Boyfriend wanted, apply within. Gen Z romantic hopefuls are dumping the dating apps and moving the search for a partner to a very public forum — their social media accounts. “So I just wanna let everybody know that in 2025 I will be accepting boyfriend applications. Yes, very exciting,” Anise Armstrong — @anisesarchive — proclaimed in … Read more
It’s all fun and games. Though its iconic crossword puzzle was first unveiled on Feb. 15, 1942, the New York Times games section has skyrocketed in the past few years — and the data for 2024 proves it. Everdeen Mason, editorial director of NYT Games, revealed to TODAY that 11.1 billion puzzles were solved in … Read more
Young adults are swiping left on mainstream dating apps — and swiping right on Facebook. As dating app fatigue is rising and people are burned out from scrolling through apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder, younger generations are turning to Facebook Dating to find their match. According to Axios, daily conversations on Facebook Dating among … Read more
Does this ring a bell? If your phone contains thousands of photos you have to swipe through to find what you need or your phone storage is always full because you’re reluctant to delete anything, even unread emails, you may be a digital hoarder. Hoarding disorder — which is often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and … Read more
The Notes app on the iPhone holds some of our most valuable thoughts — but it might be holding something more sinister, too. According to some social media sleuths, the Notes app is now being used for people to do the dirty on their partners. “So apparently the new way people are cheating is on … Read more
Nobody likes getting ghosted but a new report has revealed why your potential match may not be texting you back. Dating app Hinge released a report saying there are huge misconceptions about dating someone with ADHD, particularly when it comes to texting habits. The first is that someone is ghosting them on purpose but in … Read more
This guy’s on the right track. NYC commuters know well the anxiety-ridden moment when a train is finally called at Penn Station, minutes before departure — when otherwise typically civilized commuters often stampede like elephants down to the platform. Longtime NJ Transit sufferer Joshua Crandall was fed up feeling the pent-up energy of his fellow … Read more
Swiping right on would-be sweeties as if he were online shopping didn’t feel right to Jack Liu — but spending $1,000 on a personal ad was right on the money. “My ads got straight to the point,” Liu, 40, a digital marketing entrepreneur from Queens, told The Post, detailing the virtual love campaign he launched … Read more
A picture is worth a thousand words — and it could also be worth a thousand dates. Relationship guru Katie Flowers says singles are being ignored on dating sites and apps because they’re failing to follow eight photo rules. “Photos play a significant role in attracting suitable partners on dating sites,” Flowers proclaimed. “They should … Read more
It’s a man’s world — except on dating apps. A psychologist says a “vast majority” of men are “invisible” when pursuing romance online, with women only considering a small number of males as potential partners. Dr. Orion Taraban made the claim on the popular “Diary of CEO” podcast before giving his tips on how dud … Read more
You little liars! Size matters to super-selective singletons swiping left or right in the search for love. So, rather than coming up short, some mini-men have begun misleading ladies online, falsifying their underwhelming heights to appear taller. But now, thanks to artificial intelligence, once-gullible gals are wising up. Women are turning to artificial intelligence systems such as … Read more
Entrepreneurs across all generations are losing weeks of productivity each year to “wasted time,” according to new research. The survey polled 2,000 U.S. small business owners, evenly split across generations, and revealed that the average respondent loses one hour and 36 minutes each day to tasks they deem unproductive. This “wasted time” adds up to … Read more
Hollywood actor Gabriel Olds allegedly raped at least three women who he met on dating applications as police fear there are more of his victims across the US. Olds, best known for his roles in “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” was taken into custody Monday and charged with seven felony sexual … Read more
The YES App is taking a swing at bringing back the era of Saturday morning cartoons. The Yankees’ flagship network announced Thursday morning that its digital arm is launching “HexClad Presents Bronx Buds” on Saturday, Aug. 17. “We’re always looking for strategic opportunities to reach younger fans,” Jason Feneque, the Senior Director of Distribution & Special … Read more
Singles are looking to score with Olympians — even from thousands of miles away. US-based content creator Sofia Elizabeth set her Hinge location to the Olympic Village in the hopes of earning first place in an athlete’s heart despite living on a different continent, and to her surprise, it might have worked. “At first, I … Read more
Picture this: it’s a Monday night and I find myself in a room full of experts all nodding along to a dating theory I’ve not-so-secretly harboured for a long time. That dating apps have taken a turn to the dark side, wreaking havoc on both our mental health and bank balances. Oh, I can’t tell … Read more
They’re apps-olutely sick of swiping. Gen Z’s appetite for companionship seems to be shifting away from fast food-like flings towards full-course love feasts. And their tastes for meeting potential matches are, too, changing. Rather the scrolling through dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder, twenty-somethings are hoping to score a sweetie in more unconventional settings — such … Read more
The meddling mom of “Owning Manhattan’s” Chloe Tucker Caine hijacked her daughter’s dating apps and, while pretending to be her, hooked — and catfished — her future son-in-law. After a bad breakup, Caine needed a break from online dating, but her mom, Barbra Night, insisted that she waste no time wallowing. “She was basically like, … Read more
Personalized prognoses for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease soon may only be a click away. Researchers at Amsterdam University Medical Center say they have developed a prototype app based on their model that forecasts an Alzheimer’s patient’s projected mental decline over five years. The model is inspired by details gathered from nearly 1,000 patients with … Read more
The survey of 1,000 Americans who have used a dating app at least once in the past year found that 78% of those polled feel fatigued with the dating app world sometimes, often or always. Interestingly, women feel more burnt out than men, with 80% reporting feeling some level of burnout compared to 74% of … Read more