Think back to when you were fresh out of college at the ripe ‘ole age of 21. Legal to drink, ready for a good time, and not thinking twice about who you would one day marry. Fast forward to...
Variety is the spice of life, and let's just say some amongst us like their lives extra spicy.
Swinging, sometimes referred to as "The Lifestyle" is when singles or couples who are in committed relationships sexually engage with others....
Religion lays the groundwork for most relationships. And while you can certainly test the waters on popular dating apps like Bumble and Hinge to see if you come across someone with a similar faith background, you’re better off going...
Sometimes, you are looking for that special someone to bring home to your parents. Someone you can see yourself in a long term relationship with: marriage, kids, a mortgage, eternity. Other times you want the exact opposite: something fun,...
Have you been in so many dead-end relationships you’ve lost count? Or the concept of online dating itself feels foreign and unappealing? Are you more of a serious—and perhaps, serial—monogamist who just hasn’t managed to get it right, yet?...
T
hough the average age of marriage in the United States increases by the year — with men 30.5 and women at 28.1, according to the 2020 U.S. Census — one fact remains true: a majority of people want to find...
If you’re exploring your sexuality and you’ve decided to try out a multi-partner relationship, you may consider yourself a polyamorous beginner. You can learn more about what this means in our guide here — but if you’re ready to...
Choices, choices. There are so many decisions to be made when it comes to finding the right dating app to download. And let’s face it, they are supposed to make finding your soulmate easier (possible, even), but the process...
The pandemic changed, well, everything. Dating was especially hit hard in the last year: Flings became non-existent, casual meetups were done over the phone and Zoom happy hours replaced awkward in-person dates. But the biggest shift hasn’t necessarily been...
Pictures can say a thousand words unless they’re on a perfectly curated, crazy over-filtered dating profile. When you add videos and funny prompts into the mix, you can gain a little more insight about the person in front of...
Dating apps do everything they possibly can to get people to show their true colors. On some of today’s most popular apps, you’ll find fun prompts to get the conversation rolling (“topics to debate” on Hinge, for example) and...
Aside from the occasional virtual date or outdoor meetup, most singles have spent the last year waiting for the day that they could safely date again. As vaccination numbers increase and COVID-19 cases plummet, singles are eager for their...
After being cooped up inside for what feels like forever, the idea of going out on a date — heck, even an awkward one — sounds like a dream. The upcoming summer has already been dubbed “hot vax summer”...
When it comes to finding love or marriage on dating apps, pictures really are worth a thousand words. Sure, they can always backfire — say, if you’re the guy who has an entire profile of group photos with other...
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: Video dating is here to stay. Even as states reopen and singles feel more comfortable meeting up for in-person dates, some will still choose to vet out potential matches with...
When you get the results of a Myers-Briggs personality test, it’s almost as if everything about you — who you aspire to be, how you treat people in relationships and so on — suddenly makes so much sense. And...
It’s a scary, scary world out there — and while you may be tempted to just pretend it doesn’t exist, you have no choice but to face the (sometimes) harsh truth. Interacting with strangers on a dating app? Well,...
Watch one episode of The One and you’ll suddenly start to reimagine a whole new kind of dating — one that doesn’t require endless scrolling, swiping and messaging that often leads to disappointment or worse, heartbreak. The show takes...
We may be slowly inching toward a new normal, but the dating scene is anything but. For the last year, people have turned to dating apps and sites in record numbers since the chances — ability, even — to...
Every relationship has a unique foundation. Some happy couples credit their love of movies, others are drawn together by their thirst to see the world, but many people come together because they have the same core beliefs and morals....