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Dating
“I got a lifetime ban from a dating app – and discovered the sinister world of revenge reporting”
Dating apps are designed to be deleted, but what happens when they delete you first? We look inside the murky world of revenge reporting online.
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- Anna Prendergast
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Relationships
“Why I’ve finally hit a brick wall with dating in this damn pandemic”
Despite her best dating efforts, Stylist’s Hollie Richardson has finally hit a brick wall in the third lockdown.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
Have you been soft ghosted in the age of virtual dating? Here’s how to tell
The disappearing act is back with a vengeance.
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- Megan Murray
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Relationships
“Hardballing, slow dating, astrolove”: we finally have some positive new dating trends
At last, some good news about the online dating scene.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Hollie Richardson
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What do the lockdown rules really mean for single people and dating?
One writer shares her concerns about dating this autumn.
Life
How the sex ban sparked a debate about “casual” and “established” relationships
What actually makes a relationship considered to be “established”?
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- Hollie Richardson
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Opinion
“Why filters on dating apps make Black women like me feel safer online”
One writer explores the benefit of Hinge's new race filters.
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- Habiba Katsha
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Long Reads
“How a lockdown romance helped me face my fear of dating”
Have our attitudes to finding new relationships really changed because of the pandemic?
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
Lockdown dating: why people are feeling the fear over meeting up in real life
FOMU is the new dating buzzword many people are experiencing right now.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Astrology
How moon phasing is affecting our love lives
Are you moon phasing or star-cross eyed? These astrological dating trends are set to be big in 2020.
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- Megan Murray
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Life
This is why the dating scene is actually thriving in lockdown
We're having longer conversations and more meaningful connections... is this what a generation of mindless swipers needed?
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- Megan Murray
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- Megan Murray
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Why love bombing is the most toxic thing to happen to dating in lockdown
It's back and bigger than ever in quarantine.
Long Reads
“I feel lacklustre about love - why can’t I be bothered with dating apps right now?”
With dating app use soaring and first dates happening over video chat, it seems there’s still hope for love during coronavirus. So why can't I be bothered?
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- Ally Sinyard
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Life
Are these obscure dating trends getting worse while we self-isolate?
Coronavirus is changing the way we date, but old habits die hard.
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- Megan Murray
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Long Reads
Is it OK to ghost someone you're dating because of coronavirus?
“As if the current dating landscape wasn’t bad enough...”
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- Ashley Manning
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Life
“Thunberging” is the latest dating trend
OkCupid coins dating term "Thunberging" after seeing a 240% increase in mentions of climate change
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- Heloise Wood
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Life
Stashing is the terrible dating trend no one asked for
Another day, another dating trend.
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- Susan Devaney
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Life
Whelming is the narcissistic dating trend we love to hate
Getting the feeling your disposable? Maybe your potential date is ‘whelming’ you.
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- Megan Murray
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- Jessica Rapana
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Arm yourself: all the dating trends you need to know for 2020
“I’ve been glamboozled.”
Life
This is the day of the year you’re most likely to download a dating app
‘Dating Sunday’ is fast approaching.
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- Natalie Cornish
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