Dating App Users Feel Burnt Out

Twent-eight-year-old Abby has been on dating apps for eight years, bouncing between OkCupid, Bumble, Tinder, eHarmony, Match, WooPlus, Coffee Meets Bagel, ...

What You Do with Your Shopping Cart Says a Lot About You

Are you a good person? There’s an easy way to tell, according to the Internet at least. It’s based on what you do with a shopping cart when ...

‘Love is Blind’? No, Love is Bound

There's a new reality dating show on Netflix called, "Love is Blind," that tries to test whether relationships can be successful based on ...

Man Creates Dating App to Eliminate the Competition

Aaron Smith was tired of the typical online dating scene. But unlike most people with that same sense of dissatisfaction, he took a unique course of action. ...

Romantic Comedies Set Us Up for Disappointment

A steady diet of romantic sitcom movies sets us up to be disappointed with the imperfect love of spouses or family.

That's the conclusion lead researcher ...

Court Rejects Man’s Attempt to Legally Change His Age

Applicant Emile Ratelband recently petitioned a Dutch court to change his official date of birth. Ratelband, a motivational speaker and hedonist, wanted ...

An Unrealistic Search for the Perfect Soul Mate

In his book, This Is Our Time Trevin Wax relates the following story:

In his provocative book Modern Romance, the actor and comedian Aziz Ansari describes ...

Has Romantic Love Become an Idol?

Is it possible to make an idol—or even a whole religion—out of romantic love? Consider the lines from these popular songs:

Gonna build my whole ...

A Waiting Game Gone Wrong

Long-distance online dating can be rough—just ask Alexander Pieter Cirk, who lives in Holland but had fallen for a Chinese woman he'd met online. ...

Messing with the Wrong Daddy

Hyundai had four commercials during the 2016 Super Bowl, but their best one was titled "First Date" and starred comedian Kevin Hart. A young ...