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(swanky music)

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- Despite the outside
grinding to a halt around us,

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one social activity is
surprisingly thriving in

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the midst of quarantine living.

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(buzzer buzzing)

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Dating apps are reporting
a 20-30% increase

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in daily conversations between users.

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So what are people doing if

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they aren't meeting up in person?

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Well, exactly what we're doing

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in every other aspect in
our lives, video chatting.

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Match.com for example has launched

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an in-app video chat
feature, which allows users

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to get together for virtual days.

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Hinge, one of Match group's
many other dating apps,

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is also encouraging users to meet on

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the appropriate before
moving over to FaceTime,

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for a little face time.

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Pre-pandemic, only 6% of daters
were willing to experiment

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with video dating.

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Now that figure is closer to 70%.

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When asked to choose between video dates

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or no dates at all, single
folks have made their choice.

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People still need to connect in

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this time of loneliness and uncertainty.

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Just as the app developers
are getting creative,

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so are the users.

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OkCupid have reported that
new match have been connecting

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to watch old concerts together on YouTube,

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to build playlists together,
to workout together,

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even to draw pictures of each other.

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One man in Brooklyn used
the delivery app Drizly

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to have some bottles delivered for

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a wine tasting first date.

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(glasses clinking)

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Not needing to physically meet your date

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has opened some new doors.

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With a younger demographic,
Tinder is one of the apps

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that's built a reputation for
promoting hook-up culture,

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but some experts think

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the age of quarantine maybe changing that.

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Taking physical encounters off

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the table maybe help people build

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more serious emotional connections.

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What happens after the
quarantine is anyone's guess.

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While we're all craving
real life interaction,

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a phased-in approach
back to society may mean

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that video dating sticks around.

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But for now, app activity is thriving.

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On Sunday, March 29th, Tinder
registered 3 billion swipes,

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the most on any individual day in

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the entire history of the app.

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It makes sense.

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With so many people at home
experiencing isolation, boredom

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and anxiety, folks need an outlet.

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An old parlor jam show with
their new friendly face

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Sounds pretty good right about now.

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- Never thought we'd play
for this many people.

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- Now, did someone say
something about wine tasting?

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(cork popping)

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(swanky music)

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- Hi, I've been on a lot
of vacations in my life,

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and since we can't
really travel right now,

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I'm gonna show you how to
have a vacation in your house.

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This is called a double stay-cation.

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I booked one week in Paris, France.

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Now it's time to enjoy it.

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Paris has never been more beautiful.

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I've got my baguette, my
butter, little bit of wine.

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(glass clinking)
Cheers.

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I'll be down here for one week.

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- What about us?

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- We'll always have Paris.

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- Just got back from a week in Paris

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and boy is my back bothering me.

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And now I'm gonna do two whole
weeks in a tall, tall tower

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in Tokyo, Japan.

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This stay-cation just got a lot better.

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And I have just got all the essentials.

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I've got my tea.

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I've got...

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(clattering)
Oh, shoot.

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I've got sushi.

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I don't know how I'm gonna open
it, but I'll figure it out.

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Whoa!

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Is that four time Prime
Minister Shinzō Abe?

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Think it is.

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(speaking foreign language)

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Just got back from two weeks in Japan.

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I'd love to actually be
home for about a day or two,

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sleep in my own bed.

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I'm gonna keep on pushing forward.

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Buckle up, we're heading to Hawaii.

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I'm thinking about goin' in
the water, but we'll see.

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- [Offscreen Person] Where
the hell have you been?

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- I was doing like a--

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- [Offscreen Person] Where have you been?

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- I was on a--

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- [Offscreen Person] I haven't seen you

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for like a frickin' three weeks!

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- I know, I was doing like
a double stay-cation thing,

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I was under the table.

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I was--

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- [Offscreen Person]
We have (bleep) to do!

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- No I know, I know!

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I was just got back.

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I literally just got back.

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- I needed you to be in your home.

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Helping your family!

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- I was home!

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I was doing a double stay-cation.

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I was here the whole time!

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- [Offscreen Person] Are you insane?

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(birds chirping)