enough, it was hopeful not being able to tell between those who had just met and those who already knew each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet among the genuine connections, there were bound to be some interesting characters. While Alice would have usually swiped left, she had to interact with a man visibly from another generation, and his pickup line was verging more on being an insult. The second was a very socially awkward university student unable to carry on a conversation. But could this possibly be the effects of coming out of the dating app epidemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet the perks of meeting in person instead of scrolling online is that you can filter through based on what you learn in a half an hour conversation compared to what may have normally been dragged out through months in a way that not just makes you give up not just on dating apps but on dating as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another perk of meeting in real life is that things like vibe, charm and great personality can get you further in real life and might not show as much on your Tinder profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_7598-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Many adults go to the Thursday&#8217;s events to socialise and make friends without putting pressure on finding a partner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam was hopeful about his recent encounters with Nadia, one of the girls in the club. Despite feeling nervous at the start, he approached her saying, \u201cYou look both sexy and smart\u201d, a bold line sure to grab her attention. After a conversation and exchanging contacts, Sam was positive about his chances of seeing her again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadia had enjoyed her conversation with Sam but had no interest in taking it further. In fact, she told him that she already has a guy, something that he failed to mention when interviewed, and she was only here to support her single friends who came along. That did not stop Sam from texting her the next day to ask her on a date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether the blame falls on Nadia\u2019s unavailability or Sam\u2019s inability to read cues, this seemed to be a theme as lots of guys came by themselves and were single, while girls came in big groups with unclear relationship status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming along with enough girls to form a band, Megan had no intention of meeting a guy. \u201cWe all came here tonight to support our friend who recently came out of a breakup. The rest of us aren\u2019t exactly single, but like she\u2019s in a situationship. I\u2019m also in a situationship, so if these boys aren\u2019t ready to commit, then why stay at home?\u201d said Megan. \u201cI will say, though, the girls look amazing tonight. They are all dressed up, hair and make-up done, ten out of ten, while the guys did not put any effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This opinion was shared by many of the girls in the bar, single or not. Some changed their mind when interacting with some men, while some stayed in their comfort zone with the rest of their friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam\u2019s experience might not have been ideal in terms of not finding a girl. But the experience has built his confidence and stretched out his social skills. After all, rarely does anyone get their dream job on a first interview, so why would we expect any different when dating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most people in the bar, I did not leave with a potential partner either, but I left with old and new friends that I had made during the event, and I planned to see them again. But might this be the forgotten secret of a true connection? It may simply take time to de-influence ourselves from the fast and superficial ways of dating apps that have become second nature to many. 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