Online Dating

"Friends-First" Dating Is Keeping the Dream of the Meet-Cute Alive

Nov 7, 2025

"Friends-First" Dating Is Keeping the Dream of the Meet-Cute Alive

A few years ago, a single friend of mine did what many only dream of: she stopped swiping.

Wait, People Are Finding Love On LinkedIn?

Sep 26, 2025

Wait, People Are Finding Love On LinkedIn?

In the spring of 2024, Paige Goldstein was "digital nomading" in South Africa when she got a fateful LinkedIn notification.

54 Best Hinge-Prompt Answers, According to a Hinge Expert

Sep 2, 2025

54 Best Hinge-Prompt Answers, According to a Hinge Expert

Unlike many popular dating apps today, Hinge has an interesting format that lets you answer a variety of Hinge prompts, which alleviates some of the pressure of coming up with the bio all by yourself.

The Best Bumble Bios, According to a Bumble Insider

Aug 7, 2025

The Best Bumble Bios, According to a Bumble Insider

You've officially downloaded Bumble, picked out your best dating-app-friendly photos, and brushed up on some Bumble openers.

38 Tinder Bio Ideas That Will Perfectly Capture Your Personality

Aug 5, 2025

38 Tinder Bio Ideas That Will Perfectly Capture Your Personality

Whether you're new to Tinder or the app has been taking up storage space on your phone for years, feeling pressure to start a conversation on Tinder or come up with good Tinder bio ideas is what steers a lot of people away from the app in the first place.

What Is Negging? Experts Explain This Form of Emotional Manipulation

Jun 30, 2025

What Is Negging? Experts Explain This Form of Emotional Manipulation

Picture this: It's been a week of messaging with a match and you finally set up a date.

Parents Are Swiping?! This 27-Year-Old Lets Her Mom Drive Her Dating Apps

Mar 20, 2025

Parents Are Swiping?! This 27-Year-Old Lets Her Mom Drive Her Dating Apps

If you match with Estée on Hinge, there's a good chance her mom had something to do with it.

Bring Back Flirting: The Case For Crushing in Public

Mar 12, 2025

Bring Back Flirting: The Case For Crushing in Public

It was a Tuesday afternoon in September when I witnessed the unthinkable.

Feeld Made Me Feel Seen in My Nonmonogamy

Jan 27, 2025

Feeld Made Me Feel Seen in My Nonmonogamy

Online dating is still wildly popular in 2025, with nearly 3 in 10 US adults saying they've used a dating site or app, according to Pew Research Center.

The Best Free Dating Apps to Download in 2024

Jun 20, 2024

The Best Free Dating Apps to Download in 2024

Dating has changed significantly over the years.

Since When Did People Treat Dating More Like a Business Pitch?

Apr 18, 2024

Since When Did People Treat Dating More Like a Business Pitch?

Miriam Makalia Vance recently got fed up with dating apps.

Why People Catfish, According to a Psychiatrist

May 25, 2022

Why People Catfish, According to a Psychiatrist

Many of us have watched TV shows about catfishing or chuckled at jokes online about people showing up to dates as someone drastically different than their pictures.