Familiarise yourself with the latest GenZ dating trends and terms

ldquoMuch has been said and done about the global dating patterns but this time we wanted to shed some light on the upandcoming desi online dating trends and specifically observe GenZ Indian datersrsquo behaviour We have noticed that approximately 44 percent of the participants have been a part of more than one trend with Delushionship and Evil Dead Rise on the leadrdquo says QuackQuackrsquos Founder and CEO Ravi MittalCelebrating its 25M milestone Indiarsquos homegrown dating app ran a survey among its GenZ users to find out the latest scoop of the virtual dating world 15000 men and women between 18 to 26 participated in the surveyThe individuals taking part came from tier 1 cities Delhi Mumbai Kolkata Bangalore and more and tier 2 cities Surat Lucknow Jaipur Bhopal Patna Indore Kochi Kanpur and Guwahati The participants of the survey are selfemployed working professionals and studentsDelusionship39 percent of survey participants disclosed being in a ldquodelusionshiprdquo at least once in their dating lifespan Explaining this trend they said ldquodelusionshiprdquo is a state of mind wherein the person imagines an entire relationship starting from proposing to ending in marriage and kids without even making a single move on their crush Its all in their heads and 29 percent of these people who revealed their delusionships are introvertsExtroverts are also a part of this trend and they think itrsquos more common than most people care to admit Users from both tier 1 and 2 cities alike have experienced this intense ldquoobsession and daydreamingrdquo as they termed it It builds slowly and steadily but thankfully it does not last long If it does that no longer comes under the delusionship categoryEvil Dead RiseExes trying to reenter with new and upgraded fake promises is not new but GenZ daters have certainly given it a fresh and fancy term ldquoEvil Dead Riserdquo 37 percent of dating app users between 18 to 22 have admitted that they have been on the receiving end of the Evil Dead Rise and the term fits the trauma that comes from rehashing the pastSeven per cent of daters from tier 1 and 2 cities admitted being the Evil Dead Rise in someonersquos life and they justified that their intentions were not as evil as people are making it sound For every trend perspective mattersChameleoningShining light on new trends the survey shows ldquoChameleoningrdquo is on the lead this trend is where daters keep changing their personalities likes and dislikes to fit their matchesrsquo The app has even seen some users change the same in their profile bios and preferences23 per cent of women between 23 to 26 revealed that time and again they have altered their persona to be more likable and they think almost everyone does it some more subtle than others31 per cent of men between 21 and 25 have done the same to impress their date 36 per cent of men and women opined that while chameleoning is common and almost everyone does some minor alterations any major change is not sustainable sooner than later peoplersquos true colors start showing and that can be more damagingFakeupsAmong other intriguing trends the survey shows ldquoFakeUprdquo is stealing the limelight these days FakeUp is the trend where GenZ daters especially single men fake a breakup to gather sympathies from female daters and strike up a conversation with the end goal of dating them18 percent of male daters from metros and smaller cities disclosed using fakeup stories to talk to their crushCompared to men the number of females participating in this trend is much lower and 23 per cent of women above 21 believe that womenrsquos compassion makes it easier for men to use fakeup to slide into their DMsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever