Instead of foreplay, Gen Z has wordplay. A Zoomer’s quest for romance is tangled up in sky-high expectations, wallet-busting dates, scarce sex and enough ridiculous dating lingo to require its own dictionary, a relationship psychologist told The Post. “But most of it is just something recycled with a new label,” said Dr. Orion Taraban, who … Read more
Chivalry isn’t dead — you just have to filter for it. Match Group’s dating app Upward is leaning into old-school courtship with a new “Chivalry Mode,” aimed at singles who would rather have a man make the first move than waste time wondering why their matches never message. And apparently, there’s an audience. New data … Read more
Feel like playing Cupid? There’s an app for that. A new dating app called Rivet claims the solution to dating app fatigue is to stop swiping yourself — and let other people on the platform try to match you instead. The app comes as singles ditch established options like Tinder and Bumble in droves, turning … Read more
Arin Patterson wants to know where the hell her husband is. So she created a form to find him. The 36-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, single has sparked virtual cheers — and groans — with her recent public attempt to find love, having put together a detailed “husband application” with the intent of attracting and vetting … Read more
It’s rough out here. As a 22-year-old member of Gen Z, I wasn’t surprised by a new study from The Kinsey Institute saying that my generation isn’t having sex. The study claims that it’s mostly financial anxiety responsible for our collective dry spell — 43% said financial concerns made it harder to date or maintain … Read more
Zena Wozniak is haunted by the ghost of her romantic past. But the Los Angeles single’s love phantom isn’t just some guy she met, dated and bedded for a few days before he abruptly faded to black. Instead, her dating app apparition goaded her into a pseudo-relationship — one she hoped would lead to marriage … Read more
More like Sneaky Linked. Rife with fake job postings, depressing layoff announcements and AI-generated biz-spirational posts written by your former boss, browsing through LinkedIn in 2026 can be a real bummer. But an increasing number of professional doomscrollers are using the app for a different kind of “networking.” Sign up for the California Morning Report … Read more
Three Bear Stearns bankers walk into a fashionable downtown bar. Twenty years ago, that might have been the start of a joke — or everyone else’s cue to leave. Today, the joke’s on the rest of us. Private equity guys get the nod at hard-to-crack haunts like Zero Bond and People’s. They sit at Bar … Read more
From scam guys to cam girls, it’s a wicked world for people looking for love online. Just look at cyber villain du jour, a lousy liar named Daejon Love who allegedly conned at least 26 victims out of more than $1.3 million. How? He posed as a romance-starved player for the San Francisco 49ers. But … Read more
The new ‘it guy’ is not mysterious. He’s not leaving you on read for 14 hours to “seem busy.” And he certainly isn’t pretending he forgot your date was tonight. He’s what the kids call chalant. The made-up dating term — essentially the opposite of nonchalant — is taking off across today’s dating scene, with … Read more
Myori Granger could most likely land a date with any man she wanted. The leggy model and influencer turns heads walking down the sidewalk in jeans and a T-shirt, never mind on the catwalk – and she’s got nearly 150,000 adoring followers on her Instagram account. But she was having trouble finding what she was … Read more
Former New Yorker-turned Miami resident Jordyn Taylor was so wiped out after her first HYROX race that her planned celebratory dinner turned into a night on the couch with electrolyte drinks. “I think I puked at some point,” she confessed to The Post. Within days, she had signed up for another event. Jordyn Taylor, 34 … Read more
She’s got no reservations. A picky Manhattan diva went viral for ditching a first date over a “lame” dinner spot — and doubled down on her high-society standards this week, telling The Post that the wave of online hate has sent a fresh stampede of hungry suitors to her inbox. “It’s just the bum men … Read more
One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. She bit her lip; no messages. Her boyfriend, Donnie, was due to arrive at the airport in a matter of … Read more
Hinge on Wednesday launched a new feature called Friend’s Take, allowing friends and family members to leave testimonials on their loved one’s dating profiles – bringing wingmen into the digital age. If you’ve ever enlisted a friend for advice in building your profile, now they can participate directly in the app, responding to prompts with … Read more
Stop, in the name of love. NYC’s digital dating-weary singles are increasingly leaning on Big Apple bars to help them facilitate conversations with strangers — there’s a reason why every watering hole from the West Village to Williamsburg seems to suddenly be hosting “love science experiments” or handing out “intention bracelets” at the door. But this … Read more
Forget swiping right… A bizarre new AI-powered dating service is sweeping across California college campuses by replacing endless swiping with computer-generated matchmaking that promises to find students more compatible dates. Ditto, a startup founded in 2024 by former UC Berkeley students, is expanding rapidly after ditching the Tinder-style model in favor of an AI-driven system … Read more
Their love lives now Hinge on their living arrangements. A single gal’s address, regardless of her looks or smarts, is now emerging as the most attractive quality to sleazy guys on dating apps who are on the hunt for free room and board rather than true romance. It’s the dawn of the short-term stay “hobosexual.” Women claim single men, … Read more
They’re trying to score. Tinder users in New York City and New Jersey are having a ball with the influx of visitors to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup. The dating app told The Post it has seen a 34% increase in non-local users in the area compared to the same time last year. The … Read more
They say don’t chase a man for love, but in this dating scene, he may be running alongside you. Forget dating apps and late-night drinks — lonely, but fit, Gen Z and millennials are swapping heels for sneakers and tequila shots for celery juice, as “run-and-raves” are bringing an entirely new social scene to NYC. … Read more