Gen Z dating

Why Gen Z Is Turning Away From Dating Apps and Heading Back to Real-Life Connections

January 22, 2026

For a generation that grew up online, it might seem surprising that many young people are stepping away from dating apps and looking for connection offline again. After all, Gen Z is digitally fluent, socially connected, and comfortable navigating screens. And yet, more and more of them are saying [...]

Gen Z, Loneliness, and the New Dating Disconnect

July 1, 2025

There’s something quietly happening across the dating world right now, and it’s most visible in the youngest adult generation: Gen Z. On the surface, it looks like endless scrolling, endless options, endless content about love. But beneath the surface? A lot of people are feeling lonely, [...]

Are We Moving Off the Relationship Escalator?

June 21, 2025

For decades, most people operated on a kind of cultural script when it came to relationships. You meet, you date, you fall in love. You move in, get engaged, get married, buy a house, have kids, and grow old together. That sequence—what relationship experts call the relationship escalator—has [...]

Reverse Catfishing Is Trending—And It’s Working

June 13, 2025

Hey there, it’s your mate Dating Dave, and today I want to talk about a surprising trend that’s flipping online dating on its head—reverse catfishing. Yeah, you read that right. We all know what traditional catfishing is—someone pretending to be hotter, younger, or richer than they are, [...]

Why I’m Not Taking Dating Advice From TikTok (And Neither Should You)

June 11, 2025

I’ve seen a lot of relationship advice over the years, but nothing quite as confusing, contradictory, and downright chaotic as what’s currently coming out of Gen Z’s corner of the internet. I’m not here to knock an entire generation—I think they’re smart, emotionally aware, and [...]