Gen Z Is Choosing Instagram Flirting Over Dating App Swiping. Here's How to Find Success

If you're dating and haven't found any success on the endless dating apps in the App Store, you may want to consider joining the group of singles using Instagram as a replacement. DMing (direct messaging) on the social platform--with over 1 billion monthly users--isn't new, but young people are now using it, and Instagram's newer app features, to find better dating success than from traditional dating apps. These Instagram users are not alone– successful celebrity couples like Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, and Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens, haven't shied away from the fact they've connected via the platform's DMs. Even Meghan Markle wouldn't have become royalty had her friend not posted an Instagram photo of Markle that caught the attention of her now-husband, Prince Harry. Shooting your shot in the DMs can seem daunting, so here are some tips for flirting and dating via Instagram, according to the Gen Z users finding success with it.