Online dating is now mainstream, but are you feeling overwhelmed by choice? Online dating is no longer a fringe activity—people young and old use online dating services and apps to meet up because they are fast, cheap, and easy. Also, online dating has developed over the years from something sketchy to mostly legit. People who post fake photos or … [Read more...]
7 Questions to Ask Before Getting Back with an Ex
Thinking of getting back with an ex? Ask yourself these questions first... After a breakup, even a bad one, it’s impossible not to think about your ex. It’s even hard not to see their face, if you use any kind of social media, live in the same neighbourhood, or, worse yet, work in the same building.But if after some time you find yourself … [Read more...]
5 Sad Signs You’re in the Friend Zone
Are you on a one-way road to the "friend zone"? You’ve probably heard of the "friend zone", right? It's the ultimate relationship limbo.The friend zone is that place you find yourself in, when the guy or girl you've been interested in has decided that you're friendship material, instead of relationship material.Maybe you’ve never been … [Read more...]
How to Start Dating Again After a Painful Divorce
A painful divorce is one of the worst experiences you can go through. Let’s not sugarcoat it - it’s rough. A relationship that was once joyful and reliable splinters apart, and all that’s left is lawyer’s bills and bitterness. But humans are remarkably resilient; we heal, and we move on.Dating again after divorce can be intimidating or seem … [Read more...]
5 Online Dating Rules to Keep Yourself Safe
Online dating has become such a social norm it seems like meeting a mate by chance in a bar is now the exception. Online dating does work—many successful marriages have started that way—but there is a degree of uncertainty to it. The Internet allows anyone to fabricate a gender, age, location, and appearance. So how do you enter into this realm … [Read more...]
Have You Heard of the New Dating Phenomenon Called ‘Breadcrumbing’?
There’s a new term floating around the modern dating scene, kind of a revamping of the phrase “stringing along.” The word is “breadcrumbing,” and it means sporadically sending someone flirtatious yet noncommittal text messages or random social media “likes” (i.e., "breadcrumbs") to keep the person’s dating expectations of a possible relationship … [Read more...]
Why You Need to Stop Stalking Your Ex on Facebook
Social media usage is a double-edged sword. While it may strengthen social connections between friends and deepen a romantic relationship through continued interaction despite physical distance, constant social media use makes depression worse and harms your overall wellbeing. On Twitter this often plays out as aggression because the accounts are … [Read more...]
How to Survive a Holiday Breakup
Are you drowning in pain because of a holiday breakup? You never thought it would happen, but suddenly your relationship ends, and it’s a week before the holidays. There’s lots of things worse than being alone during the holidays, but it’s hard to realise this when you’re drowning in pain.The good news is you can survive a holiday breakup, … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Avoid Loneliness if You’re Single During the Holiday Season
The holidays are a often a lonely time for many singles. There’s no time of year that comes with more social expectations than the holiday season. Parties, family dinners, concerts, and the frenzy at shopping malls—the season seems to take off with its own frantic energy (though much of that has been engineered by retailers).If you’re single … [Read more...]
Is Tinder Destroying the Self-Esteem of Men?
Researchers from the University of North Texas have discovered some interesting findings in one of the first studies of the hugely popular dating app Tinder.They found that men who use the app are most at risk for lowered self-esteem. The research findings seem to contradict past research, which has shown that women’s self-perceptions tend to … [Read more...]