Shakti could not find a partner through these apps. The year-old bartender had to indicate to producers what he was looking for in a partner, and leave it to them to find a suitable match. The show is aimed at people of South Asian ancestry. Desi refers to a person of South Asian descent, and Paktor is a Hokkien colloquial term for dating. There have been seven shows since it was launched in May.
The producers of the show, aged between 23 and 27, said they founded the series after noticing their peers struggling to find partners online. On the show, individuals are matched before they go on the show for a blind date.
A divider separates the pair, and they are limited to talking to each other. After the first date, they can indicate their interest in going for a second date where they cook a meal together on the show. The year-old, who is also a financial consultant, said that the producers hope to encourage a connection beyond physical attraction. I want to remain professional with my co-workers. A survey commissioned by the National Population and Talent Division found that singles were not proactively dating because they had a limited social circle; did not have opportunities to meet potential partners; and preferred to leave dating to chance.
The Marriage and Parenthood Survey involved more than 5, Singapore residents aged between 21 and 45, of which 2, respondents were never married and 3, were married. The study found that half of single respondents were not currently dating, and 38 had never dated before. But they, like Mr Shakti, are looking for love. More than half 58 per cent of Singaporean singles were open to meeting their partner through online means — a 15 per cent increase compared with survey results from In , Ms Violet Lim, who was then 24, left her job as a management associate at a bank and founded Lunch Actually with her then-boyfriend and now-husband Jamie Lee.
They started dating while they were university students. Lunch Actually provides a matchmaking service by arranging lunchtime dates for people who are too busy to actively look for a partner, but want one. She had come across the concept of lunchtime dating while she was overseas.
