To sneakily figure out the type of woman a man has the hots for, ask him who his celebrity crush is. That’s the tactic eager single women are using with the so-called “celebrity crush test,” which entails quizzing potential suitors about which famous face makes them swoon, then deciding whether to keep dating them based … Read more
Bad dates are a fact of life in NYC — from agonizing, job interview-esque nights out with unchecked egomaniacs, to marathon get-togethers that wind up leaving you both deflated and ghosted, it’s no secret that making connections in today’s Big Apple is a toxic, metropolitan mess. Exhausted by the swipe culture of the apps and the … Read more
In today’s wild digital dating world — sitting back and endlessly swiping will only get you so far. That’s why Caitlin Trask, 32, decided to go the extra mile by creating a “man catalog” to track all the hopeful men she matches with on dating apps — for research. “Sorry I can’t go out tonight, … Read more
Enough is enough. Keeping an eye out for red flags when dating is one thing — but now some daters of the digital age are sparing themselves from a future heartbreak by cutting off potential suitors early on for what some might consider to be very minor things. The “cut them off theory” is a … Read more
No hanky panky happening here. A 31-year-old man went on a reality TV show about virgins — and he’s proud of it. Ben Harris recently wrote about his life as a virgin and how it landed him on a TV show in a Times story — something that many might be too ashamed to admit … Read more
If you’re someone who regularly gets the ick from someone you’re dating — you might be a narcissist. The term that refers to the feeling of disgust from something a romantic partner does, says or even wears has gone viral on social media in recent years. And according to a study published in Personality and Individual … Read more
This woman is having an affair with a man 25 years younger than her — and she’s soaking in every amazing minute of it. British fashion magazine editor, Charlotte Anne Fidler recently wrote about her hunky lover for the Telegraph in which she fawned over her beau who she describes as being “stupidly good looking.” … Read more
There’s a lot of pressure that comes with going on a first date — and it can either go really well or terribly bad. If you often experience the latter — the reason for it is that in today’s digital dating world, experts say curiosity is dead. “Curiosity is where the spark lives,” Alexandra Solomon, … Read more
Gone are the days of endlessly swiping on dating apps, quickly judging a book by its cover before making a split-second decision to swipe left or right. A new dating app called Tribal has entered the chat, and it blurs users’ profile photos for 72 hours. This unique feature encourages daters to focus on the person behind … Read more
Here comes Casper the unfriendly ghost. Sadly in today’s dating world, getting ghosted — which is going on a few dates with someone and suddenly that person disappears without any explanation — is nothing new. Luckily for all the hopeful single people out there, Karli Kucko, a sex and relationship therapist told the Daily Mail the … Read more
That’s definitely a mama’s boy. Despite what you’d expect, studies have shown that Gen Z men are more than happy to pick up the tab for the women they’re on a date with. However, things got a bit sticky for this traumatized woman whose date whipped out his mother’s credit card when the bill came … Read more
Everyone feels nervous before a first date — especially because they want to make a good first impression. liliyabatyrova – stock.adobe.com “I’m feelin’ myself.” It’s normal to feel some nerves before a first date. What’s not normal is the feeling of rejection minutes before you’re about to meet someone new. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened … Read more
They’re just not that into you. In today’s digital dating world, consider yourself lucky if you can land a first date. Of course, a second date is not always guaranteed and if your potential suitor isn’t asking for one — you might be the problem. Dr. Terri Orbuch, PhD, a relationship expert at DatingAdvice.com, shared with … Read more
A Sydney woman who flew to Bali for a first date has detailed the mortifying moment she realized she had been stood up. Jess Austen, 29, hopped on a plane to Indonesia to meet a man she’d been talking to online for several months after he invited her to join him on holiday. But after … Read more