Dating app Hinge has today announced it will be giving out £100 to couples who match on the site, go on an in-person date this week and want a second date. A total of £15,000 will be dished out by the company to encourage singletons to go on real-life dates now restrictions have eased and pubs and restaurants are open. Hinge has dubbed the payment a'second date stipend' and say there are no restrictions on what it can be used on. To ensure both people on the date have equal control, Hinge will give £50 to each of the aspiring lovers. Hinge is one of the most popular dating apps in Britain, combining the swiping of rival apps like Tinder with a more personal approach, asking in-depth questions.

Hinge wants to know about your bad dates. The dating app launched a feature on Tuesday called'We Met' that invites users to share how their first dates went. From there, Hinge will use the data to boost its AI-powered recommendations and help serve up future matches. Hinge wants to know about your bad dates. The dating app launched a feature on Tuesday called'We Met,' that invites users to share how their first dates went Launched in 2012, Hinge is unlike Tinder in that it doesn't use swiping as a method to scroll through profiles.

If you're already nervous about a second date before the first one has even started, don't worry -- the dating app Hinge has some tips, based on data, that may help you score round two. The millennial-friendly app recently surveyed more than 8,000 users in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, D.C., to find out how daters can impress their romantic interests date and land a second meeting First things first, when it comes to choosing your date spot, 37 percent of respondents said that suggesting going out for drinks was your best bet for making a good first impression and getting you a second date. The second best suggestion was coffee at 34 percent, lunch at 30 percent and dinner at 27 percent. If you've made it to that first date and you happen to be going out for drinks, half of the respondents said that suggesting a Bloody Mary as a drink was most likely to get you a second date. The second best drink recommendation was an Old Fashioned at 35 percent, followed by beer at 27 percent, wine at 23 percent, and tequila at 20 percent.