{"id":216748,"date":"2026-02-23T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:45:10","slug":"what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"What dating apps are really optimizing. Guillaume Mauri Manuel Hint: it isn&#8217;t love &#8212; The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prlog.org\/13129092-what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love.html\">What dating apps are really optimizing. Guillaume Mauri Manuel Hint: it isn&#8217;t love &#8212; The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prlog.org\/13129092-what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love.html\">https:\/\/www.prlog.org\/13129092-what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-23 21:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.prlog.org\">www.prlog.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Users adopt a consumption mindset in which choosing partners is no different from shopping<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img0\" src=\"\" alt=\"Guillaume Mauri Manuel &#038; Rosy Perez\" title=\"Guillaume Mauri Manuel &#038; Rosy Perez\" width=\"214\" height=\"214\" class=\"im2\" onload=\"nobg(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Guillaume Mauri Manuel &#038; Rosy Perez<\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX AND TEMPE, Ariz. &#8211; Feb. 23, 2026 &#8211; PRLog &#8212; Mathieu Lajante, Sameh Al Natour, Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n<p>Users adopt a consumption mindset in which choosing partners is no different from shopping, constantly comparing others and discarding some in search of the highest-value partner<\/p>\n<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day, dating apps typically see a spike in new users and activity. More profiles are created, more messages sent, more swipes logged.<\/p>\n<p>Dating platforms market themselves as modern technological solutions to loneliness, right at your fingertips. And yet, for many people, the day meant to celebrate romantic connection feels lonelier than ever.<\/p>\n<p>This, rather than a personal failure or the reality of modern romance, is the outcome of how dating apps are designed and of the economic logic that governs them.<\/p>\n<p>These digital tools aren&#8217;t simply interfaces that facilitate connection. The ease and expansiveness of online dating have commodified social bonds, eroded meaningful interactions and created a type of dating throw-away culture, encouraging a sense of disposability and distorting decision-making.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She Lost Her Way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZQo8HljLuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She Lost Her Way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZQo8HljLuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Business of Modern Dating<br \/>Online Dating apps are Big Business.<\/p>\n<p>Match Group, a technology company that dominates the online dating sector with an extensive portfolio of dating app products \u2014 including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish and OurTime \u2014 reported fourth-quarter revenue of US$878 million this month.<\/p>\n<p>Its analysis showed fewer people are paying for its apps, with paying users down five per cent year over year.<\/p>\n<p>The decline appears to reflect a trend prompting the company to develop new artificial intelligence tools to drive user growth and appeal to younger customers. Part of this means converting free users into&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prlog.org\/13129092-what-dating-apps-are-really-optimizing-guillaume-mauri-manuel-hint-it-isnt-love.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What dating apps are really optimizing. 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