Online Dating & Relationship Blog

Rebuilding Trust With Marriage Counseling After Betrayal: How it Can Help

Aug 21 2024

Affairs and marital infidelity are tough topics to talk about. We aren’t certified professionals, so we always recommend seeing a licensed counselor or therapist if you’re going through an affair or a significant breach of trust in your relationship. Getting professional help allows you to find the healing you need during that rough time and

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How Movies/TV Shows Distort Our Idea of Love and Relationships

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Aug 18 2024

My idea of love and romantic relationships is all out of whack, and I blame the movies. And my mom, but only because she took me to see them. See, she didn’t take me to Disney films or other age-appropriate flicks—she took me to movies she wanted to see since my dad wasn’t exactly a

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How COVID-19 Has Permanently Changed Online Dating

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Aug 15 2024

In 2020, when COVID-19 hit and basically ground the world to a halt, it changed how we do things. We aren’t going to get into the lives lost during the pandemic, as that’s not our area, but we don’t want to dismiss it either; millions died, and people are still suffering from long COVID. Not

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Addicted to Dating Apps? Learn the Warning Signs and Find Balance

Aug 11 2024

We all know that dating apps have exploded in popularity in the last five years—they’ve actually reshaped how singles looking for love and romance (and everything in between) connect and interact in the dating world. With a quick click or a swipe, users can meet possible romantic partners. And while this is the easiest it

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Top 5 Sober Dating Apps for 2025: Find Love without Alcohol

Aug 8 2024

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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The Rise of Audio-Based Dating Platforms

Aug 5 2024

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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Gamification in Dating Apps: What You Need to Know

Aug 3 2024

Gamification is pretty prevalent in the digital world, turning everything from fitness apps to productivity tools into a game. So, it’s not exactly a surprise that dating apps got in on this trend by adding a few fun elements to keep users coming back again and again. From swiping left and right like a game

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Emergency Exits: 9 Ways to Politely Escape a Bad Date

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Jul 31 2024

We’ve all been on bad dates. Some of us more than others, but we doubt there is a person out there who hasn’t had at least one truly awful experience when meeting up with a potential romantic partner. And when you are on that terrible, no-good date that you can feel in your bones will

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10 Unique Virtual Date Ideas to Try Tonight

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Jul 29 2024

Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but that old saying is cold comfort when you are missing your partner—it straight up stinks. If you’re in a long-distance relationship and can’t see your boo, there are loopholes and workarounds where you’ll be able to see each other. And by see, we mean through a screen.

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