If you’ve used a dating app before, you’ve likely been a victim of catfishing (or the less severe form of deception called kittenfishing). On the other hand, perhaps you’ve been a perpetrator yourself. Well, according to a new survey by the dating app Hily, more than 50 percent of young Americans have been on dates…
As a 28-year-old woman in New York City whose relationships have never lasted past the six-month mark, I know my way around a dating app. Hinge, Bumble, Tinder, Raya ― I’ve swiped through them all. My experience in this field didn’t make a difference, though. No matter the platform, the options were the same: men…
A few months ago, my friend told me she met someone. “Hinge or Bumble?” I asked at the time, naturally assuming she’d swiped right to form this new connection. Videos by VICE “Actually…” she started, beaming with pride. “I met him at a local running club.” I nearly choked on my coffee in shock—not necessarily…
Hinge is launching a $1 million fund to help local groups in London put on social events for young people. Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images It may come as no surprise that Gen Z, the online generation, are increasingly struggling with loneliness — but an unlikely source is coming to their aid. Dating app…
Credit: Midjourney. In today’s digital age, love often begins with a right swipe. But what really makes someone stop and tap “like”? A new study crunched the data behind online dating decisions — and the results are clear. Physical attractiveness reigns supreme. Contrary to popular belief, men and women prioritized looks in online dating almost…
Match Group has a problem: The parent of Match.com, Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and other dating apps has abusive users it’s known about for years but has kept under wraps. That’s per the Guardian, which centers on Stephen Matthews, a doctor serving a 158-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting women he met through Hinge and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Lee’s Summit man has been arrested and charged after he was shot during a string of armed robberies that were set up through dating apps. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Wednesday, Feb. 19, have revealed that Quinten Rainner, 28, of Lee’s Summit, has been charged in…
Madi Scott and Gabby Marcellus are an influencer-event planner duo that had a united mission to get off of the dating apps and create genuine connections.Over dinner one night, they had the idea to create what is now called Single Scene, or as Gabby calls it, ‘the Greenville Love Island or the Greenville Bachelor.’Every other…
Love is simple, says Reverend Paul Anthony Daniels, because “in its most visceral form,” it boils down to three things: spit, semen, and sweat. Ok, maybe four. Sometimes there is blood. “To share love in that way is so visceral.” I have a confession, I tell Daniels. I have never been in love—not in the…
Lauren Goode: I also think if there is a bright spot, it’s probably going to be some of the apps that are very specific for people that help people winnow down what they’re looking for and find someone who is aligned with what they want, whether that’s someone who shares super niche interests or cultural…