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SALT dating app
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New app tries to wipeout 'awkward' Christian dating

Thought to be the only free UK-based Christian-made dating app for believers, SALT is already open to pre-registrations ahead of an official launch later this month.

Founder, Paul Rider said he conceived the idea after sharing negative experiences of Christian dating services with his friends.

He told Premier: "I think there was a general consensus that there's a gap between what was already on offer for Christian and what people want and expect from a dating app."

SALT is being presented as an alternative to meeting people through church where "pressure and unrealistic expectations" can sometimes leave Christians disappointed, the app's inventors say.

They believe Christians can struggle to meet anyone in their own church circles but SALT is intended to help them widened their search and take the awkwardness out of dating.

Research published earlier this year shows 63 per cent of single church-going women have not been on a date with a fellow member of their congregation in at least 24 months.

Mr Rider continued: "We thought that if we could provide something that was going to be completely free of charge, was based here in the UK and had a double opt-in - so that you can only send and receive messages from people that you've both chosen to match with - that could be well-received."

Click here to listen to Premier's Tola Mbakwe speaking with Paul Rider at SALT:

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