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Researchers analyzed troves of messages sent between matches and found that the fibs people tell are usually rational ones that serve a purpose.
Grindr, the largest queer dating app worldwide, is all about the short term hookup; the currency used to attract your date is physical fitness versus wealth symbols, used by straight men on Tinder.
Sharing data about users' HIV statuses is bad enough. But why collect it in the first place?
Judges and juries may not appreciate the nuances of messages from online dating services used as evidence in trials.
It isn't cheating, per se. But if you're in a committed relationship and have multiple 'back burners' that you keep in touch with, is your relationship doomed?
Dating apps have changed the way people present themselves. Visual cues and short 100 word bios are the new currency of dating.
Are dating apps destroying men's self-esteem?
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