Couple Goals or Social Media Pressure? How Relationship Content Shapes Modern Indian Dating

A Reel says, “If they wanted to, they would,” while another couple makes a grand romantic gesture look effortless. Before you know it, you're comparing your own relationship to what appears on your feed. A recent dating app survey explores how relationship Reels influence Indian daters’ expectations, encourage comparisons and sometimes create doubts by leaving out the context that real-life relationships need.