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make some noise right now for jimmy kimmel live. [ cheers and applause ] this is "nightline." tonight love me in real life? dating apps taking match making back to reality. inviting most eligible singles to posh in-person events. >> you can see someone's vibe the way they treat people. >> putting their phones on hold so they can shine off line. >> plus rafrpel's rose. the bachelorette choosing her husband to be in surprising season finale. the moment she knew she found the one. >> geneva was the turning point for me. >> how these under cover lovers
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dated in secret for months. is their wedding already in the works. >> and an 11-year-old boy stealing the show after manzel invited her on stage. >> wow this never happened before. >> now he's gone viral. you're watch ag star in the making. but first the "nightline" 5. ing making. but first the "nightline" 5. number
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♪ good evening. thank you for joining us. as the online dating industry becomes more and more competitive some are finding edge off line personalizing meet ups. singles on their quest to find love in real life. >> i would go with something more romantic like a pink. >> getting ready for a big night out in san francisco. >> probably not appropriatfor tonight. maybe a third date. >> she's dressing to impress for a third date. >> i think i'm going to go with this dress. i like it has a little flare so i can stand out. >> she won't be wining and dining with just one eligible
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bachelor. >> i'm feeling excited but also nervous because i don't know what to expect. >> she's spending the evening with a room full of them. a member of the league an elite dating app part of growing trend, bringing eligible users together off line at posh events. even though it may seem the competition is between the daters, it's also heating up between the apps. >> as a dating coach i'm asked every day request which dating app should i get on. there's so much competition to get the daters attention and business. >> the online dating industry is worth big money. over $2 billion a year. but the grand majority of dating apps don't turn a profit as they struggle to find against user bases like tinder used one out of four online daters. >> these data app eefrnlts avene
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allowing certain apps to stand out. >> tonight the dinner party is hosted by the league. >> a friend of mine told me about this app where everybody was very smart, career-driven and vetted. so i downloaded it. and i was put on a wait list. i eventually got in. and it was exactly what i thought it would be. today's matches got jay, he seems fun. he has a puppy. so i say yes. and it's a home run. that means he matched with me. while some app daters might think meeting irls seems old school to her it makes perfect sense to help her maximize her time and narrow in on a potential love interest. >> worst feeling is when you are at a bar talking to a guy ten minutes and he drops oh, my girlfriend likes to do this. then you feel like a fool. so i love this because y know they are single.
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>> se apps are selecting their top user and inviting them to come to the so automatically there's another threshold of prequalifying that's been done for you. >> i believe that you should put yourself out there in every single way you can. probably end of last year i went the to a league event, met a guy there, he was great and we actually dated. it worked once i know it can work again. >> so this is my profile. on about me, always happy, always curious. >> while she has a perfect cure ated profile meeting in person could be extra pressure. >> i can introduce myself to anybody. >> but she thinks more to gain. >> in real life people look different than in pictures and you see someone's vibes, the way they treat people, the way they interact with you, the way they look at you. those are such huge things that makes me like someone. >> as the event kicks off with a
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cocktail hour, the alcohol and conversations start to flow. for the apps these events are also an attempt to swipe away dater apathy. more people are turning to apps to look for match. 1 in 5 young adults but 12% of new relationships start on line and 1/3 digital daters never gone on a date with someone they met on an app. so wented to rev up the user base and named most eligible daters. >> are you all here for this event. >> we are. >> i'm malary. >> tonight we're rubbing elbows guys potential partners. >> i want to find love. >> malary is one of the most eligible tonight. >> i put it on my resume. i did. >> that you're what. >> that i was one of the most eligible. >> a new comer to new york. looking to maximize efficiency. >> i think getting to know people face to face is much quicker process. >> are we going to get away from
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swipe filter. >> people are tired of swiping and don't want to feel their potential to find love is something as shallow as just a swipe. >> across the bar we meet guerin top selection. >> why do you need a dating app it should be easy. >> not thatt is hard but everything for me runs through my phone no matter if it is ordering food, getting around, anything like that. >> what are you hoping for tonight. >> i think events like it had is pretty special. when you are around bunch of good looking people, anything can happen. >> sounds like face value again. >> yeah. killing me. >> one of our main goals is to get people off the app. so we thought doing this event with our most eligibles would be great way for them all to meet each only. >> welcome to the league dinner party, we're so excited to have you here. >> in san francisco they're
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serving the first course. >> our seating arrangement was determined based off user preferences. we have a algorithm that tells us what someone's looki for. >> the daters chat over salads and get over any trepidation. >> i didn't know what to expect. >> hits. >> some misses. >> i'm actually very smart, i promise. >> but when the main course is served time to switch it up. >> have all of the men stand up and shift down six spots. >> and shan shan is surrounded by several new potential matches. >> i don't remember seeing you. >> dloets this. >> that's a great picture. >> by the end of the night everything is just desserts. >> that was really interesting. it was like a house party that was perfect. probably one the best nights i've had this year. >> back in new york malary and guerin work the room and wind up
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talking to each other. >> i heard i needed to meet you. >> i did. >> tt's aood sign. you're smiling. >> just had a greatonversation with a really nice guy. >> you got it tell me where is he. >> up there. yeah. >> what! that's my guy. >> that's your guy? >> you're telling me that the two people we happen to interview tonight just happened to link up here this evening. >> but don't go ringing wedding bells yet. >> i'll be honest he's only 26. it's not going to happen. i wanted to play along with it for you. >> maybe we won't be launching a "nightline" dating app but in events like these there's plenty of fish in the sea. >> everyone here is looking for something so you bring this kind of group together always something's going to happen. >> for "nightline" in new york.
