[Exclusive] India’s Dating Reset: What 2025 Revealed About How We Date And What Comes Next

As 2025 comes to a close, one thing is clear: dating in India has undergone a quiet but meaningful reset. The year moved away from swipe fatigue, performative romance, and mixed signals, replacing them with intention, emotional clarity, and slower, more grounded connections. In exclusive year-ender interactions with Mashable India, Aisle Dating and Happn shared how user behaviour evolved this year, while Tinder’s data revealed how these shifts played out at massive scale, especially during peak moments like Dating Sunday.

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