Dating should happen in the real world. These essays cover city dating scenes, app fatigue, and how Rove is building plan-first dating.
Salt Lake City has a reputation for being a tough market, and that reputation is partly earned. But there's a large, underserved community of outdoorsy, non-religious young professionals who are looking for exactly the kind of connection Rove is built to create.
If you've tried dating in Nashville and found it exhausting, you're not imagining things. The structure of the city itself is working against you — and understanding why is the first step to changing it.
Austin has every ingredient for a thriving dating scene — the singles, the ratio, the culture. The problem isn't the city. It's what we've let apps turn us into.
OC has the beach, the culture, the health-conscious community — all the ingredients for great real-life connection. Something else is getting in the way.
Scottsdale has one of the best in-person social scenes in the country. So why does everyone feel like they're striking out?
We have been building toward this for a while. Rove is officially live in Scottsdale — and we want to tell you exactly what that means.
Discover how Rove's Event Mode transforms festival dating by connecting you with other attendees before Stagecoach 2026 even begins.
The best moments of connection happen in person. Event Mode is built to make sure you do not miss them.
Apps have spent fifteen years getting better at matching people. Attraction has gotten worse. That is not a coincidence.
I used to believe the problem with dating apps was the people on them. Then I realized it was the apps themselves — and that the business model was the whole point.
