No swiping involved: the AI dating apps promising to find your soulmate

February 16, 2026

Here's something that might just change the way you think about dating — AI apps that claim to find your soulmate without swiping. Instead of endless profiles, these apps start by interviewing you to understand your personality. According to Aisha Down writing in The Guardian, they then offer limited matches based on 'similarity and reciprocity,' aiming for more genuine connections. Now, here’s where it gets interesting — these apps are designed to cut through the superficial baggage of traditional dating, focusing on real compatibility. But here’s the catch — are they actually better at finding love, or just a smarter way to exploit your data? As Down reports, a few Londoners and entrepreneurs are testing these tools, and the results are still pretty early. So what does this mean for you? Maybe, just maybe, the future of dating is less about endless swipes and more about understanding yourself — and finding someone who truly gets you.

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Agentic AI apps first interview you and then give you limited matches selected for ‘similarity and reciprocity of personality’

Dating apps exploit you, dating profiles lie to you, and sex is basically something old people used to do. You might as well consider it: can AI help you find love?

For a handful of tech entrepreneurs and a few brave Londoners, the answer is “maybe”.

Continue reading...
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4554.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=8

Agentic AI apps first interview you and then give you limited matches selected for ‘similarity and reciprocity of personality’

Dating apps exploit you, dating profiles lie to you, and sex is basically something old people used to do. You might as well consider it: can AI help you find love?

For a handful of tech entrepreneurs and a few brave Londoners, the answer is “maybe”.

Continue reading...
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