CThere’s optimism in the air when it comes to love. At least, according to some of the most famous dating platforms, such as Tinder and Hinge, which in highlighting the new trends for 2025, have underlined how in the new year there is a serious intention to commit more to relationships. In other words, in the coming months the intent of singles will be to don’t settle, only meet people who have the potential to really like you and be clearer in your desires. In short, the intentions are all there.
Trend 2025 in love, goodbye to situationships
Goodbye Situationship. Singles are finally rediscovering the pleasure of being clear, more spontaneous, to commit while seeing how a relationship will develop. The intentions for 2025 are all there. At least according to the new trends highlighted by Tinder and Hinge.
For this purpose, the most famous dating app has inaugurated the Year In Swipe™ Vision Board: it is a real interactive bulletin board where you can upload your entire journey in 2024 and your resolutions for the new year. A tool that, by exploiting the ability of visualization to achieve one’s objectives, helps to focus on what you really want to get from love. But not only that. As Melissa Hobley, Chief Marketing Officer of Tinder, also pointed out, singles are changing their approach to dating and new acquaintances: «They don’t want to settle anymore. For this reason, three trends will develop: Loud Looking, Kiss-met and Nano-ships. These trends give the power of choice: from openly declaring one’s desires with Loud Looking, to experiencing spontaneous moments with Kiss-met, to finding meaning even in the micro-connections of Nano-ships.”
Loud Looking, Kiss-Met and Nano-ships: new words for more concrete approaches
What is it concretely about? The Loud Looking is the exact opposite of situationship, that is, abandoning all ambiguity clearly expressing one’s desires and needs, no longer feeling guilty or adapting to the desires of others. The definition of is more romantic Kiss-Met which involves the idea of fate and destiny: letting things happen, trying to experience them in the most spontaneous way possible and giving life to what is the classic “nice meeting”. This therefore also means moving away from the comfort zone of the classic date and contemplating something different, such as a course to take together, sharing passions such as exploring an antiques market, going on an excursion or a trip together. In the end Nano-ships, that is, all connections and interactions can hide the beginning of a story and can be romanticeven the smallest ones.
Last but not least, to consider that the bar for singles has therefore been raised. Qualities such as reliability, emotional availability, shared values and interests, as well as physical attraction, will be shared values. And, as the survey conducted by Tinder confirmed, there will no longer be room for poor hygiene (according to 50% of those interviewed), for rudeness (for 44%) and for talking too much about exes (for 34%).
How to be prepared for love in 2025
A trend, that of the search for love and honestly wanting to get involved, also highlighted by Hinge, the dating app designed to be cancelled. Also in this case, 58% of users said they were optimistic about 2025 in terms of love. But, good intentions aside, how do you present yourself “prepared”?
Second Logan Ury, Director of Relationship Science at Hingeit is essential first of all to look forward and put the past aside: «73% of Hinge users admitted that they get stuck dwelling on past experiences. Instead, we should focus on the different behaviors and outcomes you want to achieve for the future. Secondly, you should define your goals. 42% of Hinge users say they need to set their intentions more clearly on what they want in a relationship.” Don’t forget to focus on quality rather than quantity: it’s useless to meet and interact with more people if you don’t “get anything done”. Better to focus on a few interactions and delve deeper into them.
In the end “organize the appointmentusers said that greater clarity on when to meet would help improve their romantic habits, and then plan activities that are enjoyable regardless of the outcome of the date: according to 31% of users, organizing an appointment based on activities they love would make it easier to focus on the here and now. Every month, therefore, choose a place or event that you wish to visit or participate in, and put it at the center of the next appointment on the diary” concludes Logan Ury.
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