Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. The rest should know better than to hit congested roads and crowded malls on Saturday, February They also love to cook and consider themselves practical. A fraction of the population has actually already been turning to an alternative that evades Metro Manila traffic, embarrassing menu choices, and awkward first meetings: online dating.
These online dating sites are still a long way to profitability. But what they are keen on is growing their user base. As expected, there is a noticeable upswing in use as Valentine nears, Joseph Phua, chief executive officer and co-founder of dating app Paktor, said. Created in July by Phua and two others in their Singapore headquarters, Paktor caters to two million users across Southeast Asia.
It averages , matches a day with the Philippine market contributing a significant portion to the total 55 million matches so far. The dating app has the simplicity of a swipe-to-like system.
The Philippines is a relatively new market for the California-based firm, she added. But it will not be found lacking when it comes to local stories, good and bad, which have been published online or heard first-hand from friends. But Pambakian said that it is, foremost, a social network.
On Ashley Madison, admitting that one is attached to someone is the ticket to a world of discreet encounters. Members of the dating service are predominantly married men and women in search of an affair, according to European communications director Christoph Kraemer. But singles and other halves of unwed pairs are welcome. A day before an occasion that supposedly rouses romantic love, the extra-marital-affair-espousing platform is expecting a surge in new sign-ups.
