Modern Love
How are dating apps changing the way people find love around the world?
How are dating apps changing the way people find love around the world? In New York, it's been called the dating apocalypse. The birth of the dating app has left people with so many options, they can't - or don't want to - settle on just one.
In Delhi, young people can be disowned or worse by their families if they refuse to marry someone of their parents' choosing. But a growing number of urbanites are now using apps to flirt with the distinctly un-Indian concept of dating.
In Nairobi, where gay sex can get you a 14-year prison sentence, apps are allowing men to meet other men away from public places. But the anonymity that brings a sense of security can also bring danger.
In Modern Love, Simon Maybin spends time with daters in all three cities, trying to understand how this new technology is changing the way people find romance across the world.
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- Sun 14 Feb 2016 04:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Sun 14 Feb 2016 14:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Sun 14 Feb 2016 15:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 17 Feb 2016 09:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Wed 17 Feb 2016 13:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
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- Thu 18 Feb 2016 02:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
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Modern Love
How we find, make and fall in love these days - from dating apps to the perfect kiss.