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Online Dating

Match.com, Tinder, JDate, and beyond. Welcome to the world wide web of dating. Are you ready to sign up?

Apps for Long Distance Relationships
Most people have the luxury of dating locals, but not all of us have that luxury. Being in a long distance relationship is brutal, but thankfully, it's not as bad as it once was. There are now tons of products that help people from around the world stay in contact with their significant others.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Humans
FWB
Dating has never been easy for any generation. There's been prearranged marriages that end up in tragic "Romeo and Juliet" type situations. There's been the chaperoned, "father approved" dates, so that women would be married by 17, and there was the "met in the bar, turned out he was a looney" kind of date. However, dating in the Millennial generation is increasingly difficult.
By Jae Heide8 years ago in Humans
Our First Date
It all started with an app. Tinder actually, my roommate in university convinced me to make a profile. She, being the promiscuous type, was likely to find what she was looking for. Myself, not so much. I talked to a few guys, when I didn't think they were too bad I asked a couple to go for coffee. None were up for such an adventure. So about a month passes, I venture home for Christmas break and as my location changes so do the candidates on this app. I happened to match up with this cute Italian guy, we got to talking and not long after he sends me his phone number via cheesy pick-up line. We texted basically non-stop for about a week then one night, he made a sarcastic remark about what his voice sounds like. I was in a particularly good mood so I was a bit bold, I called him. No warning. After that our days would end with phone calls to each other sometimes lasting four to five hours. We talked about everything our childhoods, past relationships, high school, family, our futures, literally everything. I really enjoyed this guy's conversation and his personality. I asked him if he'd like to meet me in person, I suggested we grab a coffee.
By Kass8 years ago in Humans
5 Benefits of Online Dating
In a time when McDonald’s isn’t fast enough for some people, it should come as no surprise that our grandmother’s ways of dating are slipping away. It seems that the general population is too caught up with work, school, their family, or all of the above to set time aside to go out and date socially. Enter online dating. Will it take over the traditional dating scene? It’s hard to say, but it is definitely playing a major role in how people are connecting and socializing.
By Michelle F8 years ago in Humans
Love Unfound, Worth Discovered
In this day and age, it’s almost common sense to hit up Tinder, Bumble, PoF, or any other dating app if you want to meet a cutie and find that special someone to date. Online dating has now become a fast moving trend that continues to evolve. So what happens when out of all the sites and many, many, MANY matches later, you’re still at home on a Saturday night in your worn jammies, pigging out on ice cream with your dog by your lap, crying into a glass of wine as Jack freezes over in the Titanic? Well, let me tell you how I got here. You see, I’m a 21 year old female, and I like to consider myself considerable social, if by social we’re talking about slight smiles and nods towards random strangers I happen to fall in love with. Let me tell you, I have tried it all. I’ve gotten my squads' opinions on the “right” selfies to put for my profile, I’ve made witty yet charming bios and advertise myself as the diamond in the rough kinda gal. And yet, almost a year has passed and still my knight in shinning armor has yet to crash through my front door to save me from, well, myself. Honestly speaking, my ego took massive hits as each and every person I sought out ended up being a total fail. I began to think that I was destined to be a single, 90 year old lady who hits on the youngsters as I’m buying my adult diapers. That because I didn’t type “Amen” or send a chain link on Facebook to 50 of my closest gal pals I had rewritten my fate to been one of cobwebs and a collection of empty wine bottles.
By Atheria Draegrien8 years ago in Humans
The Story of the Boy Who Changed Me
I never have the best of luck with relationships so I just have given up on trying to find someone in my life to keep me happy, until one night when everything changed. Last January I got a notification on my phone about a message someone sent me on Instagram, and of course I didn’t think anything of it besides the fact that it’s probably one of my friends sending me a funny video that they saw but I was wrong. It was in my requested section, and I saw his name on the screen. That name that I won’t ever forget and to this day brings me happiness and sadness all at once. We started just having a random conversation, and of course with the typical “hey, can I have your snap?” So, then he started commenting on all my snaps and just texting me off there for a while. I never thought anything of it; I just thought of him as another boy. As we began texting more and more and finally one night decided to FaceTime each other, it hit me that I actually have feelings for him and he felt the same way. We instantly connected and our first “meeting” over FaceTime wasn’t awkward at all. He is just as social as me if not even more than I am, same sense of humor as me, and basically just the same personality almost.
By Nadia Cover8 years ago in Humans
Can You Really Love Someone You've Never Met?
Growing up, my life had never really been considered pleasant. I had a mother in and out of drugs and a father who didn't care. It has always been my brother and me against the world. Then 6th grade came and that school year is when my whole way of life changed just from one snapchat. That 10-second image of a brown-eyed boy with dark fringed hair and a smile which lit the room up had me falling head over heels. As we started talking and learning about each other was when I later found out he lived 583 miles away at that moment I felt all hope was lost. Turns out that wasn’t the only inconvenience; he also had a companion. Later that week he Snapchatted me again asking for my number and at the time nothing else was going through my head other than I was in shocked that a guy like him wanted to talk to someone like me. We talked every day, and I fell more for him every day.
By Makayla Taylor8 years ago in Humans
The Unconventionally Typical Story of How I Met My Fiancé . Top Story - September 2017.
With technology evolving at such a rapid pace, and its large role it plays in our daily lives, it is no surprise to find that it has also changed the way we conduct our relationships. Everyone connects online now. Your great aunt, your brother, and the guy who lives downstairs are all your friends on Facebook. You post tweets about the latest episode of Scandal on twitter, and daily selfies of you and your dog on Snapchat and Instagram all so you can be connected to the people in your life. Technology is our way of making connections now, and that remains true for our romantic relationships too. With sites such a Tinder, Match, eHarmony, and the thousands of other dating platforms out there, technology makes it easy for us to connect with people we might not have otherwise met.
By Jessica L8 years ago in Humans
Dating Sites
When looking for love many people turn to a dating site, either as an option or as an easier answer to actually looking for someone in a conventional way. Meeting people at a bar or a party can be difficult for some or simply too time consuming in today’s high-speed world. There are many sites you can choose, prices range from free to quite high. In theory, the more you pay, the more information you can access and more you can give for yourself.
By ASHLEY SMITH8 years ago in Humans
Foreign Love
This isn't your typical love at first sight, and it's surely not something you hear about everyday. I am going to take you back a little bit to give you some insight into how this all started. So buckle up, grab a coffee, and get comfy.
By Mikayla Foster8 years ago in Humans
Dating as a Single Mom
I am blessed enough to have 3 amazing children (I know I might be biased but they are actually amazing kids). Unfortunately my relationship with their father didn't work out and we separated pretty dramatically. I still have my battles and challenges over parenting with my ex. Adding trying to dating into the mix and I feel like I am in a 3 ring circus.
By Jessica Schmidt8 years ago in Humans
The Time I Got Catfished
A little disclaimer: I want to start this off by saying that I was not on the show Catfish, I did not write into them, and I have not met Nev or Max but this story is pretty much like watching the show! And also, since I live in the UK and I was 14-16 at the time, it was near impossible to get on the show even if I wanted to.
By No Nope8 years ago in Humans