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According to OkCupid, the pandemic has led to some changes in the way we pursue relationships – including being less willing to date people who hold opposing political views, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
Opinion + Online dating
A study found that 76% of people dating have either ghosted or been ghosted. Why is this considered acceptable?
Published: 11 Sep 2023
Published: 11 Sep 2023
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
Published: 1 Apr 2023
Published: 1 Apr 2023
December 2022
 Finally, women are calling out toxic online dates. Now to target the apps themselves 
Nancy Jo Sales
Facebook groups are outing male misconduct. But shouldn’t dating platforms be doing much more to help protect users? asks author Nancy Jo Sales
Published: 28 Dec 2022
Published: 28 Dec 2022
August 2022
Swipe right: the decade that changed dating
Justin Myers
LGBTQ+ people blazed a trail with swipe culture, which fulfils a genuine need for those who are less confident or conventional, says writer Justin Myers
Published: 18 Aug 2022
Published: 18 Aug 2022
Swipe right: the decade that changed dating
Annie Lord
Published: 17 Aug 2022
Published: 17 Aug 2022
Swipe right: the decade that changed dating
Sasha Mistlin
Published: 15 Aug 2022
Published: 15 Aug 2022
March 2022
 From Anna Delvey to the Tinder Swindler: why do we fall for the TV scammers? 
Nancy Jo Sales
Shows like Netflix’s Inventing Anna are hits because they reflect the unreality of a world that has normalised fakeness, says author Nancy Jo Sales
Published: 8 Mar 2022
Published: 8 Mar 2022
December 2021
 Apps promised a sexual revolution but they have just made dating weird 
Rachel Connolly
A new book suggests that, for single people, technology has made dating a strange, isolated experience, asks journalist Rachel Connolly
Published: 28 Dec 2021
Published: 28 Dec 2021
August 2021
 My radical love experiment shows there is light at the end of pandemic dating – and it isn’t a laptop screen 
Patrick Lenton
As I slid into her DMs, I entered the dystopian nightmare of romance across hard borders. But love can grow in the most infertile and unlikely soils
Published: 31 Aug 2021
Published: 31 Aug 2021
 Apps promised to revolutionize dating. But for women they’re mostly terrible 
Nancy Jo Sales
Published: 17 May 2021
Published: 17 May 2021
 Please, please, please stop talking about pizza on dating apps 
Clare Finney
Published: 1 May 2021
Published: 1 May 2021
November 2020
 Lockdown lesbianism and not sleeping with the enemy – the biggest Covid dating trends 
Arwa Mahdawi
According to OkCupid, the pandemic has led to some changes in the way we pursue relationships – including being less willing to date people who hold opposing political views, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
Published: 10 Nov 2020
Published: 10 Nov 2020
February 2020
 Violent men are to blame, not Tinder. But online dating comes with risk 
Barbara Ellen
After the horrific murder of Grace Millane, it’s worth reflecting on safety measures for dating
Published: 22 Feb 2020
Published: 22 Feb 2020
 There will be no love for dating apps until they change their toxic cultures 
Nichi Hodgson
Workplace allegations against Badoo reflect an industry that all too often treats both its staff and users unfairly at best, says sex and relationships author Nichi Hodgson