Dating is an evergreen niche in affiliate marketing. It's popular among beginners due to its straightforward acquisition mechanics and relatively low traffic costs. Unlike Nutra, there's no seasonality—dating is relevant year-round.
Briefly about the vertical
Dating is the process of driving traffic to partner-finding services. A webmaster earns money by attracting users to websites, apps, or platforms.
Dating is divided into two types. Mainstream dating includes "white hat" apps and sites like Tinder. Adult dating includes sex encounters, webcam platforms (BongaCams, LiveJasmin), 18+ chats, adult games, and the men's health dating niche (Male Enhancement, etc.). Adult dating is slightly easier to enter, but the competition and risk of bans are higher.
There are also niche offers: lesbian dating apps, for example, or services for the gender-ambiguous, or local websites for a specific city. But these are usually extremely complex offers even for experienced webmasters (let alone beginners).