A Geração Z está a dizer adeus às aplicações de encontros e a dar as boas-vindas à velha escola de encontros 

I’m so over dating apps! Seriously. I mean, how many times do I need to swipe left, swipe right, go on these meaningless dates, and then end with heartbreak or just wasted time?!

I sometimes feel as if I’m just in this ciclo interminável das mesmas experiências with the same people, and it never stops! It’s like every time I know the exact order of things that will happen.

Estou farta de passar o dedo, depois finalmente vejo um tipo giro, combinamos e falamos um pouco, Fico com muitas esperanças e acaba por ser um grande nada! Fico irritado só de pensar nisso. 

This may sound crazy, but sometimes I think that it wouldn’t be so bad to return to times when your parents would just find you a spouse and you would get married and that’s it. End of the story.

My parents would probably even find someone more decent for me than I would, considering my past choices…

Pensei que estava sozinha neste sofrimento. No entanto, depois de ter dito que odiava os encontros online, os meus amigos vieram com recibos! 

“Damn it with the swiping already! I need a break.”

I feel like we all relate to this, right? It’s just tiring to get excited over someone who seems promising at first just to end up being nothing close to what you imagined.

A inquérito efectuada pela Forbes revelou que quase 80% dos utilizadores da Geração Z afirmaram estar exaustos com as aplicações de encontros. I mean, how wouldn’t we be?! With so many options to choose from, it almost feels like you have a mile-long buffet with nothing that just tastes right.

Even though you might feel like dating apps will help you settle down, sometimes it’s actually the opposite. It’s easy to get sobrecarregado com demasiadas escolhas. Judith Gottesman, treinador de encontros e casamenteiro diz:

“If you just go on date after date after date it feels like endless possibilities, but you’re actually more likely to burn out sooner because you’re just going on a bunch of random bad dates having negative experiences, and wasting a lot of time and money.”

I once had my obsessive Tinder era. I constantly kept matching with people, talking, and going on dates. You’d think I would’ve found my prince by now. Well…not really. The only thing I ended up with was empty social batteries and lost hope in my love life. Sounds familiar? 

“I’m sick of playing games. I want something real.”

Oh boy, I heard this one too many times. It’s frankly quite annoying when you want that genuine connection and they just want…nothing. 

Also, let’s be honest. Gen Z tends to overthink everything, and I really mean, tudo! From the way we respond to messages, and emojis we are using to how fast we should reply, it’s simply too much.

Let’s just agree that at this point it’s so much easier to just meet someone in real life e falar com eles no local. 

My friend would make a whole damn strategic plan on when she would send a message based on the other person’s response time. If she dedicated this time and energy to her studies, I bet she would have a PhD by now! 

And don’t even get me started on pessoas que fingem querer algo sério while in reality, they’re just there for the ride. When you go through this multiple times, it can really affect you and your sanity.

“My love life isn’t the only one suffering. It’s my mental health too.”

Muitos dos meus amigos (incluindo eu) tornaram-se auto-conscientes e inseguros desde os encontros online. Todas as rejeições e os padrões inacreditáveis que algumas pessoas têm? Sim, eu sei tudo isso. 

De acordo com o mesmo inquérito, ‘ghosting’, poor connection, disappointment, and rejection estão entre as principais razões pelas quais a Geração Z já não usa aplicações de encontros.

Embora isto pareça bastante racional, a Hinge revelou outra coisa! Os seus relatório afirma que o medo de ser ridicularizado é uma das principais preocupações da Geração Z. Don’t judge though, every generation has its challenges. I guess being cringe is ours.

But seriously now, dealing with these things can really be hard on some people. Sometimes it’s easier to just delete the app and save yourself from misery. 

“I don’t trust people online.”

When you consider the world we live in, how could you trust anyone? I don’t even feel safe walking down the street, let alone meeting someone I’m not even sure it’s the person saying they are.

O inquérito revelou ainda que 38% dos utilizadores admitiram ter sido vítimas de catfishing e 18% foram expostos a algum tipo de abuso. Então, alguém pode culpar-nos por problemas de confiança?

It’s hard navigating the online world nowadays, especially with the rise of AI technologies that often bring more bad than good. I once matched with a guy whose every picture was AI-generated. He said he was 25 but he was actually in his 50s! Imagine the shock.

This is why meeting through a matchmaking agency can bring you peace of mind knowing they verify who you’re meeting with. 

Tendo em conta a recente relatório e o facto de apenas 26% dos utilizadores de serviços de encontros em linha são da Geração ZPenso que as agências de casamentos têm um futuro brilhante!

Now, I know what you’re thinking. How could we possibly be more into traditional dating when we’re basically living online? Well, that right there might be your answer.