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77 percent of singles say dating feels like a marketplace. Two-thirds have already left the apps.
Harris Poll's Modern Dating Survey found 77 percent of singles say dating feels more like a marketplace than a romance story, and two-thirds of singles are not currently using dating apps. People are not leaving romance. They are leaving a search format that feels like inventory.
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