Dating
Is Your Dating App Making You Addicted? The Psychology of App Design and Swipe Fatigue. AI-Generated.
I remember the first time I downloaded a dating app. It felt exciting, like stepping into a digital world of endless romantic possibilities. With just a few swipes, I was browsing through profiles, chatting, and matching with people I’d never have met otherwise. At first, it was empowering—fun, even addictive in the best way. But over time, that initial thrill started to feel more like a compulsion. I wasn’t enjoying the process anymore. I was just... swiping. Endlessly. That’s when I started to ask myself: Is this app actually designed to keep me hooked?
By Tracy Larson5 months ago in Confessions
How Divorcees Are Using Dating Apps Differently: Trends, Needs, and Best Platforms. AI-Generated.
When I got divorced in my early forties, stepping back into the dating scene felt like entering a foreign country without a map. The rules had changed, the social landscape had evolved, and technology had become the main conduit for connection. I wasn’t alone—millions of divorcees like me are re-entering the dating world, and we’re not using dating apps the same way we did (if we ever did) in our twenties. There’s a growing trend: divorcees are approaching dating apps with a very different mindset, specific emotional needs, and distinct platform preferences. Here's how.
By Tracy Larson5 months ago in Confessions
AmourFeel Sign Up & Login Guide: A Secure Start to Meaningful Connections. AI-Generated.
Online platforms are evolving, and with them, the demand for secure, empathetic spaces where users can communicate without pressure or pretenses is on the rise. In this comprehensive AmourFeel review, you’ll discover how to register and log in to the platform, what is AmourFeel used for, and what features ensure a safe and enjoyable user experience.
By Tracy Larson5 months ago in Confessions
THE RACIAL BURDEN
Some people feel it every day, without knowing the name. Others learn about it through books or personal experience. The “racial burden” — or charge raciale, as French writer Douce Dibondo calls it — is the invisible weight carried by many people of color in societies where whiteness is the norm.
By Bubble Chill Media 5 months ago in Confessions
Confessions of a Sex Worker: The Client I Fell in Love With
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know a little about my past. I’ve worked on a phone sex line, dabbled in sugar baby arrangements, and tried to navigate the murky waters between money and intimacy. I’ve written about the highs and lows, the thrill, the awkwardness, and the occasional embarrassment of it all. But today, I want to tell a story that’s different. This is the story of a client I didn’t just enjoy working for—I fell in love with him. And somehow, he’s still with me now.
By No One’s Daughter5 months ago in Confessions
My Husband Secretly Likes Men—and He Doesn’t Know That I Know
I’ve always considered myself bisexual. I figured it out when I was young—SMG from Buffy the Vampire Slayer was my first female obsession—and I’ve always been extremely supportive of others in the LGBTQ+ community. In my ideal world, loving who you love wouldn’t be a “big deal.” We would just introduce everyone to our partners, and everyone would be accepted and happy. No awkward conversations, no labels, no fear of judgment.
By No One’s Daughter5 months ago in Confessions
Your Biggest Teacher Will Always Be Pain
Introduction: The Shattering Sound of Silence Heartbreak doesn’t announce itself. It arrives quietly, like a thief, taking away the person you thought would stay forever. One moment, you’re making plans together; the next, you’re staring at your phone, reading a message that feels like a punch to the chest.
By Nadeem Shah 5 months ago in Confessions
Dating in a Romance Recession: How Gen Z Is Navigating Love on a Budget
Dating means something quite different for Gen Z than it did for previous generations. At a time when living alone is more expensive than ever, student debt is skyrocketing, and the economy is unpredictable, a generation of young people coming of age is rethinking the meaning of romance. 'Stepford Students' fees of lavish dinners, extravagant outings and gifts to impress are becoming less practical. Gen Z, instead, are accommodating themselves to financial constraints and craving substance. And that transition has created what some people call a “romance recession” — dating is now a means to demonstrate value, handle work-related stress and reenact “carefree” times, rather than an end in itself — where today’s singles are no longer drowning in dating expenses, and are focusing less on materialism and more on experiencing real connections, without the omni-present danger of financial commitment.
By Olivia Smith5 months ago in Confessions
From Swipe to Social: How Boston Is Ditching Dating Apps for Real-Life Connections
Dating apps long promised to make dating easier, less painful and more fun. But in Boston, a cultural tide is turning. [business] More and more people are ditching endless scrolling and going back to the kind of connection where you reach out and touch someone. Rather than hooking up through algorithms, young singles are seeking the rush that comes from swiping left during a Upright Citizens Brigade performance, connecting with the constellation of a cute constellation of an Astrological Society of Los Angeles mutual at a farmer's market party. This trend is indicative of an increasing frustration with the shallowness of dating apps. In a historically-rich city full of intellectual life and unique areas, we're seeing that genuine, in-real-life "meeting" is again the method of choice.
By Olivia Smith5 months ago in Confessions
