Watch: Londoner ditches dating apps in hopes of meeting ‘the one’ out and about

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A man has ditched dating apps in the hopes of bumping into "the one" while out and about.

Sean Taylor, 34, who has been using Tinder or Hinge on and off for around five years, has yet to meet his life-long partner but has challenged himself to change that.

After several failed dates where he was either catfished or there was little to no chemistry, Sean realised he had to find another way to meet someone. 

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Three weeks ago, he decided to try the "old fashioned way" by going out to places alone every day in the hope of meeting the one "organically."

Sean, who's originally from Cape Town, South Africa but now lives in London, said: "It's a harsh world out there on dating apps. I wanted to give it a try in the way we used to meet people - by talking to them out and about."

Recording his experience and uploading the videos to the social media app TikTok, he has gone on to amass almost 73,000 followers on the platform.

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While his first few attempts saw him going out to restaurants, bars and libraries on his own but not really speaking to people, after uploading the videos online, the response was so overwhelmingly positive that it spurred him on to push the challenge further.

Sean said: "I was mainly just saying hello whilst crossing the street and that kind of thing in those early attempts.

"But I had so many messages from others saying I'm inspiring them to do the same thing that this pushed me to continue experimenting and interacting with more people.

"I actually realised that it was just about having real life interactions. I've met so many nice people."

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Now on day 10 of the challenge, Sean has yet to meet the one but he is determined to continue until he achieves his goal. 

Those wanting to follow Sean's journey of finding love can stay updated on his TikTok @scrtaylor.

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