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    ‘You get to see more of who a person is’: How Instagram became the hottest new dating app

    by Olivia Petter Jan 21, 2024 5 minutes
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    Thanks to dating app burnout, another digital platform has usurped the stronghold that Hinge, Bumble and their offspring have long had on the ways we find love. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It might be the thing you spend the most time looking at. Maybe you’re using it right now while also reading this article. Introducing the dark horse of the dating world: Instagram.

    Whether it’s by sliding into someone’s DMs, commenting on their posts with a few fire emojis, or simply responding to their stories and starting a conversation, the opportunities to form meaningful connections on Instagram are as endless as they are on a traditional dating app, if not more.

    This has been common practice among celebrities for some time, particularly the young starlets. Take 19-year-old who . As part of a Q&A video filmed for , the star was asked how their relationship blossomed. “We

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