More than a million people in the UK left dating apps last year – a problem so severe, explains the Guardian writer Kitty Drake, that the apps are in “financial crisis”.

She talks to Helen Pidd about why so many are fed up of swiping left and right: done with feeling so disposable, inauthentic profiles and the bad behaviour the apps encourage, from ghosting to breadcrumbing to one-night stands.

They also discuss a class-action suit against Match group – the owner of apps such as Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid – that has one central allegation at its heart: that it is in the financial interest of the apps not to allow its users find love, but to keep them constantly searching for the next date.

Even if we leave the apps, though, have they left an indelible mark on our dating habits?