Even in these more progressive times when legalization has been spreading globally, marijuana can still be a polarizing social element, especially when it comes to dating. As a weed enthusiast and user of dating apps, I’ve experienced first hand how consuming marijuana — or at […]
So Tinder is famous as a hookup app, in that men get on it hoping to find women who are DTF and women get on it thinking, ‘Friend!’ But you know, it is a great way to meet people who you may or may not […]
I suppose someone had to go there; where there is a market, there’s an app for it. And judging from this app, there’s a market for already married Muslim men looking for second, third and fourth wives. Enter two savvy Russians with an eye for […]
You know those times you’re busy swiping right at every girl’s profile and then you come across this one girl that puts a pic of a B-list celebrity and you swipe left because you just know that’s not true? Welll… turns out that some of […]
Tindog pretty much sets up a few jokes for you to use from the off. Puppy love? Check. Looking for bitches online? Check. In heat? Check and indeed mate! Tindog – the Tinder for dogs – was always bound to happen. The biggest surprise is […]
Despite the fact that after our first meeting, I went home with my Semi-Platonic Guy Friend for a drunken night of not being platonic or even semi-platonic, I agreed to go out on a second date with The Hungarian. On the first date, he was […]
It’s no secret that I don’t love online dating nor do I know anyone who does. Yet, everyone has a Tinder account. Ever run into your ex on Tinder? That’s real fun. I, too, am on Tinder because you gotta play the game, right? I’m […]
In response to Tinder and similar dating apps turning the internet into vapid flesh market, four Leiden University students have built a hilarious artistic and technological device called Tender. The piece, designed by Cors Brinkman, Jeroen van Oorschot, Marcello Maureira, and Matei Szabo, is set […]
Relationships are hard — as anyone who’s ever been in one will tell you. Many people will come up with their own theories on what it takes to make them work. Science wisely says it comes down to kindness and generosity; and notable American philosopher […]
My younger brother had one question for me when he landed in Spain for a visit. He was twiddling about with his iPhone 5c, a slightly tragic expression on his face. I looked down at the phone, and saw an anonymous, smiling face, as well […]
There, we hit it. The bottom. I mean, it was about time, considering the ‘brilliant’ app ideas that start-ups are coming up with. It feels like the rich of Silicon Valley can’t give their money away quickly enough (BTW, just putting it out there, I […]
Is it just me, or are dating apps getting a little more creepy with each new launch? I get the premise of Happn – say you see an interesting looking person in a café but while you were still mustering up the courage to talk […]
I’ve written a few articles on how to get replies on dating sites and today I am going to focus on Tinder the new dating app for your smartphone that is taking the dating world by storm. Personally, I really enjoy using Tinder. No, not […]
My Chinese friends kind of cringe when I ask them. The image of the nosey, interfering busybody Chinese parent that seems to pop up whenever there’s a documentary or a news item about daily life in China. This is true, as my new friend I […]
