Does the Thursday Dating App Still Exist?

Yes, Thursday still operates, but it is not mainly a swipe app. Its own homepage presents it as an events service, with a tagline about events for everyone single, every week, sold by ticket. The main product is meeting people in a room.

Thursday began as a dating app and puts events first. It lists singles events in cities around the world, such as dinners, quizzes, classes and parties, and you buy a ticket for each. The conversation starts face to face, not in a chat.

We describe the full product in our guide to what the Thursday dating app is, including its in-app games and its matchmaking nights. The short version for this question is that the company exists and its focus is events.

Men usually ask whether it still exists because they remember it as an app, or because they cannot find a swipe feed in it. If that is what you want, it is not what Thursday leads with.

If you are looking for singles to meet, it is still a way to do it. It is a different way. A ticket and an evening replace a feed.

For a man, an event swaps one kind of effort for another. A swipe app asks for your time on your phone and gives you a date at the end if you are lucky. An event asks you to turn up, and the first conversation happens at once.

That suits many men better. Photos are often ordinary and first lines stiff, yet plenty of men are easy company. A room rewards that man, because a woman can see how he stands, listens and laughs.

The big mainstream apps, such as Tinder, Hinge and Bumble, work the way people remember. Pick one that is active where you live, set up a clear page, and run a short test. Write down four numbers for two weeks: women you liked, conversations that started, numbers you got, and dates you set.

a dating coach's advice on choosing an app is to look at whether women near you are using it and want to date. The same app can be busy in one city and quiet in another.

Go with a plan. Pick one or two people you would like to talk to, open with something about the event itself, and keep early conversations short and friendly. Be direct about interest and move toward a plan.

Dress as yourself on a good day. Arrive on time, put your phone away, and stay open to more than one conversation.

If you like someone, ask for her number before the end of the night and suggest a specific time that week. A man who asks plainly gives her something simple to say yes to.

Tickets cost money, and you pay for each one whether or not you meet anyone you like. Spots are limited, so popular events sell out. We give no prices, because they differ by event and city.

So treat the first few events as practice. Notice what works in the room, and compare your results with what you get from an app. Events are also city based, so what you find depends on where you live.

If you are shy or live where events are rare, an app may be the easier place to begin. That is a fair choice. Fix your photos and your first lines, and keep an app running while you try events. Using both gives you a quicker read on which one suits you.

If an event feels too big, go with a friend. A friend gives you someone to talk to while you warm up, and the two of you can approach a group together.

Because the product leads with events, do not rely on what you remember or on an old review. Look at the site for your city, see whether events are listed, and read what each ticket includes. If there are no events near you, you have your answer without spending anything.

For anything else, such as cancelling a ticket or a refund, use the company's own help pages, not a forum.

Thursday exists, and it means events for singles. If that is what you want, buy one ticket and treat it as a test. If you want a feed to swipe through, use a mainstream app and run your own two-week count. Either way, your photos, your first line and your willingness to suggest a plan decide the result.