Do any dating apps actually help couples stay together after the match?
Almost every dating app's job ends the moment you match.
The lifecycle journey
The Bloom blog.
Writing from Bloom on intentional dating, lasting relationships, and how we are building a dating app that grows with you.
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July 2026
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AI is coming for dating. Here's what it can't replace.
AI now writes our opening lines, picks our photos, and increasingly replaces dates entirely with chatbot companions.
Intentional dating
June 2026
4 posts
How couples actually meet now
For most of history, couples met through family and friends.
Relationship growth science
Why I'm building Bloom
I'm Craig Cossairt, Bloom's founder.
Founder/mission
The dating app giants are shrinking, and the reasons are now public record
For years, dating app fatigue was just a feeling.
Intentional dating
Bids for connection: the small habit that keeps relationships together
Decades of research found that couples who last share one quiet habit: they notice and answer each other's tiny everyday reaches for attention.
Relationship growth science
May 2026
5 posts
A field guide to dating in Utah
Real date ideas across Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, and the Wasatch Front, plus an honest look at what dating in Utah is actually like.
Intentional dating
The dating app that makes money when your relationship works, not when you stay single
Most dating apps earn more the longer you stay single.
Aligned monetization
Is it okay to keep a dating app on your phone when you're in a relationship?
Finding a dating app on the phone of someone you're committed to is usually a red flag.
The lifecycle journey
Staying together is the hard part most dating apps ignore
Matching is the easy part.
Relationship growth science
Swipe fatigue is real: the case for slower, more intentional dating
Most people on dating apps are exhausted, and the apps know it.
Intentional dating
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