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♪ night's season finale of "the bachelorette" was among most anticipated of the series. no one looking forward to it more than rachael lindsey herself because she and her groom have been dating in secret careful not to be seen until tonight's show aired. now three months getting to know each other off camera, did she make the right choice. >> will you accept this rose.
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>> 1000% i love you and will accept that rose. >> the decision came down to this bold decision. >> if i had gone with purely just being infatuated with someone it would have been peter but i didn't see him as a husband. >> she does see bryan as dude to hit chair two, interesting choice, resh him from episode one, seriously. >> girl, you in trouble. >> am i in. >> you in trouble. >> okay. >> was it a lot for the first meeting the first night. yes. i will agree with that. but he really won me over showing me who he really is. >> of all the men. >> the one i like the most. >> the one i like the most is brian. >> oh, my god. really i'm so flattered. >> ultimately the early >> i want someone who wants
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marriage. >> i didn't want him to pick out a ring. put on a suit, prepare what he would say, get down on one knee just to tell him no. >> so brian he will be rachel's husband. >> you see me on camera often saying i don't believe you. you're so charming. >> i'm kind of obsessed to see you smile. >> you say all of the right things, brian. >> he said i'm going to show you who i really am. and he did. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> you could see how i would fall in love superficially but then what's under that red v-neck t-shirt. >> this man is everything single thing that he says he is. >> so remember they finish shooting early may. >> now that we've been dating off camera for three months it's been fantastic. >> and under pressure hush, hush, no way they could even be seen together many public. >> can't even go to chipoltle together. >> which we would in real life.
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>> rachael was first african-american bachelorette. >> i had to get over that before i started this journey. i knew i couldn't make everyone happy. i knew it i was going to do this and am serious i have to pick the best person for me no matt whaer they look like. >> i know i ninety bieber. but i'm a believer. >> couple weeks in race became a issue for us watching. lee a contestant had a bunch of old racially charged tweets surface. >> when he was with me he was very pleasant. imagine my surprise when i sit back and watch this and see how he is trying to get people all riled up. >> [ bleep ] me, lee how you going to lie. >> then add the tweets that's not who i knew. >> i want to a poolgize.
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>> it was nice he apologized but i think it was too late. >> back to trying to find a husband in nine weeks on the tv show. >> geneva was the turning point. i started not necessarily seeing peter as the one and brian was continually showing me he was is that on i love watching you smile. >> peter was too wishy washy. >> i wanted someone secure and confident and know what's he wants and where he is going in life. >> there's some good and bad days through all of this, in those bad days i'm not sure i want to stay. >> the more and more i got to date peter i realized he wasn't quite there. >> in the past nine weeks they watched the edited version of their romance and other stuff. >> it's hard for me to watch now i have a fiance. oh, gosh that happened. oh, yeah i did that. >> hard forward you, come on what about brian. >> we watch it. we talk about it. he tells me how he feels.
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i explain things. and we move on from it. >> and we tagged along at copenhagen. >> it was dramatic because i let a lot of people go not at rose ceremonies. >> i just don't know if we can get there. >> ahh! >> i'll never get tired of watching guys fight for me, or over me. i think any girl would say they would like to see that every day. >> i think rachael saw me that i fought hard for her heart. i'm looking to get a little deep with her. more emotional with her. >> first thing's first. >> hopefully she can let go and open her heart to me and we can fall in love. >> brian apparently a maturing casanova thrusting into poll position. >> he said in past few years he's ready for something serious and you see him talk about a relationship where that female didn't get along with his
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mother. t i'll kill you. m happy if >> i know she was joking. i know she wouldn't really kill me but she loves her baby and i get it and i respect the relationship she has with her son. >> yes, yes, yes, where's the loyalty. >> rachael's parents did a little slamming of their own. >> i don't want it to be strained relationship i want it to work out. >> if you can't where's the priority. >> is that all okay now? >> yeah. >> hi. >> how are you. >> i'm good. >> we first mech rachel as a contestant on the bachelor. also ran nick picked vanessa in the end. >> it's so hard to say good-bye to you right now. >> any sort of wistful feelings about nick. >> i hope he's happy with vanessa and i wish them well. trying to be nice. >> yeah. >> maybe the next bachelor will
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come from eric cast. after this cycle looks like our 32-year-old lawyer from dallas and 37-year-old chiropractor from miami will live happily ever after. >> you are my fiance. >> it sounds so good. >> have you set a date? >> no. it will not be this year. can tell you that. we're not rushing it. really going to get to know each other. >> i'm just cynical. >> when you get your wedding invite you'll know it's happening. >> let's give it up for the beautiful couple rachel and brian. >> that's it for "nightline" from los angeles. >> next, he let it go and kept on going. he stunned with a performance of her own song. ♪ >> announcer: abc news
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♪ >> step aside elsa, "frozen" fans have found them self a new star. the singer inviting children on stage during a concert in texas. >> what's your name? >> my name is luke. >> asking 11-year-old the only boy to sing the chorus. >> i know boys don't like it because it's girl's song but it's music. it's heart. >> can we all shut up and let him sing it again. >> so i sing it again and the whole audience gave me a standing ovation and i was like, wow, this has never happened before. >> i was crying. it was just awesome to get to see your kid meet his idol and live out a really fun dream. >> this performance going viral.
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