Guadalupe Rivero
07/29/2021 10:13 AM
Clarín.com
Relations
Updated 07/29/2021 10:13 AM
Love, sex and encounters in times of pandemic changed their forms.
Dating app users were no strangers to this trend and these types of platforms became allies when it came to meeting people.
In this framework, how much does
vaccination
influence
? Is it an unavoidable condition to find a partner (stable or occasional)?
More users in pandemic
Among the 4 million users that
Happn
has in Argentina (a total of 109 million worldwide), video calls were the new way to have a "first date,"
Marine Ravinet
, head of trends at the firm
, explained to
Clarín
.
Video calling was the new way to have a "first date" on Happn.
Photo illustration Shutterstock.
The pandemic so affected the possibility of meeting people that between March 2020 and the same month of this year, users in the country
increased by 21%
.
In Happn
it is not allowed to share any data related to vaccination
in the biography of users, since these data are considered personal health information protected by the regulation.
According to a survey conducted by that application at the national level, 60% of single Argentines said that their love life was interrupted since the pandemic began and 43% took advantage of this period to make greater use of dating applications.
Meanwhile, 37% were motivated to meet new people and 32% admitted to having lost confidence.
In Happn it is not allowed to share data related to vaccination in the profiles.
Photo illustration Shutterstock.
Category "comes with vaccine"
In
Adopt a boy
, the site where only women have the power to face men, they have already incorporated the category called "
comes with
", in which men can indicate if they have already received the
coronavirus
vaccine
.
This appears on their profile, allowing women to select them according to this criteria.
"It comes with a vaccine", the category of Adopt a boy against Covid-19.
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According to a survey carried out by that site, 22% of Argentine users affirmed that it is important that with their appointment they
have the same opinion about the vaccine
.
On the other hand, 78% commented that this was not important.
Vaccination against
Covid-19
was also leaked as a
topic of conversation for 38% of
local
users
during the first talks;
while 87% of those surveyed are vaccinated or plan to be vaccinated, and only 13% do not agree with the vaccine.
Another important fact is that 73% of people in favor of vaccines would go out with someone who does not want to be vaccinated, against
27% who would not
.
Meanwhile, 44% of those surveyed would feel safer or more relaxed dating someone who was vaccinated.
If you are vaccinated, the better
On
Gleeden
, a website for extramarital encounters, vaccination data is not displayed in user profiles to protect confidentiality.
From the platform they assured that if people want to share that information, they do so later of their own free will.
For Gleeden users the vaccine is an important factor.
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According to a survey conducted by Gleeden last April in Argentina,
86% of users stated that it would be easier for them to start a new relationship if they knew that the other person had already been vaccinated
.
Even more: 75% said that, if possible, they would encourage their lover to get vaccinated.
Only 14% considered that this was not an important criterion for starting a new relationship.
Tinder promotes "I'm vaccinated"
In
Great Britain
and the
United States
,
Tinder
users
can indicate on their profile if they have already received their vaccine.
Thus, "
I am vaccinated
" or "
I already have my dose
" became a new seduction strategy in both countries.
In Great Britain and the United States, Tinder users can indicate on their profile if they have already received their vaccine.
Photo illustration Shutterstock.
As reported by the AFP agency, in addition, the British who give their support to the state campaign "every vaccine gives us hope" will have access to numerous benefits within the application.
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