More than ever, you’ll hear people say, “I want to meet someone organically.” But how do you go about meeting someone new in the wild? Does the online generation even know how to date someone IRL? Do singles’ events work or is it just a recipe to trigger social anxiety? Sunday mid-day finds out the good, bad, and the ugly of offline dating and whether it truly is time to make a switch and touch some grass.

Up 2 Date IRL, an events company that holds singles events throughout the city. Since its launch in 2022, the firm has organised about 25 such meet-ups till date, such as pickleball mixers, attended by over 2000 people.