Video dating
Digital dates are almost as important as physical ones
In the Corona crisis, more people were using video calls.
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The pandemic and love. This is a tiresome topic, especially for singles. Many of them now make do with video telephony.
If there is one winner from the corona crisis, it is video telephony. As with the many home office workers or face-time calls from grandparents and their grandchildren, video calls are also finding their way into dating. According to a recent Bitkom study, this is a trend that could outlast the pandemic.
On average, almost one meeting a month
According to the representative survey, as many singles met on a personal date as there were video dates during the lockdowns (38 percent each). On average, since the beginning of the pandemic, they have also made eleven video call dates and six face-to-face meetings if they got to know each other on an online exchange.
For Linda van Rennings, Head of Online Communication at the Bitkom digital association, the reasons are obvious: “Getting to know other people or a partner is more difficult than usual during the corona pandemic in times of closed cafés and restaurants. Creativity is required here. A virtual meeting via online dating platforms and video calls can be a good alternative. ”
A trend that could last
More than three quarters of those surveyed (78 percent) said they wanted to continue to data via video call after the pandemic. One of the reasons for this is likely to be the individual sense of security. 66 percent attest the technology to provide more perceived security (women 66, men 51 percent).
When it comes to nervousness, on the other hand, video calls help men more than women: 50 percent say they are less excited, 29 percent feel that way. 19 percent of those surveyed even said that they perceive video dates as more personal than physical meetings.