Hinge LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E. Report 2024
Hinge's 2024 D.A.T.E.
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Report translates survey findings into practical dating guidance for LGBTQIA+ daters. The report argues for a 'slowmance' framework built around three stages: Soft Start, Low-Pressure Dates, and Soft Launch. It draws on 14,000+ respondents (April 2024) and surfaces stats including 77% preferring to speak with a partner before posting and 72% valuing conversation for securing second dates.
- Slide 1: LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E. Report 2024
- Slide 2: Organizes the report into Foreword; Introducing the Slowmance; Embracing
- Slide 3: Foreword: LGBTQIA+ Dating in 2024
- Slide 4: 14,000+ surveyed: 76% want more media examples of healthy LGBTQIA+ relationships
- Slide 5: Emotional intimacy is the top topic LGBTQIA+ daters want advice
- Slide 6: Research sources and three-stage dating framework
- Slide 7: Meet Moe Ari Brown (he/they), Hinge's Love & Connection Expert
- Slide 8: The report introduces 'slowmance' as an intentional dating approach
- Slide 9: Slowmance defined: conscious, slower-paced dating with boundaries
- Slide 10: Slowmance helps build emotional intimacy and trust
- Slide 11: 58% want help raising needs; 52% want boundary advice
- Slide 12: Embracing a Soft Start
- Slide 13: Soft start: ease tension and create comfortable pace
- Slide 14: 64% say humor on profiles makes them want to chat
- Slide 15: Only 20% prefer skipping small talk for deep questions
- Slide 16: Patti Harrison: balance vulnerability with humor
- Slide 17: Guide to making a soft start on your profile
- Slide 18: Initiating a convo: ask about their profile and similarities
- Slide 19: Locking in the first date: use humor, avoid oversharing
- Slide 20: Dater stories: keeping things light while building connection
- Slide 21: Keep it light while getting to know someone deeper
- Slide 22: Planning LPD (Low-Pressure Dates)
- Slide 23: LPD: a safer, laid-back first date
- Slide 24: Pick first-date spots where you both feel at ease
- Slide 25: Coffee shops rank as the top first-date spot on Hinge
- Slide 26: Kissing on a first date is uncommon as a reason
- Slide 27: Trans daters are less likely to pick bars for first dates
- Slide 28: Top preferred LGBTQIA+ first-date spots
- Slide 29: Date expectations differ between Millennials and Gen Z
- Slide 30: Dater stories: low-pressure date preferences from content creators
- Slide 31: Low-pressure dates benefit from measured vulnerability: Hinge respondents say revealing
- Slide 32: Identity and intersectionality are valued first-date subjects
- Slide 33: Conversation Prompts to Keeping the Connection Going
- Slide 34: Deliberating the Next Date
- Slide 35: 91% are open to continuing a first date
- Slide 36: Daters will go on a second date
- Slide 37: 7 Signs You're Connecting With Someone on a Date
- Slide 38: Rolling out the Soft Launch
- Slide 39: Outness to family varies by orientation
- Slide 40: Communicate timing and boundaries for a soft launch
- Slide 41: 77% of LGBTQIA+ Hinge daters prefer partner conversation before posting
- Slide 42: Launching glossary: soft launch, hard launch, never launch
- Slide 43: Dater stories: Anania Williams and Belle Bambi
- Slide 44: Reasons to wait before posting
- Slide 45: A soft launch can safeguard privacy and create space
- Slide 46: Top reasons LGBTQIA+ daters prefer a soft launch
- Slide 47: Privacy drives 'never launch' for trans (53%) and queer (42%) daters
- Slide 48: Not‑so Frequently Asked Questions: Launching a Relationship
- Slide 49: How do I bring up boundaries around posting on social media?
- Slide 50: When is it too soon to post a photo together?
- Slide 51: How do I tell my partner I’m not ready to go public?
- Slide 52: 'A solid decision on when you will officially make your
- Slide 53: What do I do if my partner never posts about
- Slide 54: Takeaways for LGBTQIA+ Daters
- Slide 55: 2024 Dating Cheat Sheet
- Slide 56: Methodology: About Hinge Labs
- Slide 57: Media and press inquiries should be directed to Hinge’s press
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