He’s no looker, but that doesn’t matter to him. Kevin, a 42-year-old single dad from Scotland, claimed that he refuses to date “ugly” women — even though he knows he’s no Brad Pitt. The machinist goes by the username @boerboelblade2 on TikTok, and typically makes videos about his dog — a Boerboel named Blade. “I’m … Read more
Question: If you match with someone on a dating app, and you turn up and they’re roughly 40lbs heavier than they looked in their photos, are you allowed to call them out or does that make you a bit of a d–k? I ask because this happened to me not so long ago. I matched with … Read more
She’s just like Josie Grossie. New Yorker Allora Campbell, 32, is a real-life version of the Drew Barrymore film “Never Been Kissed,” revealing that she has never locked lips or been on a date her entire life — until last month. Campbell, a self-proclaimed “late bloomer,” always believed that Mr. Right was waiting around for … Read more
One wrong number landed this caller to Mr. Right. Over a decade ago, Brenda Rivera Stearns was just trying to send a friend a text when she accidentally typed in the number of her now-husband Isaiah Stearns. “I sent a Bible scripture message to all of my contacts, which at the time I didn’t have … Read more
Research has shown that having a photo posing with a pet in your dating profile makes you more desirable. Singles who included photos of themselves posing with a pup on their dating profile were more likely to find a match, according to a recent poll of 1,000 British adults commissioned by Guide Dogs, a non-profit … Read more
She’s finding love in a hopeless place. After relocating to Midtown Manhattan from a small town near Indianapolis last November, something quickly became apparent to content creator Sydney Street, after waving off a string of wannabe playboys and raging party animals at nightclubs and bars — encountering your happily-ever-after in the Big Apple is about … Read more
Forget the “lonely cat lady” stereotype: a new poll suggests that when it comes to romance, cat owners are doing just fine, if not better. In a recent comparison of 1,000 Americans who own cats and 1,000 who don’t, the survey found that marriage rates among both groups were essentially the same (79%). What’s more, … Read more
My latest Tinder meet-up could have been something out of a Netflix rom-com based on a solo traveler hooking up with a local online, all set in dreamy Hawaii. Instead, I was blindsided by a brutal dumping in paradise. I’d only been on Hawaii’s Big Island for 48 hours when I matched with Jerry*, a handsome, edgy 30-something … Read more
A new study suggests people should swipe left on dating apps. Research published in the journal Telematics and Informatics found that dating apps could do more harm than good in people’s search for love. The findings from the University of Vienna showed that more usage of dating apps and exposure to a superfluous amount of … Read more
It was not a picture-perfect relationship. A California photographer is claiming on TikTok that she unknowingly dated a married man for six weeks last summer — until her mom ran a background check on him and exposed even more secrets. Christina, who goes by the username @christinainthevalley on the social media app, shared the story … Read more
Better safe than sorry. Around one in five people run background checks on their online dates before meeting them, a new survey says — but who has time for all that rigmarole? Some 38% of respondents say they simply “stalk” their first dates online instead. The survey of 1,000 singles, conducted in December by the Thriving … Read more
Anna Hogan, 27, was waiting in line at Prince Street Pizza on a Friday night when she realized the popular joint was cash-only. The 30-something-year-old man ahead of her overheard her debacle and offered to give her a $50 bill if she Venmo’d him the money. The pretty brunette gladly paid the man via the … Read more
This may work out. Luke Bond, 22, and Sarah Dorough, 21, are fitness instructors who met on Instagram in December 2021 and bonded over their healthy lifestyles. Despite living 8,697 miles apart, the couple say they would FaceTime every day until they met in person in July 2022. “He was asking me some questions about … Read more
A woman felt haunted by her history of being ghosted by dates — so she decided to find out why. TikToker Stephanie D’Agostini, who goes by the handle @stefdog, created an actual “exit survey” to send to her exes and dates who left her without saying a word. In the recent clip, which boasts almost … Read more
Don’t say he didn’t warn you. Writer and scientist Macken Murphy took to TikTok last week to reveal his hypothesis for the three most common red flags that women should look out for when dating men. Murphy, an Oxford University-educated cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist, has declared it a bad sign if a man has no … Read more
He’s ex-tremely opposed. Motivational writer and podcaster Ace Metaphor declared that an ex-lover cannot be considered a “friend” — that would be an insult to your current partner. “You are motherf—ing lying,” he told his 1 million followers on TikTok. In a clip posted Monday, now with more than 51,000 views, Metaphor explained that your … Read more
A clip from an online speed dating show is going viral after a Marvel fan rejected a woman in a brutal fashion. The rules of The Button are that when a button lights up red, any contestant may press it and swap out their date for a new person. If both people can last without … Read more
She’s not chipper about having a stripper. One woman on TikTok said that if her boyfriend even dares to showcase strippers at his bachelor party, she’ll strip herself from the relationship in return. Step Sacco, who goes by the username @_stephsacco online, explained her strict pre-wedding rules for her future husband in a viral video … Read more
There’s only one Bennifer. After more than two decades apart, Jen Kaarlo, 38, decided to grab dinner with her ex when she was home for the holidays. The romantic rendezvous eventually turned to heartbreak, she said, because she discovered he had found love with another woman. The pair’s short-lived spark began in 2001, but the … Read more
Call them the rules of unattraction. Personal trainer and dating guru David de las Morenas, better known as @howtobeast on social media, has shared three “low-key” red flags in female behavior — and according to him, women better not be friends with any guys. “Aside from some very rare scenarios, when a guy and a … Read more