PowerPoint deployed in love search at London pubReuters, LONDONFed up of swiping left or right on dating apps, young London singles are returning to a classic British way of meeting people — the pub — with a modern twist: a PowerPoint presentation by a close friend pitching them as dating material. Now, they are using that skill to enhance their friends’ love lives, just as dating apps are losing their appeal. People react during a Date My Mate event at a pub in London on Wednesday. Photo: ReutersOrganizers said that all 150 tickets for the event, held at a north London pub, were sold in less than five minutes. Dating apps are fading in popularity in the UK, with usage across the 10 biggest platforms falling 16 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Global Dating Insights.

Source: Taipei Times March 27, 2026 16:51 UTC