'Some men tend to jump straight to innuendoes': dating app users on why they quit

The rise of dating apps in the last decade has changed the way people forge relationships, with Pew research conducted in 2022 finding that 53% of US adults under 30 had used online dating. But dating apps have caused dissatisfaction and despair among many users, as Pew found 46% of all users (and 51% of women) had a negative experience of online dating. Some dating companies have faced business struggles recently, with shares in Bumble crashing by 30% last month after a bad earnings report and Match Group this year announcing an 8% slump in paying Tinder users and cuts to 6% of its global workforce. The Guardian asked people to share why they had chosen to ditch dating apps and forge connections in other ways. I've been single for about 12 years, and was on the apps since they arrived.