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Japan's latest national survey: 1 in 5 couples now meet on matching apps (doubled) - and 1 in 5 singles say they never intend to marry (NTV). the apps won the meeting and lost the meaning. closing that gap is what we're building Soul for. 1soul.ai

Match Group sees its growth in India, where dating-app adoption is still low (Mint). the next 100M daters watched the first 100M get swiped into exhaustion. what gets built for them has to be different. that's what we're building Soul to be. 1soul.ai

the first AI love letters ran on a Manchester computer in 1953: 70 thesaurus words, ~300 billion combinations (The Edge). 70 years of outsourcing the first move. the goal was never the letter - it's the reply. we're building Soul for that. 1soul.ai

an 11-year study of ~3,000 long-term singles found ~90% stayed highly satisfied with life (U of Toronto, via Vice). single isn't a waiting room. but connection still matters - on your terms, not your aunt's. that's what we're building Soul for. 1soul.ai

Singapore's government runs a dating platform: ID-verified, one match at a time, no swiping - and demand just pushed the age cap from 35 to 45 (MS News). the state built the anti-Tinder first. intentional matching is what we're building with Soul. 1soul.ai

actor soft-launches girlfriend, posts weeks of couple photos, stages a proposal. plot twist: she's an AI character he made as a "social experiment" (GMA). 2026, everyone. we're building Soul for connection without the plot twist. 1soul.ai

8.2 million messages in five months - nearly half questions people couldn't ask another human (Indian chatbot study, via Open Magazine). loneliness isn't a content problem. it's a conversation problem. that's what we're building Soul for. 1soul.ai

swipe-free dating app Known matches people after a 30-minute AI voice interview, $15 per accepted match, 50% date acceptance rate (DII). turns out talking beats swiping. this is the future we're building with Soul - matchmaking launching soon. 1soul.ai

AI companion app Tolan just raised $30M: 250k active users, 70M conversations this year, 70% women (TokenPost). investors keep saying "nobody wants this" while writing $30M checks. the demand was never the question. we're building Soul for it. 1soul.ai

in Korea, funeral companies now run senior dating parties - remarriage is rising only among the 65+ (Seoul Economic Daily). love has no retirement age. the apps forgot this market entirely. we're building Soul for every age of connection. 1soul.ai

64% of Gen Z have tried psychics, tarot or manifestation for love (poll via Newsweek). infinite choice, zero certainty - of course people turned to the stars. we're building Soul so answers come from connection, not crystals. 1soul.ai

3 in 4 Americans now say dating apps made romance feel transactional (Harris poll, via NY Post). the apps' answer? hosting in-person events, aka admitting the app part failed. we're building Soul for what comes after the swipe. 1soul.ai

"cloaking": when your date stands you up, then blocks you so you can't even complain (Vice). ghosting with a firewall. the bar is on the floor and somehow still being tripped over. we're building Soul for people done with disappearing acts. 1soul.ai

Tinder's new success metric is "sparks": a conversation that survives 6 back-and-forths (Fortune). after a decade of swipes, even Tinder admits the chat was always the product. we're building Soul around exactly that. 1soul.ai

for $20,000 you can now buy a humanoid "companion" robot that sits on your sofa and chats (UBTech, shipping in China). the flagship is $130k. we're building Soul so connection costs a conversation, not a car. 1soul.ai

Tinder's Asia survey: 85% of Thai singles admit feeling lonely, yet 72% still want deep, meaningful relationships. the loneliest singles aren't giving up on love - they're just badly served. that's who we're building Soul for. 1soul.ai

share of Americans who host friends or family monthly: 42% in 1975, 12% in 2026 (The Atlantic). people with 5+ close friends: 63% in 1990, 38% now. we didn't stop liking each other - we stopped inviting each other. it's why we're building Soul. 1soul.ai

the average US date now costs $189, up 12.5% in a year (BMO). half of Gen Z say dating is hurting their financial goals. yet 38% say a cheap, thoughtful date impresses more than a fancy one (Zelle). it was never about the money. 1soul.ai

Bumble is dropping the swipe for Bee: an AI that chats with you, then pairs two people and tells them why they match. an AI matchmaker that gets to know you first - great idea. someone should build that. (Soul matchmaking: launching soon) 1soul.ai

job hunting is now just dating apps with a CV: recruiters bench you, stand you up, then text 'we found someone else' at 4.45pm (SMH). the only place with worse etiquette is actual dating apps. we're building Soul to fix the original. 1soul.ai