Christmas is coming, and it’s the time of year when almost everyone is feeling those festive vibes. You are, too, but if you’re without a holiday plus-one, seeing couples ice-skating while holding hands might bring out a little bit of the Grinch in you. Why? Because you want to ice skate and hold hands, too! …
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People lose their minds for free stuff. Every time I am in a place where there are samples on offer, they disappear in record time. I was in Starbucks this week, and they had a tray with little Pumpkin Spice cold brew coffees, and that tray was emptied in under a minute. “Are these free?”
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You’ve just downloaded a dating app, excited to see who’s out there, but within an hour, you’re already thinking about jettisoning it into your phone’s garbage. Why? Because getting around it feels like you’re trying to hack into the NSI—and you aren’t a hacker. This happens a lot with apps, and not just dating platforms.
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If you talk to any member of Gen Z, they’ll tell you that they have ghosted someone on a dating app because they just didn’t “vibe” with them or they got the “ick.” Don’t know what any of these terms mean? Allow us to define them: ghosting is disappearing with no explanation, the vibe is
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A few years ago, one of my male friends sent me a text with a screenshot from a dating app. He accompanied the pic with, “Is this you?!” And it was me. Only it wasn’t really me. It was my photo, but my name is not Abigail, and I’d never signed up for that particular
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In recent years, video dating apps have taken flight, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to wonder how we could meet potential romantic partners—was it even a possibility when we were all stuck in our abodes? What would’ve sounded weird before 2020 has now become a lifesaver, so thank you, video dating apps.
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Sober dating is skyrocketing in popularity among singles, whether they are in recovery or testing out what dry dating is all about. Being on a date without an alcoholic beverage in your hand might sound scary, but it’s better than being sorta fuzzy about what happened on said date or waking up with a hangover
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Online dating has sure come a loooong way since it started. In the beginning, there were long-form text profiles with grainy pics, chat rooms with no pics, and even personal ads where people searched for love. We’ve moved well past those dinosaurs to sleek dating apps with less text, high-resolution photos, and matching algorithms. First
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Dating apps are the go-to for finding romantic connections, and while they offer so many opportunities, they can miss the mark for a big demographic of users, especially those who are neurodivergent. Understanding neurodiversity and creating spaces that welcome everyone is really important for making these platforms inclusive. Neurodiversity refers to the natural variation in
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