‘A refreshing change’: Singles embrace the ‘slow dating’ trend – Sydney Morning Herald

They quickly figured out they had a lot of common interests. Its almost like she is a mirror image of me, Tapiki says. Never did the conversation feel forced.
When they eventually met in May after much texting and some video calling, 22-year-old Price says they gelled even more and have been together ever since, unfazed by the two-hour distance between where Price lives in Newcastle and Tapiki in Sydney.
They are two of many Australians embracing the pandemic-influenced trend of slow dating, which involves taking the time to get to know a person on a more meaningful level and slow down the swipes.
Dating app Bumble, which now allows singles to signal their interest in virtual or social distanced dating, surveyed almost 400 of its Australian users and about two-thirds said their dating behaviours had changed, with many embracing a longer courtship period and setting the trust bar higher before meeting.
One in three of these respondents also said they were now less concerned about physical appearance and more interested in personality.
Previously we would see people go on dates pretty quickly after matching because that was the end goal, says Bumble’s country lead for Australia, Lucille McCart.
Think about your typical first date, you might ask how many siblings you have, where you went to school Now on your first date, you already know all that stuff about each other.
Its a totally different concept for dating… Were seeing a huge amount of importance placed on conversation that perhaps

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