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Title: Tinder now lets you find double dates with friends

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:30:50 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/apps/tinder-now-lets...

Tinder has officially launched a new feature that will help you find people
to double date with a friend. The dating service says it's a "low-pressure,
group-first" way to date, but really, it's a fantastic option if you prefer
meeting someone new with a friend beside you, whether for your safety or your
anxiety. To use the feature, you'll have to tap the Double Date icon and
choose up to three friends to create a pair with. As TechCrunch notes, you'll
then be able to scroll through other Double Date pairs who share at least one
of your preferences, such as gender and sexual orientation.

A group chat is created with all four participants even if just one pair gets
a match, though you can always swipe right on an individual in the group for
a one-on-one chat. According to Tinder, the feature was a hit with users 29
and under when the service was tested. It was also more popular with women,
who were apparently three times more likely to like a pair than an individual
profile.

Perhaps more importantly for Tinder owner Match Group, the feature was able
to get new users onboard and to convince old ones to come back to the
service. Based on its tests, 15 percent of users who accepted a Double Date
invite were either new to Tinder or had recently reactivated. In March, the
company announced its plans to cut 13 percent of its workforce as a cost-
cutting measure after a 5 percent decline in paying users in the first
quarter of the year, which resulted in lower revenue and share prices. Double
Date builds on the success of Tinder Matchmaker and Share My Date, which
"turn dating into more of a team sport," the service's head of marketing,
Cleo Long, told TechCrunch. It was designed with the understanding that most
single people seek support from friends when dating.

At the moment, Double Date is only available in the US, Spain, as well as
parts of Latin America and the Nordic region. Tinder is rolling it out to
users around the world in July.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/apps/tinder-now-lets...
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