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Research suggests the impact of dating apps depends on your local dating culture – and that varies hugely around the world.
Tinder was developed as a dating app, but research has found that some find it useful for promotional campaigns and artistic purposes.
Love requires imagination. What happens when this imagination spirals?
This Valentine’s Day, a researcher reveals some insights after conducting interviews with young university undergrads to explore their sex lives, dating and intimacy.
Dating app Tinder has come under increasing scrutiny over harassment facilitated by the platform. But its new safety measures, while undoubtedly an improvement, are unlikely to prevent abuse.
A large body of sociological research has found that in North America, young Asian men are twice as likely as Asian women to be single.
App users recognise dating apps have some risks but they’ve developed a range of strategies to help them feel safer and to better negotiate consent and safe sex.
Romance scammers are clever, well organised and have a number of tried techniques which make them highly successful. But there are ways you can avoid being scammed by a one-sided romance.
A feminist scholar wrote about her online dating experiences. She wasn’t expecting the avalanche of negative anti-feminist comments.
New research finds that people tend to prefer a specific personality type across partners - and its usually one that resembles their own.
Will your marriage be better if you and your partner are genetically compatible? Is there any evidence that certain genes make someone a better or worse partner? And if so, which genes should we test?
Online lies can often be easy to detect, by searching for images and phone numbers and exploring social media profiles. Some people lie anyway – and countless others take the bait.
Singles can face mistaken stereotypes and value judgments that they are less happy, or lonelier. For many, being single is simply a relationship preference or even an orientation.
Cultural differences play an important role in the experience of day to day activities, including online dating.
What to make of Grindr’s acquisition by a Chinese corporate group.
People with disabilities face barriers to sexual expression. New technologies can help, but we need to look at both the opportunities and risks these developments bring.
Researchers analyzed troves of messages sent between matches and found that the fibs people tell are usually rational ones that serve a purpose.
Data breaches are fact of modern life. It’s likely each of us will have our personal information compromised at some point. Here’s how to reduce the risk and limit the damage if and when it occurs.
The use of technology to enhance sexual pleasure is ancient. Now advances in AI have led to more lifelike sex dolls hitting the market – but sex robots aren’t the only innovations on the horizon.
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British Academy postdoctoral fellow, University of Warwick
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Concordia University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Federation University Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Windsor
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PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, La Trobe University
