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Academics Are Building an Online Dating App to Better Understand Online Dating

Imagine Hinge — but for science (and also dating)

An illustration of a man and woman talking. We explore the phenomenon of men not asking women questions on dates.

Men Aren’t Asking Women Questions on Dates. It’s a Problem.

"The cashiers at Trader Joe's ask more questions than guys on dates nowadays."

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Americans Are Now Getting Married at Pre-Pandemic Levels
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The Habit That All Healthy Couples Have in Common
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TikTok’s Latest Boyfriend Test Asks This Very Serious Question
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Do You Need This Post-Sex Clean-Up Sponge?

Meet the Dripstick

A mock dating app profile features the bio: "And if it gets there, I'm submissive in bed."

The Difficulties of Dating as a Straight Submissive Man

What the gay community can teach straight men, especially submissive ones, about getting the kind of sex they want.

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5 Lessons From Kanye West’s Date Night With Julia Fox

A few surprisingly good dating tips even us normals can take from Ye's extravagant night out

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22 Things to Stop Doing on Dating Apps in 2022

After a decade of dating apps, it's well past time to leave these bad online dating behaviors behind

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Gym PDA Is the Worst PDA

No canoodling at the gym in 2022, thanks

Zendaya and Tom Holland attend Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" Los Angeles Premiere held at The Regency Village Theatre on December 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. A recent study suggests short men, like Holland, may have more sex than tall ones.

Do Short Men Actually Have More Sex?

A scientific study says short men have more sex than tall ones. Tom Holland can confirm.

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Is It Weird for Couples to Spend the Holidays Apart?

More couples today are embracing separate bedrooms and separate vacations. Why not separate holidays?

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Women Don’t Actually Want You to Propose on Christmas

Do everyone’s Instagram feed a favor and give us all the gift of NOT proposing this Christmas

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The Third Date Rule Is Back

But how did it ever get to be a thing to begin with?

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Take It From a Woman: You Don’t Need a Special Occasion to Send Her Flowers

You should probably be sending more flowers, and no, you don't have to wait till your anniversary

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Break Up With Your Partner Now, Before the Holidays

A swift and humane breakup is the best gift you can give a soon-to-be ex

Really Greg?

Woman Alleges Her Date Sent Her Home Over an Outfit in Viral Video

Add this to the list of things you, a man, should never do

Maid of Honor doesn't mention you in their toast? Get the divorce papers ready.

How to Tell If a Couple Is Doomed on Their Wedding Day

One wedding photographer claims to know the answer

Pete Davidson attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City.

This Is the Worst Thing You Can Do on a Date, According to Pete Davidson

Being rude to a waiter is a hard no

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Why Is Salt and Pepper Hair So Hot?

Worried about going grey? Don't be.

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Single Men Don’t Care About Sex Anymore, Says Study

The pandemic seems to have shifted men's priorities away from the bedroom

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Here’s How to Not Be a Manchild in Your Relationship

Grown-ass men to the front

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Why Aren’t There More Queer Reality Dating Shows?

Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Queer Love joins the small-but-mighty roster of messy gay TV

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We May Have Emerged From the Sex Recession

Dirty talk and role play will save us all

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We Should Be Teaching Boys the Correct Way to Ask Out Girls

Sometimes there's a fine line between romance and manipulation, and young men need to learn how not to cross it

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What It’s Like to Run Swingers Clubs for 25 Years

Nobody knows the business of consensual non-monogamy better than Colette's John Melfi

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Maybe Don’t Put Your Significant Other on a “Performance Review Plan”

The relationship “PIP” is the athleisure of romance

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Where Are the States Where Locals Most Often Marry Locals?

Data on marriage is only part of the full picture

A hand taps on the Tinder app installed on a smartphone. The dating app launched on September 12, ten years ago. The app's "Year in Swipe" report was just released

The Biggest Trend for Tinder Users in 2022 Is the “Situationship”

The dating app's "Year in Swipe" report suggests users want a comfortable middle ground in their relationships.

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How “Dork” Became a Term of Endearment for a Certain Type of Man

We blame Jim Halpert

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Looking for the Best Cities to Be Single? Head West.

A new study has bad news for Rhode Island singles

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How Do You Gain Access to the Most Elite Dating Apps?

Exactly how "elite" are they?

Woman with virtual reality glasses. A new McKinsey study suggests users may spend up to 5 hours per day in the metaverse.

Study: People May Soon Spend Up to Five Hours in the Metaverse Daily

A recent McKinsey report broke down some myths about our immersive digital world, including how we'll really use AR/VR

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The Reddit Group Helping to Fund Herpes Vaccine Research

When the government fails science, the internet is there to help

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What Is Relationship Anarchy? Are You a Relationship Anarchist?

Your guide to RA, including everything it is — and everything it isn't

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First Date Drinks Are Out, Sober Dating Is In (Apparently)

According to Hinge, we're in for a summer of "zero-proof dating"

Now is the time to break up with your partner.

You Should Break Up With Your Partner This Summer. Just Trust Me.

It's Hot Breakup Summer