# Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers

https://mins.news/en/item/80076

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 09:42 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzjzr893yv4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Singapore has launched FirstDate, a pilot matchmaking service for government workers aged 21 to 35. The programme uses the Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm to arrange one date at a time, drawing mixed reactions as the ageing city-state faces a record-low fertility rate.

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