Can ‘Love and Deepspace,’ a Chinese romance game with five love interests and a convoluted plot about reincarnation, replace an actual dating life? It did for me—and lots of other women.

From organized dog walking dates, to live dating game shows, to speed dating and group dinners curated by matchmakers, a wide variety of IRL dating events are flourishing.

Smash Together, an unofficial dating app started up for like-minded Smash Bros. players to meet and mingle, has claimed it has received a cease-and-desist letter just before its open beta.