Dating Apps Are Dying
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: INTERMEDIATE (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
Mijn vrienden verwijderen vandaag hun datingapps.
My friends are deleting their dating apps today.
De app-iconen staan ongebruikt op hun telefoons.
The app icons sit unused on their phones.
Ik gebruikte deze apps acht lange jaren.
I used these apps for eight long years.
Ik vond echter nooit een echte relatie daar.
However, I never found a real relationship there.
Veel mensen geven nu de voorkeur aan iemand in het echt ontmoeten.
Many people now prefer meeting someone in person.
De meeste eerste dates eindigen in teleurstelling of ghosting.
Most first dates result in disappointment or ghosting.
Datingapps missen vaak geduld en emotionele diepgang.
Dating apps often lack patience and emotional depth.
Mensen willen de liefde vinden zonder digitale stress.
People want to find love without digital stress.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- unused
- ongebruikt
- relationship
- relatie
- disappointment
- teleurstelling
- ghosting
- ghosting
- patience
- geduld
- emotional
- emotioneel
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