Dateless this Valentine's Day? Check out these apps!
Updated February 2017.
For some folks, Valentine's Day holds a lot of meaning, and spending the day alone watching friends and family head out on dates can be pretty rough. You look at your cat. Your cat stares back at you, then licks its butt apathetically. Rough.
Lucky for you, the dating pool is all too accessible, thanks to datings apps that let you swipe and type your way to love. If you're looking for love this year, just don't put all the pressure on Valentine's Day. Find yourself a date, sure, but just have some fun and see what happens. Love will blossom in good time. Or some sappy crap like that.
Meeting: Tinder, Grindr, and Findhrr
Whether you're looking for a quick fling or hoping to strike up something more substantial, you've got to meet new people. Tinder —which also offers an Apple Watch app—lets you and others anonymously express interest in each other, and if and when a match occurs, lets you make contact and see what happens. Grindr focuses specifically on the gay and male bisexual community, and Findhrr on the lesbian and female bisexual community. Whoever and whatever you're looking for, one of them will suit your desires.
- Tinder - Free - Download now
- Grindr - Free - Download now
- Findhrr - Free - Download now
Dating: Plenty of Fish, OKCupid
At some point, you may not want to meet just someone, but the one. There's not an app in the 'verse that can guarantee that, of course (especially for Valentine's Day), but there are some that focus less on the hookup and more on the matchup. You're still playing the odds, but hopefully they get stacked a little more in your favor. OKCupid—which offers an Apple Watch app—is a classic, and for a reason. If you're just starting out, it's also an OK place to start. Plenty of Fish, on the other hand, has over 50 million members and a lot of features to help you meet the right one, in the right place, at the right time.
- OKCupid - Free with IAP - Download now
- POF - Free with IAP - Download now
Messaging: Snapchat, Wickr
Communication is vital to intimacy — not the general banter we engage in every day and often barely listen to, but the flirting, the sharing of hopes and dreams, secrets and desires—the things we would only every share with each other. Snapchat is what pretty much everyone uses these days for ephemeral messaging. Wickr Me is relatively similar to Snapchat, in that you can send messages, pictures, video, and files, but the sender has total control, so if you want to delete a message at any time, you can, and there isn't anything the recipient can do about it.
- Snapchat - Download now
- Wickr Me - Download now
Dining: Foursquare and OpenTable
Casual or candle-lit, fast or fine, classic or fusion, trendy or timeless, there are all kinds of restaurants for all kinds of occasions. If it's a first encounter, maybe you want a coffee or pastry shop to keep things light and informal. If it's a budding romance, maybe you want someplace that'll help stoke the fires. If it's a getaway from your everyday, maybe you want someplace that'll let you fall in love all over again. The updated iOS 10 Maps app is great for finding local fare. For more, Foursquare—and its Apple Watch app—offers the best social recommendations. And once you find the perfect place, OpenTable—also with an Apple Watch app—can help make sure you get a reservation. (OpenTable even integrates with Siri and Maps, which makes it quick and easy to start the process.)
- Free - Foursquare
- Free - OpenTable
Getting away: Hotel Tonight
If you live with family or roommates, finding time and space to be alone together can be tough. If you have kids, finding time and space to be alone together can be almost impossible. Yet that's the very thing that takes your relationship to the next level, or helps you get back to that level. If you have a little extra cash, if you can arrange for someone to watch the kids, Hotel Tonight—and its Apple Watch app—can help you find a room for a get-away or even an oasis right near home. And it'll even let you book with ApplePay!
- Free - Download now
Your favorites?
What iPhone apps will you be turning to for love this year?
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