2024 Dating Ins & Outs
With a new year comes new opportunities and a fresh start - especially when it comes to dating. It also means that there will be new dating trends for 2024 and old dating trends that are considered on the outs. So here are a few of my theories when it comes to what’s in and what’s out for dating in 2024.
What’s Out?
Dating Apps - Ok I’m not saying that dating apps are going away or that you should delete them forever. But in 2023 it was clear that people were sick of the dating apps and experiencing burnout. Frustrated that they were not seeing anyone they are interested in, annoyed that matches were not responding and tired of the matches not moving to in person dates. Now, I do think dating apps are still and always will be an important part of our dating culture and certainly are not going anywhere. But in 2024, the focus is going to be less on meeting people through the apps and more about meeting people in real life (more on that later). I also think people want to find a connection more than ever before and are sick of the flakiness that the apps bring out in people so you will see more matches actually responding and moving things towards a date in real life. There will be more effort when on the apps which actually might mean less matches but more quality in those matches. This is because people are no longer mass swiping right and are instead only liking those they are truly interested in. So while dating apps are on the outs, I predict that the time spent on there and the matches you make will be more impactful.
Situationships - In the age of Tik Tok and dating podcasts, 2023 brought a lot of conversations around situationships and how to not find yourself in one or how to exit a situationship. I think these conversations will manifest itself in 2024 by seeing less people stuck in situationships. Single men and women are learning more than ever how to communicate their needs and then how to remove themselves from situations that are not serving them. There are also so many more discussions around the benefits of being single and how much better it is to be single than to find yourself unhappy and in a situationship. Single women especially are finding their voices and not settling for anything less than what they deserve. This means less situationships and more real relationships in 2024.
What’s In?
Meeting People IRL - Because single men and women are over the dating apps, I think people are going to make more of an effort to meet a partner in the wild. This could mean being more social by going out to bars and restaurants but I think it means so much more than just that. It means leaning into your hobbies that allow you to meet and mingle with new people. It means participating in more events exclusively for singles. I think we are going to see a rise in singles events, speed dating, etc and we are going to see higher participation at those types of events than ever before. In the past, those events had a negative stigma and a lot of people did not want to participate. But I believe singles are more open to dating events especially with the dating app burnout. So it will become much more normalized and a part of the dating culture in 2024. These events are not just for people who struggle socially because let’s face it, we’re all struggling out there when it comes to dating and meeting the right person.
Communication - This goes hand in hand with situationships being on the outs. No more being the “chill girl” and just going with the flow to see what happens. It’s all about communication in 2024 and that means communicating what you are looking for and what you need in a relationship, even in the early stages of dating. And if you’re not on the same page or not getting what you need, then you are moving on. So let’s make a commitment to communication in 2024 so we can spend less time with the wrong person and more time with the right person.
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