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Tinder Use in Cape Town Reveals the Paradox of Modern Dating
Dating on apps is the new reality, but do they really make dating easier? A Cape Town study finds Tinder complicates it further.
Snippets of Personhood: The Small Joys of Online Dating
Sometimes, just sometimes, you get reminded about how human experience can be endlessly and gloriously magical.
How the COVID-19 Lockdown Has Changed the Way We Fall in Love
After two years of embracing the shallow-ness of 21st-century romance, I found myself flirting with the idea that maybe, despite the apocalypse, love could go beyond a few heart …
Stealthing: The Reprehensible Practice of Tossing Consent out of the Window
Stealthing, or non-consensual condom removal, is male-entitlement. Stealthing is deception. Stealthing is non-consensual. Stealthing is an abuse of boundaries. Stealthing is rape. Period.
Observations Around My Date’s Online and Offline Persona
Digital biographies or social media profiles can be a source of many things but the thing they sell the best? Narratives.
On Grindr, Profile Pictures Are All About Signalling Physical Fitness
On Grindr, the currency used to attract your date is physical fitness versus wealth symbols, used by straight men on Tinder.
Looking Past the Pictures to Find ‘Real’ Interaction on Dating Apps
How many of us have lost out on our soulmates because the person 'did not look the part' in their pictures?