Why Everyone Is Arguing About Tame, the New Dating App
Photo: Dragana Gordic (Shutterstock) You may have noticed chatter about a new app called Tame. While dating apps keep popping up like weeds—and infesting our social feeds with ads—this one…
The Perfect Number of Dating App Conversations You Should Have at Once
Photo: Stockbusters (Shutterstock) If you’re currently using a dating app, you know how easy it is to fall into too many conversations. Who doesn’t like to sample a little from…
What Your Date’s FEC Filings Can Tell You
Photo: smolaw (Shutterstock) So, you got a match on a dating app, had enjoyable enough banter, and deemed this person worthy of at least a few hours of face-to-face time.…
How Long Should You Chat on a Dating App Before Meeting Up?
Photo: NeonShot (Shutterstock) Browsing on dating apps can be fun, but the chat box can also be intimidating. How much is too much small talk? What’s a good way to…
13 of the Best Dating Apps to Find Love or Mess Around
Photo: Vladimka production (Shutterstock) One quick caveat before we move away from swipe-based dating and into diving into the mathematical battlefields of eharmony, Match, and OkCupid: algorithms can’t actually predict…
How to Actually Get (Good) Responses on Your Dating Apps
If you’re on dating apps, then you know that for every match you get, you’re doing a lot of swiping. And swiping. And…some more swiping. Even if you have plenty…
Elaborately Fake Dating Sites Are Scamming You
Photo: Studio Romantic (Shutterstock) A rash of fake dating sites has been scamming people out of their money and personal information, according to an alert issued by the Better Business…
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Online Dating
Even before the pandemic, much of a teenager’s social life played out online. Socializing with friends (and frenemies) didn’t stop when the final bell of the school day rang—it carried…
Heartbreaking Stories of People Who Got Scammed on Tinder During the Pandemic
Illustration: Benjamin Currie/Gizmodo Every social media site has scammers, but there’s something extra depressing about people getting scammed on dating sites like Tinder. Unfortunately, it happens all the time, and…