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It was a Tuesday afternoon in September when I witnessed the unthinkable. I was seated in a coffee shop in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, pretending to work but actually eavesdropping on the two baristas on the other side of the counter. A lanky, shag-haired guy walked in and ordered something caffeinated from the employee with the … Read more
In a bid to fund their country’s war effort, scammers originating from Ukraine are employing fake dating profiles to trick gullible Russian men out of substantial sums of money. The Monetary Army, a group targeting Russian soldiers, police officers, military academy students, and others, employs a wide range of tactics to trick victims out of … Read more
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Coffee Meets Bagel is one of the best free dating apps that is designed to help users find meaningful matches. The app utilizes an “antiswiping approach” and user-profile prompts to encourage more authentic connections and transparency. According to data, 91 percent of Coffee Meets Bagel users seek serious relationships, so if you’re looking for something … Read more
LinkedIn users have sparked controversy in recent years by turning the business networking platform into a quasi-dating app. According to a new study conducted by DatingNews, 52% of people interviewed said they had organized a date through a networking website like LinkedIn. This trend is particularly concerning for female users. Research published in 2023 revealed … Read more
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Whether you are or aren’t on the dating apps, you’ve probably heard of the most inclusive of the bunch: Feeld. A self-proclaimed dating app for the curious, Feeld is certainly a unique corner of the dating world built just for folks looking to explore just about anything and everything — and personally, as a queer … Read more
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Miriam Makalia Vance recently got fed up with dating apps. But meeting people IRL proved difficult, too. As she describes it, “It felt like you needed to make a connection quickly without asking a question.” The 29-year-old was living in New York and dreaming of a time when courtship was ruled by in-person introductions and … Read more
After launching in 2021, last year, financial platform Neon Money Platform became the first Black-owned tech business to bring out a credit card with AMEX. One of its other initiatives was to connect “financially like-minded” singles with an excellent credit score, so Neon Money Club launched its dating app, Score. Since then, the financial platform … Read more
Bumble announced plans to lay off 350 employers on Tuesday, reducing its headcount by 30% as part of a larger restructuring plan. Job cuts across dating app — whose defining feature is that only women can initiate chats with male suitors — is the first big move by CEO Lidiane Jones, who took over in … Read more
Good Faces Agency / Unsplash Valentine’s Day is here, so naturally, the country’s premier security agency has to warn the love-stricken souls about the risks of romance scams. In case that term doesn’t ring a bell, it involves a bad actor trapping a victim into a sham love affair. In 2022 alone, romance scams led … Read more
Yuan Thompson and her husband have been together since 2008, and while at first she believed they could be soulmates — they had that initial spark, anyway — she says it was dedication and tough work that made them a lasting couple. “We definitely enjoyed each other when we first met. We had a super-fun summer, so we decided … Read more
