There’s a shift happening in dating — a quiet one, but a powerful one.
After more than a decade of endless swiping, ghosting, and “hey” messages that lead nowhere, singles are finally asking the question we’ve been asking for years:
“Isn’t there a better way to meet people?”
According to the press, the answer is yes.
According to daters, the answer is yes.
And according to us, the answer has always been yes.
📉 When the Apps Start to Feel Like a Second Job
In Marie Claire’s feature on “The Dating Apps We’re Deleting in 2024,” the article highlighted something we see every week at our events — people are exhausted.
Not from dating.
From digital dating.
https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/dating-apps-delete
And while apps once promised convenience, they’ve started to feel like extra screen time, extra noise, and extra emotional labor.
That’s why journalists are noticing a very real return to in-person dating — a renaissance of actual conversations and actual chemistry.
🌟 The Media Is Spotlighting a Comeback
Across the country (and beyond), major publications are covering the rise of modern speed dating and curated connection experiences.
Thrillist
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/new-york/speed-dating-in-nycRefinery29
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/speed-dating-nycABC7 Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/virtual-speed-dating-event-coming-soon/6299647The Advocate / Cox Communications
https://www.theadvocate.com/sponsored/baton_rouge/cox/lonely-no-more-virtual-dating-helps-singles-connect-amid-pandemic-restrictions/article_c8421cda-b26e-11ea-a5cc-733b30195278.html
Even on Quora, daters are sharing their very real, very human stories of showing up, laughing, and connecting at our events:
https://www.quora.com/What-s-it-like-going-to-a-MyCheekyDate-event-for-the-first-time
What all these stories have in common is simple:
People are craving presence.
Not profiles.
Not perfection.
Just presence.
🌿 What We Believe: Chemistry Lives in the Room
At MyCheekyDate, we’ve always believed that spark is a real-world phenomenon.
You can’t swipe on timing.
You can’t algorithm your way into someone’s eyes lighting up.
You have to meet them.
That’s why every event we run is intentionally designed:
warm lighting
boutique venues
thoughtful pacing
zero pressure
zero gimmicks
and hosts who guide the evening with kindness
It’s all part of our Cheeky Promise — helping daters feel comfortable enough to actually enjoy meeting someone.
Because when you’re relaxed, open, and present, it only takes a few minutes to know whether you’d quite fancy seeing someone again.
🌎 A Global Return to Human Connection
We see it across every one of our 50+ cities — from New York to Sydney, Toronto to London.
People want to talk.
Not text.
People want to laugh.
Not overthink.
People want to meet someone who feels real.
And that tiny shift — from screen to scene — is changing everything.
The industry is noticing.
Journalists are noticing.
Daters are noticing.
And honestly? We’re not surprised.
💛 The Heart of It All
If the last decade was about convenience, the next decade will be about connection.
We believe that chemistry is built in the moments between structured questions and over-rehearsed answers.
It’s in the unscripted laugh.
The quick smile.
The shared spark.
The ease of saying, “That was fun — I think I’d like to see you again.”
And that’s why this shift back to in-person dating feels so much like coming home.
At the end of the day, connection doesn’t need to be complicated.
It only needs a moment — and we’ve built an entire world around giving those moments room to breathe.