Dating in Denmark with Erinne Paisley

If you’ve been dating in Denmark, chances are you’ve used a dating app.For some, dating apps are a ticket to love, a wild night, memorable experiences. For others, they can lead to rejection, heartache and even addiction.To mark Valentine’s Day, we sat down with Erinne Paisley, a PhD Fellow at the University of Copenhagen’s Media Studies research group and a former lecturer in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam.Erinne’s research explores dating apps, digital intimacy and feminist media studies. Her most recent publication is a collaborative roundtable paper on Affordances, Diversity and Inclusion in Dating Apps.In this episode, she talks about her research, the power and influence of dating app companies and how technology is reshaping the way we connect, date and form relationships – particularly in a Danish context.