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Relationship & Dating
Navigate the maze of dating, love and relationships with our series filled with practical tips, advice and stories.
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- BusinessThe Independent
Voices: Dating is hard enough: why are apps like Bumble making it worse?
COMMENT: The dating app has ditched its ‘women make the first move’ marketing and instead pivoted to trying to shame women into having more sex, writes Olivia Petter. They’ve really fumbled this one
- LifestyleYahoo Life UK
My girlfriend dumped me because she fancied my brother
When his girlfriend turned cold and distant, it never entered his head that she was secretly lusting after his brother.
- CelebrityBuzzFeed
"That’s When I Realized I Made A Terrible Mistake": Divorced People Are Revealing Their Partner's "Red Flag" That Ended Their Marriage Right Then And There
"Then it hit me: I was better off without her."
- LifestyleThe Independent
Couple’s ‘chaotic’ wedding rules spark debate online
‘Too chaotic for me,’ one person said of rulebook sent to guests by bride and groom
- LifestyleBuzzFeed
Guys Are Getting Super Honest About Things That Bug Them About Their Female Friends, And Platonic Relationships Really Are Just As Complicated As Romantic Ones
"Women always seem to blur that line when it suits them."
- BusinessNY Post
Hinge finds way to ban ‘ghosting’ on app to defeat dating burnout: ‘Focus on quality over quantity’
“We’ve heard from daters how they’re feeling overwhelmed, distracted, and, simply put, burnt out," Hinge CEO Justin McLeod.
- BusinessAssociated Press
Bumble's billboard ads sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating — and the company got stung
The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online. On Monday, the company backtracked and apologized for billboards that bore the message “You know full well a vow of celibacy is not the answer” juxtaposed against an introduction to “the new Bumble.” Women on social media castigated the company for suggesting celibacy isn’t a valid personal choice.
- TechnologyNY Post
Bumble wants to let ‘AI dating concierge’ do the dating for you
“AI is going to follow the same set of values. And we are going to lean in fast and furiously," said Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
- CelebrityNY Post
Dear Abby: I’ve called my situationship 100 times with no answer — should I give up?
Dear Abby weighs in on a man who took it too far with his situationship and a caregiver who has reached her limits.
- LifestyleNY Post
My wedding was upstaged by a creepy woman who identifies as a cat
The bride didn't find it hiss-terical when things took a turn fur the worse.