- Date My Mate is a multi-city event where friends pitch their single mates to a crowd of potential suitors.
- Participants use carefully crafted PowerPoint presentations to highlight their friends' best qualities.
- The event offers an organic way to meet people, contrasting with the prevalent use of dating apps.
- This return to in-person socialising comes amid growing reports of dating app burnout.
- Tinder experienced a 7 per cent decline in paying users in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, indicating a shift in dating preferences.
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