Online Dating
Match.com, Tinder, JDate, and beyond. Welcome to the world wide web of dating. Are you ready to sign up?
Grindr and the Trolls Who Dwell Within
Grindr was a dating app created on March 25, 2009. Yes, you read that right. It was a "dating app." Crazy to see how almost 10 years later it's a pool of headless bodies, unwarranted penis pictures, scams, and Homophobic people.
Edwin Betancourt Jr.Published 5 years ago in HumansPros and Cons of Herpes Dating Online
Online dating is mixed with surprises and regrets. Of course, there is no exception for herpes dating. We have learned a lot from many real herpes dating stories from our greatest readers that herpes dating online also have benefits and risks, just like dating through other ways.
Mariah SmileyPublished 5 years ago in HumansOnline Dating
For many years, individuals would meet each other through mutual friends, work, or school. That all changed 20 years ago when online dating sites were made. Dating websites were created to help people meet each other through the internet. Meeting people online is looked down upon by many individuals, but others like the fact they can start a relationship just by swiping. Online dating is an easy way to meet people and start a relationship.
Courtney KellerPublished 5 years ago in HumansHow to Use BBW Dating Sites to Find Plus Size Women
If you are interested in big beautiful women, you are likely going to be met with the challenge of finding one who is ready to date without stressing yourself out. Of course, you can choose to go to clubs or swinger parties, but there is a chance that you won’t find them there.
Alicenaraa NaraaPublished 5 years ago in HumansThe Rules of Tinder Dating: Sexual Chemistry
In today's hookup culture, finding a date can be as easy as swiping right. Social media and dating apps like Tinder have made it increasingly easy to communicate with anyone and build an instant connection out of nothing.
M.P. CarvalhoPublished 6 years ago in HumansSwipe Left:
Ever wonder why you it seems you are not getting traction on online dating apps? You've created a bio, posted some pics, and sit back and wait for your matches to come flocking in. I mean, you're a CATCH, right???? Maybe so... but perhaps you would never know it from your profile pictures! This is your first impression to your potential match and as the saying goes "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." As a member of the large pool of hopeless romantics out there looking for "the one" or "some fun," here are 5 reasons that quickly prompt me (and I'm sure so many others) to respectfully decline and move on to the next.
Audrey LynnPublished 6 years ago in HumansSwipe Right for a Fresh Look
How many times have you found yourself sitting in an office, waiting to be seen by the doctor, or simply at home waiting for your show to come back on, and find yourself swiping through possible contenders for your Saturday night plans?
Fredrick MorganPublished 6 years ago in HumansCan Love Be Found Online?
We all wonder what love is. There is no clear definition for love—for each person love is only what they perceive it to be. For me, I always believed that love was when you found someone and they instantly change your life in a heartbeat; a person who changes you to be a better person, someone that makes you feel loved, someone that makes you love and appreciate life. Love should be a feeling that you can't explain with words. Love should be felt in your stomach and chest, you should feel alive. Not everyone can be lucky enough to say that they have experienced true love, but I can, and crazy enough I found it online.
Leonardo EsaiPublished 6 years ago in HumansTinder: Kindling a Romance in the 21st Century
Dating throughout the years has changed dramatically. Dating has gone from the arranged marriages of the middle ages, to the social seasons that led to courtships of the 17th and 18th centuries in London, to speed dating, to blind dates, to now eventually end up at online dating. It seems as though every new dating style has lost more and more of the romance that is so coveted by some, especially since the new era of online dating has led to the emergence of hookup culture. Many people, myself once included, would turn their noses up at the notion of online dating through apps like Tinder and OKCupid. After all, what kind of connection could you really find on apps mostly used by people looking for other people who are down to fuck?
My Only Friend
The case, from the start, sent me into a spiral of anxiety and depression and it led me to have online relationships. It was a safe haven from reality. No one knew who I was and a plethora of people were going through issues just as I was. Our issues weren't always the same, but we shared the feeling of being alone. The friendships never lasted long though. Some lasted days, others months, and one particular one, two years and a half. The particular one is definitely the hardest to speak of because it was one of the most important relationships I had.
Brianna ValenzuelaPublished 6 years ago in HumansAn Above Average Tinder Profile
I met my fiance on Tinder. That's the honest story. The story we tell people, because of the stigma that comes with saying we met online, is that we met through mutual friends. But now that we're a year into the engagement, I have no shame in admitting this. I met my fiance on Tinder, and it was the best decision I have ever made. Because of this, I want to share with you, Reader, what my honest Tinder profile would be, even if I had never met my fiance, so here goes. I'm Evan. I'm 24. I work as a paraeducator. I'm always busy. I know that seems like code for "won't have time to ever hang out with you," but I sincerely mean that I am, 9/10 times, busy, and the 1/10 times that I am not busy, I am taking time for myself. My life usually consists of running around and doing various things, and I won't even lie to you, that makes me the happiest in the world. Knowing that when I walk out my front door some small adventure is waiting for me is thrilling. It's like the high runners get after finishing a half marathon (which I could never do because running is against every religious belief I have, and you can't tell me otherwise. So is kale, but that is a MUCH different story). For me, the best adventures are the ones where you learn about yourself in the process. You know the countless amounts of times that I find a book that I remember from that one class I had when I was 7, and the immediate nostalgia hits? It's countless. And that's the adventure of a lifetime, to be honest with you. When I am not educating young minds, I work as an actor. For the stage. I'm not Tom Cruise or anything, nor would I ever want to be (which is not a slight against Mr. Cruise; he is one of the most talented film actors on the planet). What does that mean? It does mean, in fact, that quietly (or not, ask my fiance for proof) I will break out into song randomly. If the music makes me lose control, that's a thing and I'm not ashamed to admit it. But the stereotype that I want to destroy right damn now is that, no, I don't just listen to show tunes. Yes, Lin-Manuel Miranda is my #MCM, but he's been that since In the Heights came out. And sure, anytime Ben Platt opens his stupid talented mouth on the Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack, I get misty-eyed, but it's because he's SO. DAMN. TALENTED.
Digital Love
The average human lives an estimate of 25,915 days and spends a mere 10 percent of their time living to find someone to love. I'm convinced that nobody knows what love really is. How do we explain to our children that it isn't what we see in movies anymore? It isn't the proximity to meeting through our friends or heading to the local cafe. How do we explain that love is just swiping left and right on images of men/women that we may be attracted to? Millennials fall in love over messages, leaving nothing left to say when they meet for the first time face-to-face. Digital dating has become infiltrated with casual hookups or nothing at all. These days, you head to a club and instead of people socializing, you see tables of singles sitting on their cellphones swiping faces trying to decipher who they would have sex with later. Love has become a competition, prowling on the best-looking people.
Sam VillemairePublished 6 years ago in Humans