dating

Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?

2:23pm May 06, 2024

by Claire Murashima

Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?

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Cropped shot of young woman picking up a bouquet of fresh pink flowers in flower shop. She is buying flowers as a gift for her friends or for herself.

Arts

Romantic advice (regardless of your relationship status)

6:00am February 14, 2024

by Clare Marie Schneider

Valentine's Day is a time to think about love — no matter whether you're single, taken, confused or ready to mingle.

West Elm Caleb went from a local Hinge player to dating supervillain, the target of a massive, righteous internet investigation. An audience of millions helped uncover and blow up his personal information.

Arts

What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok's algorithm

12:59pm February 14, 2022

by Jess Kung

While it's good that many called out the overstep in reaction, it also made us think about the ways that these outrage cycles happen, and often get ignored, when people of color are involved.

Open and honest communication is key in relationships, experts say, just as it was before the pandemic.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQs: What Are The New Dating Rules? And What About Hooking Up?

6:11pm September 11, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Should you go on a date with someone new ... or revisit an ex if you feel safer that way? How do you know if a potential partner is following pandemic safety rules? And is it safe to have sex?

Kevin Biely, 37 and Kat McClain, 28, on their wedding day in Las Vegas. In 2017, NPR documented their first date, which was set up by a matchmaker.

National

A Love Story That Began With A Matchmaker And A First Date On NPR

1:15pm April 24, 2019

by Laura Roman

In 2017, NPR documented the first date of a couple paired by a professional matchmaker, for a story about modern dating. A year after their first date, the couple got engaged, and they recently wed.

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Aleta Dignard-Fung says she battled her ex-boyfriend for control of what music would play on her Spotify account.

When Your Shared Netflix Account Outlasts The Relationship

5:01am February 14, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Sharing of online streaming video and music passwords among sweethearts is a territorial marker, like wearing a boyfriend's sweater. But what happens to custody of the accounts when the love is gone?

Saudi women wait for their drivers outside a hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Hooking Up Gets Easier To Do In Saudi Arabia

10:51am June 04, 2018

These days, some young people in the conservative kingdom also use Tinder to find a match.

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A young man records a voice note. A new dating app called Waving lets you swipe right on someone based only off short voice profiles.

Science

Can You Choose A Romantic Partner Just By Their Voice? A Dating App Thinks So

9:26pm March 18, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Waving is a Tinder-like app that lets users judge potential partners by their voice. An evolutionary psychologist provides some tips on sounding attractive.

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In 2014, user data on OkCupid showed that most men on the site rated black women as less attractive than women of other races and ethnicities. That resonated with Ari Curtis, 28, and inspired her blog, Least Desirable.

National

'Least Desirable'? How Racial Discrimination Plays Out In Online Dating

1:39pm January 09, 2018

by Ashley Brown

Research shows that online dating coincided with an increase in interracial marriages. But some dating app users say that Asian men and black women can still have a tougher time finding love online.

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In the lingo of online dating, submarining begins when someone with whom you have romantic involvement ghosts — or disappears from your life without notice — only to resurface with no apology.

National

From 'Bae' To 'Submarining,' The Lingo Of Online Dating

7:42am January 07, 2018

The new ways to flirt, date and find love mean new lingo to describe the adventures — or misadventures — of online dating. Here are some of the words and terms in the lexicon.