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‘This Is Small Talk Purgatory’: What Tinder Taught Me About Love

by Sari Botton December 11, 2019October 19, 2022

Just when she is about to give up on finding real human connection on a dating app, C.J. Hauser meets a mate — who stays in her life for a while.

Posted inReading List

Swipe Right: A Reading List about Online Dating

by Jacqueline Alnes October 7, 2019October 19, 2022

Jacqueline Alnes shares her own dating app experiences and nine stories about the pitfalls of finding a partner online.

Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Nonfiction

Inadvertent Matchmaker Seeks a Love of Her Own

by Sari Botton February 14, 2018October 19, 2022

I was introducing all my friends, but had no idea how to be in a good relationship.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Uncanny Valley of Online Dating

by Danielle Tcholakian November 22, 2017October 19, 2022

Dating after a Big Love ends never feels quite right. What do big loves leave us with, and what do they take?

a hand holding a smartphone, tapping on an app
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Money, Beauty, Security: Online Dating in the Philippines

by Aaron Gilbreath May 12, 2017October 19, 2022

New technology and information access in the Philippines is shifting the online-dating power dynamic from Western men to Filipina women.

Posted inUncategorized
by Longreads October 10, 2012October 19, 2022

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