“We’re seeing a greater need for authentic human connections”

I’m going to take a wild guess and wager that this is about increasing engagement by increasing the amount of opening moves that are created on the platform.

Dating sites profit by increasing engagement with the platform, not by getting you an “authentic connection” that gets you off the platform and into a healthy relationship.

There’s a reason people are going analog again. They know these sites are just a thirst trap.

Isnt being approached by creeps part of the ‘authentic’ experience?

Not on your phone, though. That’s just ambush after ambush. Statistically, IRL there a higher chance of escape in that analog.

(Hol’ up. What’s a double entendre that’s not sexual called?)