Why is the dating app called 交友软件 (app to make friends)? Is dating a word that needs to be hidden in the Chinese context? Judgment? → What does this euphemism reveal about the social anxiety around intimacy and sexuality?

How do AI-generated photos affect the dating app experience?

地话？Specific chatting ways in dating apps?

How does using dating apps change the way people experience loneliness?

→ Does it cure loneliness, or deepen it through superficial connection?

Are users consciously performing a version of themselves that is desirable or marketable?

→ How do they negotiate between “authentic self” and “profile self”?

Do users ever tell their parents they met partners online?

→ What does their (un)willingness to admit it say about the social legitimacy of digital intimacy?

Is there a generational gap in how people define “serious relationships”?

→ How does digital culture (instant gratification, swiping) influence the idea of commitment

Do dating apps in China function more as “emotional playgrounds” or “marriage markets”?