Exclusive | Singles sick of swiping are giving up apps — and looking for love on hiking trails: ‘Here at least people don’t ghost you’

Exclusive | Singles sick of swiping are giving up apps — and looking for love on hiking trails: ‘Here at least people don’t ghost you’

Go take a hike might not be the first piece of advice you’d expect to hear if you’re single, but it might be the best antidote to endlessly swiping left and right. After all, going on a nature walk with a bunch of fresh, air-friendly folks is a pretty wholesome way to meet people. At … Read more

American daters are swiping right on Canada — for love and an escape plan: ‘Will marry for health care’

American daters are swiping right on Canada — for love and an escape plan: ‘Will marry for health care’

Ehhh, I’m dating here! American singles looking for a change of political pace — and medical benefits — are swiping right on Canada. Reportedly frustrated by the state of affairs in the US, unhappy US residents are turning their dating apps due north — hoping to find love, an allegedly less divisive society and a better quality … Read more

Desperate singles need help before tax deadline — so they’re swiping right for accountants

Desperate singles need help before tax deadline — so they’re swiping right for accountants

They’re not looking for love — they’re looking to file. According to a new survey, Gen Z is swiping on dating apps hoping to match with someone who can help them with their taxes. During peak tax season, a poll from the dating app Hily found that one in three young American singles are swiping for … Read more

Swiping through online videos when you’re bored has a surprising effect: study

Swiping through online videos when you’re bored has a surprising effect: study

You better stick with that click. Watching a short snippet of an online video before moving on to another video and another and another — a move called “digital switching” — actually increases boredom instead of alleviating it, according to study findings published Monday. People often to watch videos to alleviate boredom, but “digital switching” … Read more

How to turn swiping on dating apps into a full-time job — and you don’t have to be single

How to turn swiping on dating apps into a full-time job — and you don’t have to be single

Singles have joked that using dating apps is like a full-time job — and that’s now true for some. Matchmaking company Vida Select has turned swiping on the apps into a career for its employees, charging clients a pretty penny for their services. The global site promises to do practically every aspect of online dating … Read more

I had to get therapy for my Tinder addiction — I was swiping on 500 women a day to feel validated

I had to get therapy for my Tinder addiction — I was swiping on 500 women a day to feel validated

A British man says he had to seek treatment for his Tinder addiction after swiping on 500 profiles per day. Ed Turner, 27, confessed to obsessively using the popular dating app simply for the rush he would feel when members of the fairer sex “liked” his profile — and that he had no intention of … Read more