On the 20th anniversary of The New York Times’ popular Vows column, a weekly feature on notable weddings and engagements launched in 1992, its longtime editor wrote that Vows was meant to be more than just a news notice about society events. It aimed to give readers the backstory on marrying couples and, in the meantime, to explore how romance was changing with the times. Continue Reading
Online dating is an emotional rollercoaster.
One minute you’re raving about your new #bae and all of the niche boxes they tick – “wears uniform, enjoys crime podcasts, identifies as gluten-free” – the next, you realise you’re sitting opposite a total stranger drinking lukewarm beer and wondering why on earth you swiped right. Continue Reading
The book was written in the early 18th century, urging us to hark back and realize the time-honored preponderance of love. Since ages, people have been finding love, sustainability, and security in partners in accordance with the prevailing societal belief system. In other words, people around the globe have not always fallen in love the way they do now. Continue Reading
While dating and personal ads have been around for decades, the way we meet the people we date has changed dramatically in the last five years. Continue Reading
Dating apps have become so commonplace they’re even finding their way into the courtroom. Not as a way for lawyers and judges to meet potential partners, but with profiles and messages used as evidence of people’s identity, behaviour or intentions. Continue Reading
A large body of sociological research has found that in North America, young Asian men are twice as likely as Asian women to be single. Continue Reading
In our connected world, this imagination is fostered from the very start of the interaction. It happens from the moment we pick up our phones, tap on an app and consider swiping right. And we’re doing a lot of swiping: 5 million matches a day on Tinder alone. Dating apps and dating have become virtually synonymous. Continue Reading
Online romance is rarely easy, but when Elin and David matched on Tinder a week ago, little did they think that by getting together they would be falling foul of government advice. Continue Reading
Tinder has become the go-to app for people looking to date, hookup, find a long-term relationship, or simply see what kind of interesting singles might be in their area. Continue Reading
The users of one dating site rate good grammar and literacy above erratic spelling in their search for a warm, ideal partner Continue Reading