Program: Why some people are turning away from dating apps and going back to personal introductions

Over the last decade, dating apps have changed the way we meet, and they've made a few successful businesses very, very wealthy.

But, with concerns over safety, and a rising cost for subscriptions, many of the apps are beginning to see a fall in new users.

For some people, it's a chance to get back to the analog world, whether that's nightclubs, running clubs, or an emerging industry of dating groups.

For others, it's about swearing off relationships for a time, with the hashtag #boysober trending on social platforms.

But how have dating apps changed the way we relate to each other and to ourselves? And is it possible to set them aside completely?

Guests:

Dr Lisa Portolan, academic, University of Technology Sydney 

Professor Anthony Elliott, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of South Australia; author, Algorithmic Intimacies

Tanya Koens, clinical counsellor and sexologist