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Ghosting: What It Means and How to Handle It
Three dates. Good morning texts every day. Plans for the weekend. Then: nothing. No reply. No explanation. Just silence.
Elias Rook
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Whitney Wolfe Herd Develops AI Dating App Based on Attachment Theory
Whitney Wolfe Herd built Bumble into a billion-dollar app. Now she wants to destroy the entire swipe model.
Elias Rook
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Hookup Culture in Germany: Between Freedom and Uncertainty
Berlin. Friday night, 11:47 PM. My friend Sarah stares at her Tinder match and asks, "Why does this feel so wrong when everyone else is doing it?"
Maren Holt
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Hinge Founder Leaves Match Group: AI Dating Startup Overtone Launches 2026
79% of dating app users are exhausted. If you recognize yourself – that third Tinder match this week who ghosted after "Hey :)" – you're not alone. Justin McLeod knows this problem intimately. He built Hinge, the app "designed to be deleted." Now he's leaving his own company to build a new AI...
Maren Holt
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Sexting Texts for Couples in Open Relationships
You matched with someone new on a platform. The conversation is getting flirty. But you're sitting on the couch while your partner watches TV next to you. Is this okay? Should you say something?
Nadia Brandt
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Tinder Chemistry: New AI Feature Aims to End Endless Swiping
Tinder has a problem. And finally, the company is admitting it. While 53% of singles report Dating App Burnout and monthly active users dropped 9%, the app is pulling the emergency brake: The Tinder Update 2026 introduces Chemistry - a new feature powered by Tinder AI that aims to eliminate...
Maren Holt
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Tantra for Couples: A Practical Guide Without the Spiritual Baggage
Let's address the elephant in the room: When most people hear "tantra," they picture incense, chanting, and someone telling them their sacral chakra is blocked.
Elias Rook
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Venus Berlin 2026: Europe's Largest Adult Expo Celebrates 29th Anniversary
Venus Berlin turns 29. For an adult expo, that means you've been around for nearly three decades while most of your competitors went bankrupt. Or became irrelevant. Or both.
Nadia Brandt
Tips
Date Ideas With Physical Contact: 15 Activities That Build Real Connection
Third date, third time sitting in a restaurant, third time talking across a table while your feet might briefly touch. Exciting? Not really.
Maren Holt
News
AI Dating 2026: Norton Study Reveals 77% Would Date an AI as Loneliness Hits 81%
77% of online daters in the US would consider a relationship with an AI. At the same time, 81% of respondents report feeling lonely.
Nadia Brandt
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Compliments for Women: 50+ Examples That Actually Land
You're holding back because you think your compliment might land wrong? Research shows you're massively underestimating the positive impact of your genuine words. A study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that people systematically underestimate how positively their...
Nadia Brandt
News
Dating Fatigue: Why Online Dating Feels So Exhausting
Three matches tonight. You should be excited. Instead, you're scrolling through profiles with zero enthusiasm, secretly hoping one of them cancels. Same conversation as always. "So what do you do for work?" Yawn.
Elias Rook
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