I Have A Date! - A Sneak Peek Into The Changing Mores Of New-Age Dating

From billet-doux to sexting, love has come a long way, and so have the ways of finding love. Gone are the days of hoping to get lucky at a shady bar or waiting for friends to 'set you up'. Young people today are taking charge of their love lives, and how! Cupid has a new avatar - the dating app, a phenomenon that has gained popularity over the past half-decade. But does going digital help shed the single tag in one smooth move? Do you have a date when you swipe right? Does it lead to a relationship? Or a plain hook-up? Has the gear shifted from 'date-relationship-sex' to 'sex-date-maybe relationship'? Confused already? Welcome to the world of online dating. Browse. Swipe. Unsingle. I Have a Date! is a collection of selected articles from The Times Group publications, which both entertain and make you ponder. Some of them talk about heartbreaks, some about the heady feelings of one nights, while some others remain hopeful of finding 'the one' through encounters on dating apps. Whatever remains your fix, read on to find out how young India is warming up to digital love and coping with the ups and downs that come with it.