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
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
It seems like only yesterday we were secretly making Tinder profiles, stashing the app in a discreet folder on the second or third page of our home screen and making up ultimately unconvincing stories to explain how we met the new stranger we’re bringing to Rachel’s wedding. But dating apps are about to enter their second decade of mainstream use, and times have changed. Continue Reading
Dating apps enable us to do things we have never done before and are now often created to fit into a specific (sub)culture. This article discusses several dating apps using theories regarding globalization. Continue Reading