After icing and ghosting…. A new dating trend that ends “-ing” is entering. It is indeed “dawn dating”. Indeed, this practice consists in favoring meetings with your pitcher in the morning instead of the famous candlelit dinner. Explanations….
Dawn dating… what is it?
No more meetings with your pitcher in the evening or after work! Say hello to morning meetings! In fact, a survey by dating app Badoo reveals that nearly 51% of people looking for the perfect partner would have had a date before 10 a.m.
“For a long time, dates were reserved for parties. But we are seeing a real change in the way we date today. And ‘dawn dating’ seems to be the last way for singles to bond”. Effectively explains Natasha Briefel, Marketing Director at Badoo UK.
Additionally, the app reports that 34% of respondents said they prefer a morning date because they feel better in the morning. While a third prefer this type of meeting because they did not feel like they had to sacrifice their social life to go there. Or to cancel their evening plans with friends. And 35% of people simply think it’s a nice way to start the day.
“Dawn Dating” has many advantages!
Having become more and more popular, “Dawn Dating” now has many advantages. “Evening dates can sometimes feel like a chore when you have to go home, get changed, go out again after a grueling day at work. And it doesn’t necessarily start off on the best foot…especially if the day’s events continue to occupy your mind and distract you”. Explains Dr. Audrey Tang, psychologist at MétroUK.
Also, dawn dating could have positive effects on the relationship in the future. “Going out with someone in the morning, whether it’s for a drink or breakfast before work, or going to a morning class, running or swimming, already shows that you’re both together. comfortable with the morning routine”. Add the specialist before specifying. “It can have huge benefits later on, if your lives become more intertwined, because it can be a lot easier to plan things together.”
But that’s not all !
In addition, the British magazine Stylist interviewed singles who practiced dawn dating. And the latter have indeed explained how this has changed their conception of dating. For some, nocturnal encounters often look alike and even become boring.
However, for others, favoring appointments in the morning allows them to evacuate the nervousness that accompanies an appointment later in the day. “There’s a lot less pressure when you meet someone earlier in the day. With dawn dating, you see a side of people that feels more real.” Testifies the singer Louisa, in the columns of Stylist.
“Dawn dating”: are there any disadvantages?
However, like all dating trends… There can also be downsides. Indeed, if the idea of getting up at dawn completely demotivates you… Dawn dating may not be for you.
“There can be negative effects when you pretend to be something you’re not. If you really want to date that person you met at the gym when you were there for the first time and they go there every day, you risk forming an inauthentic persona that you lock yourself into, especially if you really like it,” says Dr. Tang.
