Four picks across television, film and podcasting that explore a devastating, yet slippery, type of manipulation.
Category: Online Dating
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Bumble Tells Women They No Longer Have to Make the First Move
As dissatisfaction with online dating grows, the app that put women in control is shifting course.
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The 16 Messages That Led to Love
Readers of the Modern Love column share the banter, emojis and wit that made them fall for each other.
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Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating.
You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.
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Putting the Real Me in My Dating Profile
Among the staged photos and silly prompts of online dating, I get one sentence where I get to be my true self.
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They Fell in Love During the Pandemic. Then Things Changed.
Four years after lockdowns and social distancing were implemented worldwide, four readers share their stories about their pandemic relationship regrets.
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Why Young Singles Just Can’t Commit to Dating Apps
The two largest dating-app companies are facing serious problems with younger users. So how do Gen Z singles prefer to meet instead?
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Dating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around?
The apps have changed our love lives, but they haven’t been able to convince enough young users to pay.
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¿Ahora todos somos tecnosexuales?
La tecnología del deseo sigue evolucionando. En 10 años, ¿qué prácticas sexuales nos parecerán rutinarias?
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For Valentine’s Day, Should You Cook Dinner on a First Date?
Drinks out are out, dinner in is in. We spoke to three pairs who made the risky choice of sharing a kitchen table with a stranger.
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Dating App Users Try Algorithm Hacks to Get More Matches (and Find Love?)
Disenchanted with dating apps, some users have taken to blaming — and gaming — the mysterious algorithms that power them.