India, Aug. 31 -- Let's be honest: candlelit dinners are almost a relic of the past. Today, the real love language of Gen Z is that neon-lit jog at dawn, the playlist passed over post-run, the unspoken thrill in a paddle-tennis match where your forehand connects with theirs and that's where there's that spark. Romance used to be premeditated, staged like the perfect theatre act, a love story come true. Now, it's spontaneous, sweaty, and more in the moment then ever before.

Run clubs- the meet-cutes with endorphins.

A 2025 Strava report revealed a 59% surge in run club participation-and one in five Gen Zers actually went on a date with someone they met there . In India, too: everyone from PUMA-Bumble Singles' Runs to run clubs in almost ...