Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit
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FILE - This Tuesday, July 28, 2020, file photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. The use of dating apps in the last 18 months of the pandemic has surged around the globe. Tinder reported 2020 as its busiest year. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)FILE - In this Wednesday, May 29, 2019, file photo, a woman looks at the Grindr app on her mobile phone in Beirut, Lebanon. The use of dating apps in the last 18 months of the pandemic has surged around the globe. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)In this undated photo provided by Ocean, drag artist and photographer Ocean poses for a photo. Ocean, who lives in Berlin, turned to the live video feature of an LGBTQ+ app called Taimi to make friends across the world during the pandemic. (Courtesy of Ocean via AP)In this undated photo provided by Debra Roscioli, Jennifer Sherlock poses for a picture. Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Sherlock, a PR consultant who lives in New Jersey, went out with a few men she met through dating apps. She decided she needed a way to filter people, so she began arranging video chats before agreeing to meet anybody in person. (Debra Roscioli via AP)In this undated photo provided by Ocean, drag artist and photographer Ocean poses for a photo. Ocean, who lives in Berlin, turned to the live video feature of an LGBTQ+ app called Taimi to make friends across the world during the pandemic. (Courtesy of Ocean via AP)In this undated photo provided by Debra Roscioli, Jennifer Sherlock poses for a picture. Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Sherlock, a PR consultant who lives in New Jersey, went out with a few men she met through dating apps. She decided she needed a way to filter people, so she began arranging video chats before agreeing to meet anybody in person. (Debra Roscioli via AP)
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FILE - This Tuesday, July 28, 2020, file photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. The use of dating apps in the last 18 months of the pandemic has surged around the globe. Tinder reported 2020 as its busiest year. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
