Dating app aims to help you deal with ‘Marleying’ this X-mass
CLiKD Dating app seeks put the ghosts of Christmas Past to rest this winter by helping you find someone new. Whether you are a fan of the festive season or a bit more of a Grinch CLiKDs new Christmas Cracker section seeks to help you find someone new to kiss under the mistletoe this holiday season!
During the holidays, as old Christmas songs fill the radio and classic Xmas movies are on every TV channel feelings of nostalgia can make you think about the year gone by, old flames and past relationships. The urge to reach out and contact an ex is tempting and you are not the only one! In fact, a survey by Mind found that millennial's are actually twice as likely as older generations to feel lonely at Christmas!
It’s no wonder then that you might find exes re-emerging at this time of year, as if from hibernation, lighting up your phone with a mix of festive puns and party invitations…. That’s right you are literally being haunted by the ghosts of relationships past, or ‘Marleyed’.
“Marleying” is a seasonally specific dating term describing the heightened urge to contact an ex over the Christmas period compared to other times of the year, usually in the hope of rekindling an old romance, or at least bagging a little extra something in one’s stocking!
CLiKD is seeking to lay the spirit of Marleying, (and ghosts of your exes), to rest this Christmas and is of the view that it’s much better to meet someone new and right for you than go back over old ground (just because Xmas has an “X” in it, doesn’t mean you need one back in your life!). CLiKD are embracing the festive mood with their Christmas themed questions, putting a fun twist on the usual innocence of the festive period. Discovering someone on the same wavelength this winter could be just what you need and CLiKD’s Christmas questions might just help you find a fellow Christmas lover or hater including:
- Christmas Jumpers ... yay or nay? (they’re not for everyone)
- A time for religious reflection or a good excuse to party?
- Would you prefer to be in with the family or shopping the winter fashions?
Other popular Christmas debates include questions on the controversial brussels sprouts (always gotta be a no right?), and whether ice skating is a better first date option than simply meeting up for drinks? This gives ample opportunity for die-hard Christmas fans to test potential partners and see if they truly love the holiday as much as them. CLiKD recognises that similar personalities can be a huge factor in successful relationships, and common ground for a love or hate of Christmas could be an excellent place to start!
CLiKD Head of Creative (and massive Christmas Fan) Liga Pukite says:
“Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year, and it can be even better when you share it with that special someone in your life. The CLiKD Christmas Cracker section is a great way to find that someone and see if they share your Christmas spirit, whether it’s Party or Holy, this holiday season”