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As any strategic gamer knows — it’s always best to stack up your odds to win. In the new name of digital love, this often means joining each and every dating site you can in the hopes of meeting your...
As the infamous Meatloaf sang it so eloquently in the 80s: would you do anything for love…except, travel? That’s question is at the heart of new research that analyzed how distance plays a factor in whether or not you...
TLDR: Lovebombing: the act of intentionally moving a relationship too fast to gain control over your partner. What is love? Baby’s gonna leave you if drop a lovebomb too soon. Think back to that infamous episode of the cult-favorite How...
After what feels like an endless carousel of women who aren’t quite right, meeting someone who could be the someone is exciting. And well, scary. Especially since most of the time, men are tasked with masterminding the first date,...
When you’re single and wish you weren’t, you’ll try anything to meet the love of your life. And we mean that earnestly, since there’s nothing worse than loneliness you can’t seem to cure. But while reading do’s and don’ts...
Today in crazy-weird-awful events happening in online dating: a man was extorted for his nudes by an online scammer. Yep, you read that correctly, so pick your jaw off the floor and stick with us. A dude matched with...
When you know what you want (what you really, really want) and you think you found your right kind of spice, your nerves could get the best of you leading up to a first date. And with so many...
For better — but mostly for worse — online dating has created a whole new world of dating dilemmas. Less like going on a magic carpet ride and more like hanging on to a speeding truck for dear life,...
TLDR: Freeclimbing is when you get lost in a deep, dark hole of cyber-stalking your match on Facebook, Instagram, Google, you name it. Once upon a time, you matched with, what seemed like, the world’s most amazing human being, ever....
While there are plenty of online dating strategies you should follow, here’s one that you absolutely, no matter what, should never, ever mimic. Imagine this if you will: you go out on a date with a promising match. It’s...
If you spent a pretty penny on a first date wooing a new girl you’re not 100 percent sure about (yet)—we have good-ish news for you. You probably didn’t spend millions of dollars only to end up disappointed, right?...

Dating Glossary: DTR

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TLDR: DTR is the discussion two people have when they want to decide if they are in a relationship—or not. In a relationship, there are four words that every man fears: We need to talk. And before two people have...
TLDR: Zombieing is when someone ghosts you—and then reappears out of nowhere—months or years later. The first rules of zombie fighting are simple: Carry a gun, beware of bathrooms. Have good cardio, and always do the double tap. Though these...
If you ask most singles currently in search for a mate, they’ll agree… dating sucks. Or maybe they won’t be that negative if they skew more of a ‘hopeful’ romantic than a hopeless one, but they will say it’s...
TDLR: Curving: when a person rejects you subtly and continuously—but keeps you hanging on. It’s not about how well you take a windy route, or the best way to throw a baseball. In modern dating, curving might be one...
TDLR: Breadcrumbing: when you give the idea you’re interested in a relationship—or sex—but never follow through. You might have to use cliff notes—but try to think back to when you read Hansel and Gretel. In the story, a brother and...
TDLR: Cushioning: when you’re in what you think is a serious relationship, but your partner is keeping ‘cushions’ in the wings—just in case. If you’ve never said it out loud, it allows us to give you the mic and take...
You’ve heard those horror stories from your female friends, detailing the wildly inappropriate—and flat out crazy—interactions they’ve had with dudes on dating apps. It’s appalling and ridiculous, but have you ever wondered if perhaps you’ve come off creepy, without...
It’s one thing to scope out the dating scene when you’ve never agreed to happily ever after, and another when you’ve ended a marriage. For those who were with a partner for decades, putting yourself back out into the...
TLDR: Micro-cheating: where you aren’t 100 percent emotionally faithful to your partner–but physically, you don’t break any rules. Some couples find the concept of monogamy restrictive and unreasonable, prompting them to adopt an open relationship. Others keep their love affair...