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Finland is flying 16 singles in for a free four-day trip with a blind group dinner thrown in. a whole country is wingmanning now. applications close Nov 10. 1soul.ai

HTC just launched VIVEE, a $99.99 AI companion with an OLED face and a random 'blind box' personality that develops as you spend time together. you don't pick your companion, you raise one. 1soul.ai

new study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships: texting the morning after a first date beats firing one off instantly. the 3-day rule is dead, but so is double-texting at midnight. 1soul.ai

new Malwarebytes research: more than 1 in 3 people say dating an AI chatbot while in a relationship isn't cheating. couples are now having the 'who is she' conversation about a language model. 1soul.ai

a 2026 survey of 5,200+ unmarried Americans: 55% say a breakup made them more reluctant to start something new, but 86% still expect to marry someday. everybody's scared and everybody's still showing up. 1soul.ai

new survey in Malaysia: more than 1 in 10 men have borrowed money to pay for dates, and nearly 6 in 10 usually cover the whole bill. romance has entered its financing era. 1soul.ai

a dating app called Hoppy from ex-Tinder and Bumble staff is going anti-AI: 'date like a human, AI can't automate love.' meanwhile the big apps autocomplete your profile and draft your opener. the rebellion is branding now. 1soul.ai

Tokyo just doubled its matchmaking budget to 700 million yen - zoo meetups, amusement park dates, even AI matching. when your city invests more in your love life than your situationship does. 1soul.ai

people are now paying to make friends, and friendship startups are taking off. a 2024 Harvard study found 67% of adults feel social-emotional loneliness. connection shouldn't need a paywall. that's what we're building. 1soul.ai

a therapist warns AI girlfriends can ease loneliness short-term but deepen isolation long-term. fair point. the goal shouldn't be keeping you chatting forever - it should be getting you back to people. that's what we're building. 1soul.ai

Tinder's new campaign: 'the best part of Tinder isn't on Tinder.' new features: group hangouts, IRL events, double dates. when your own marketing says the point is to log off, the apps finally get it. 1soul.ai

a 2026 study of nearly 80,000 students found face-to-face time with friends is the strongest predictor of flourishing - more than sleep, exercise, or skipping drinks. the group chat doesn't count. 1soul.ai

new Tinder research: 56% of Gen Z readers opened a dating app because a book put them in the mood to meet someone. romantasy novels are apparently the new wingman. 1soul.ai

Meta's Muse AI is getting voice calling and shareable avatars. first they texted like a friend, now they call like one. the gap between app and person keeps shrinking. 1soul.ai

new Barclays survey: 27% of Gen Z have cancelled, rearranged or declined a date over money, and 45% of 18-29s say rising costs are hitting their dating life. romance isn't dead, it's just waiting for payday. 1soul.ai

new PLOS ONE study: people who want closeness but fear depending on others are more likely to fall into compulsive social media use. the feed is where unmet connection goes to scroll itself to sleep. 1soul.ai

Match Group's new UK survey: 47% of singles say it has never been harder to connect, a third met nobody new in person last month, and two-thirds reject AI chatting for them. people don't want AI as their voice - they want help finding someone to use it on. 1soul.ai

new dating app analysis: profiles with six photos draw 7x more interest than profiles with one, and a detailed bio beats a fancy job title. people aren't rejecting you - they're rejecting a one-photo listing. effort is the new attractive. 1soul.ai

everyone on dating apps says they want exciting over boring. a Slate writer actually dated the exciting romantic guy - and it sucked. 'boring' was never the enemy. inconsistent was. the real bar: same person on a Tuesday as on a Saturday. 1soul.ai

an SF tech worker just launched an AI matchmaker - for finding friends. her reason: her world had become all work, agents and engineers. the industry building the future of connection is running on empty. loneliness doesn't care what you do for a living. 1soul.ai