– The trend started last year. Singles want quality over quantity. That’s what Ane Sideri Hagen says. She is a matchmaker – her job is to create long-lasting love relationships. She calls dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and Grindr chaotic. – There are so many you have to surf through to find someone who is actually what you are looking for, and who is also looking for the same thing as you. More and more people have gone onto Tinder for the last time now. Now they log out, rather to meet someone outside the apps, predicts Hagen. Matchmaker Ane Sideri Hagen thinks more people will drop dating apps in 2024. Photo: Privat Is she right? – We have to be braver news has been in contact with a number of Norwegians who have strong opinions about dating and how you can find someone to share your life with. A common feature is that they would like to meet people in real life. Klara is 22 years old and studies in Oslo. She is clear about what she wants. – We have to become braver, dare to ask out people we don’t really know. At the same time, she herself knows that it is not that easy. – Many are afraid of pain and of being rejected, therefore they do not expose themselves to such meetings with others. Klara also thinks that there is a responsibility on the person who is “checked up” when someone gathers courage and comes over to talk face to face. – You don’t get angry if someone says you’re cute. Then you will be happy! Here are five pieces of advice to get started with dating without the help of mobile apps. The tips have been submitted by @nrknyheter’s followers on Instagram. Start salsa lessons While the other friends went abroad on exchange, Sunniva (27) went to Oslo. She didn’t know anyone. But then she signed up for salsa lessons. Now she dances for many hours every weekend. – It’s a very good way to get in touch with people. People are very forward and there is culture for everyone to ask each other to dance. Then it’s easy to get to know each other, she says. Sunniva says that there have been a few dates. In addition, there is another benefit of the dance. – If you are single and cannot meet your needs otherwise, it is very nice to have close contact. You dance and have fun! Bring your friends’ single friends to the party Tina thinks Tinder is ruining us. It wasn’t long ago that she matched with a fake profile. Before she could report “he”, the profile disappeared. – I’m about to break up with Tinder. I don’t know if I want more, she says. The 48-year-old says that when you are over 40 you mostly hang out with the same people, and new faces rarely appear at dinners and parties. That is why she has come up with the idea of inviting friends to a party, with the criterion that they must bring a single person there. – They are guaranteed to know singles via work, school, kindergarten, football training and so on. They have a large network beyond the “inner core”. Tina believes the advantage is that the singles have in a way automatically become “quality assured” by their friends. So far, she has not implemented her own advice, but thinks it can be a good way to meet new people. – I almost think I have to arrange this type of party, so that I can test my own concept. Approach someone in a café Marie (24) finds using dating apps a chore. – You have to wade through so many comments, so I know I’m getting very bored. It’s no wonder that Maria and others are tired of the apps: Instead, she suggests cafes as a good place to meet new people. – It’s really always nice if someone asks to sit down when you’re sitting alone in a cafe. Marie studies in Bergen. – It’s nice to have an arena where you can get to know each other without there being any pressure on what it will be. But even though she thinks it’s nice if someone comes up to her, she hasn’t done the same with others. – I understand that it is scary, and that there is no culture for it here in Norway. But I really wish it was. Join us for quizzes, concerts and darts Lisa (24), a bartender and local politician from Skien, has had both good and bad experiences with checking apps. But most of all she likes to meet people face to face. – It’s because I’d like to feel the energy between two people, and you can’t get that through messages. She recommends both quizzes and concerts as places to meet people who like the same things as you. In addition, she is in a darts club. It started with ten or twelve friends, but now they have around 60 members. – Some couples have become lovers from it. It helps expand the social circle! If you are not tired of using your mobile phone in search of love, there is an alternative, namely an AI boyfriend: Join an organization Synnøve lives at Løkken in Trøndelag. She recommends others to join an organization. The 29-year-old even met his partner in the Red Cross several years ago. She was persuaded to join by a friend. – You meet people again and again, without having to ask. It is a very low threshold. We are not here because we like each other, but because we have the same hobby. Then you can get to know each other. She says it is also nice to meet someone in an organization because then they already have some of the same values. Synnøve says that among the nearly 20 people who are part of the Meldal Red Cross, there have been two couples. Think Tinder is here to stay But is everyone ready to ditch the dating apps? Probably not. Line Hatleskog has written a master’s about Tinder. She doesn’t think apps like Tinder, Grindr or Hinge are on the way out. – I think they are here to stay. Most people are busy in their everyday lives, but Tinder lets you reply when you have time. Line Hatleskog works at the University of Bergen. Photo: Oskar Rennedal / news Program manager Pernille Lysen Hunnes in Unormal has tested the difficulty of going up to people and asking for a date in this video: Is it still possible to check people up the “old way”? Pernille from news Unnormal checks. Hi! So glad you’ve read all the way down here! Do you have a dating or love story that others should hear about? Do you have a tip, or something on your mind after reading this case? Then send us an email!
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Want to hit up Tinder, Grindr or Hinge? Here are suggestions for where you can find a girlfriend – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
