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On a mission to disrupt the conventional dating app scene, Indian startup Mingout recently took two of its loyal users to a romantic rendezvous in the Metaverse.<\/span><\/p>\n

A virtual date \u201ctook place\u201d in outer space, as the couple enjoyed a romantic dinner in a moon-based setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhere you can date, not just match\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“We thought about the most romantic date possible\u2013and in an instant, the answer was clear,” Mingout Co-Founder Navdeep Kamboj <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> in the press release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The moon represents the two tenets of Mingout\u2013romance and revolution. What's more romantic than moonlight, and what's more revolutionary than humanity's first step on the moon,” he elaborated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The moon date in the Metaverse (Mingout Valentine's Week on Meta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The app markets itself as the only dating app in the world \u201cwhere you can date, not just match,\u201d and as such wants to play a pioneering role in what it calls a \u201cdating revolution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, hosting virtual events and with 100 other date ideas, the app is casting its net beyond just singles\u2013also trying to appeal to people with partners who are looking for a new dimension for experiencing romance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Immersive, fun and interactive experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“You don't have to be single to date,” Mingout Co-Founder Harshveer Jain said. “Romance hits you with puberty and stays with you till your last breath,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual meetings became increasingly popular during the pandemic restrictions. Meanwhile, the Metaverse allows people from different physical locations to meet in a virtual one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“It's funny\u2013that in a country that loves love so much, we still find it difficult to express and experience romance freely. And that's why we built Mingout. Copy-pasted American solutions of casual swiping don't work in India,” he added about the incentive to create \u201ca uniquely Indian solution to romance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mingout already conducted over 1,000 dates on the app, however venturing into the Metaverse, which combines several different technologies, including augmented reality and virtual reality, could unlock a more immersive, fun and interactive experience, the dating platform believes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On a mission to disrupt the conventional dating app scene, Indian startup Mingout recently took two of its loyal users to a romantic rendezvous in the Metaverse. A virtual date \u201ctook place\u201d in outer space, as the couple enjoyed a romantic dinner in a moon-based setting. \u201cWhere you can date, not just match\u201d\u00a0 “We thought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":699,"featured_media":220580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,77055],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRomance and dating enter the metaverse on this Indian app<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Disrupting the conventional dating app scene, Mingout recently took two of its loyal users to a romantic rendezvous in the Metaverse.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/romance-and-dating-enter-the-metaverse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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