Is flirting dying? The apps appear to have swallowed the most delicate and delicious of human interactions
Van Badham
I was there for the coming of the apps and have lived long enough to now witness that the apps, it seems, have come for us
Gen Z yearns for the pre-digital dating era – but don’t ask them out in person
With a dating recession and app fatigue, gen Z envies face-to-face pickups – but may be ‘weirded out’ by direct gestures
Love and theft: why is Australia’s online dating app safety code only voluntary?
Lisa Portolan
Realistically, we don’t just need self-regulation but a comprehensive societal approach
June 2024
I asked my mum, my ex and seven others to find me a date. Could I fall in love?
A colourful dating history had got me nowhere. What if I left the decision-making up to others?
Why I quit
Dating apps took over my life – so I ditched them and learned to live in the moment
Anya Ryan
I used to remove myself from experiences in favour of chasing matches. Now I’m fulfilled by the company of real people, says freelance writer Anya Ryan
No dating apps, no dates, no exes, no hookups: what’s driving the ‘boy sober’ trend?
Lisa Portolan
Women continue to bear the brunt of online harassment and abuse. A reckoning is overdue
April 2024
Outside London, the dating pool may be smaller – but there are fewer sharks
Elle Hunt
I thought moving out would be a dating disaster, but a new report finds my peers in the capital have it worse, says journalist Elle Hunt
March 2024
I’m not surprised people are suing a dating app company – our addiction to swiping makes us miserable
Georgina Lawton
Online dating in your middle age feels like praying for a miracle
Shanti Nelson
January 2024
‘Go and talk to strangers – it’s fun’: why speed dating is having a moment
As more singles swear off ‘the apps’, a new generation is bringing back an old way of meeting in real life
November 2023
Relationships that begin online are less stable – I’ve seen it time and time again
Nancy Jo Sales
When a relationship hits a rough patch, the knowledge that there are countless potential mates out there is dangerous, says author Nancy Jo Sales
October 2023
Online daters warned of fraudsters posting fake celebrity profiles
Police say romance fraud has ‘soared’ but true extent unknown as many victims do not come forward
September 2023
What if ‘ghosting’ people isn’t just rude, but psychologically harmful?
Nancy Jo Sales
A study found that 76% of people dating have either ghosted or been ghosted. Why is this considered acceptable?
August 2023
Pass notes
Return of the living dead: the plague of zombies that’s making dating a nightmare
You’ve heard of ghosting. Meet its even more shameless cousin – when a love interest who disappeared off the face of the Earth just as suddenly reappears
Pass notes
Looking for a new job? Have you tried Tinder?
Remember when dating apps were just for love and sex? Now they’re all about networking
The moment I knew
The moment I knew: we hadn’t met, I hadn’t seen a picture. But when I read her words a humming started up
After a flurry of communications over a dating platform, Berndt Sellheim was falling in love with a mystery woman – after her profile vanished, he discovered she was Tara Moss
June 2023
Coffee and quirkiness: 10 ways to be more confident on dating apps
Be specific, don’t overthink it, and embrace the ‘pre-date’. Online dating is daunting, but it can also be fun
May 2023
‘All of us are worthy of love’: how to start dating again after heartbreak
50 first dates in 2023: one woman’s wild romantic odyssey – and what it reveals about love
April 2023
Even if you’re ‘on the apps’, it feels pretty hard to meet people these days
Maddie Thomas
Dating in the digital age has become increasingly fraught. But there’s hope for app skeptics like myself
