A preprint on arXiv examines how gay dating applications like Blued shape intimate relationships among Chinese gay men. The authors note that while these apps are widely used for meeting partners, their role does not stop once a relationship forms. Instead, the platform persists within the established relationship and begins to transform in some way.
The abstract, however, is truncated mid-sentence — it ends at "they transform from…" — so the exact nature of that transformation is not described in the available text. The full paper would be needed to learn what the researchers found about how the app's function changes inside an ongoing relationship.
Because only one source is provided and it is an incomplete abstract, this summary is limited to the study's stated premise. No other sources are available to compare or corroborate the findings.