End of the decade: How the 2010s changed my life

The last decade has seen huge cultural trends, from the way our data is used to how we consume TV and music.

We speak to people about some of the trends of the past decade – and how their lives changed as a consequence.

‘I found love on Tinder’

“My life has completely changed because of Tinder,” says Alex Bell, from Fareham in Hampshire, who is now expecting a baby with her husband who she met on the app.

Tinder was launched in 2012 on the back of the boom in smartphone use. One of several dating apps, it now has more than 50 million users worldwide.

Neither author Mrs Bell, 33, or her husband are ever reluctant to reveal how they met, but she adds: “Typically people are quite surprised, maybe not quite so much now. It’s become more socially acceptable.”