Category: Wingman

Adultery Decriminalized In India

Posted on October 3, 2018

Gleeden logo 2017INDIA TIMES – Oct 2 – Buoyed by recent Supreme Court judgements that decriminalized adultery and consensual same sex relations, extramarital dating apps are now betting big on the India growth story. Extramarital dating app Gleeden, Grindr, and matchmaking app Wingman expect significant growth in the country. Gleeden already has ~340K users in the country, up from 120K last year. Its three biggest markets are Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru with Mumbai alone having 85K users.

by Anumeha Chatuverdi
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‘Wingman’ App Allows Friends To Join The Matchmaking Process

Posted on June 4, 2018

Wingman logo 2018DIGITAL TRENDS – June 4 – On dating app Wingman, singles get to recruit a friend to sign up and create a profile for them. Based on the concept of an actual "wingman," the app allows friends to take control over who singles match with and helps make swiping left and right feel like less of a chore. "I was never comfortable dating online. Most of my single friends were in relationships …, yet they were always very interested in my dating life and wanted to support my journey", said the app's founder Tina Wilson.

by Brenda Stoylar
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Dating App Wingman Lets Users Swipe For Their Single Friends

Posted on January 8, 2018

Wingman logoBRIDES.COM – Jan 5 – Wingman, the dating app that plays cupid for users' single friends, was founded by Tina Wilson. The idea came from her own experience of never wanting to date online and always picking terrible matches in real life. Her friends encouraged her to finally get online. They helped her write a profile and coached her throughout the whole process. Brides in particular make awesome wingmen. They've gotten through the [hard] part of dating. They’ve probably been through ups and downs—but they can be a little wiser now in helping their friends avoid mistakes or giving guidance on something that they wish someone had touched on with them. Wingman is also an opportunity for brides to still feel somewhat involved in the fun of single life. 

by Jessie Mooney
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Wingman Survey: Millennials Think They Are Excellent Matchmakers

Posted on May 25, 2017

Wingman logoPRWEB – May 23 – According to Wingman's recent survey, 90% of millennials would enjoy playing matchmaker for their friends. 70% said they thought the matches they would make for their friends would be better than if they pick their own dates. Wingman is not a dating app, but rather a growing community of "matchmakers" who want to do something good for a single friend.

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Wingman Dating App Lets Users Play Matchmaker For Their Friends

Posted on April 19, 2017

Wingman logoMASHABLE – Apr 20 – Wingman is more like a matchmaking app. Singles can't create their own profiles or connect themselves with people. Their fate rests almost entirely in the the hands of their friends – wingmen or wingwomen. The app is the brainchild of Tina Wilson. She found herself single after a breakup and had a squad of friends who were eager to drag her into the world of online dating. They started searching sites for her. It was then that she realized there really was no easy way for friends to help each other out. And that's how Wingman came to be. She's been beta testing it in the UK and Australia for several years, and now she's ready to make it official in the U.S.

by Cassie Murdoch
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