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The booming Dutch dating app offering less swiping and more real-life connection

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Endless choice, ghosting and superficial conversations have caused dating app fatigue for even their most avid users, but Breeze claims to have the answer to modern dating’s worst attributes. Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to daters who have had good and bad experiences

The Independent UK

Gen Z is rejecting $200 dates and choosing 'solo-maxxing'—and dating apps are taking a hit

As date-night costs near $200, young people are reframing single life as a deliberate, lower-cost, lower-stress lifestyle they call "solo maxxing."

Fortune

‘The male loneliness epidemic remains a mystery’: Woman goes on date with Tinder match. He asks for a second date—but only if she obeys his ‘rules’

Modern dating is exhausting enough without accidentally stumbling into a job interview for the position of “controlled girlfriend.” One woman says her perfectly average Tinder date took a bizarre turn the very next day. Apparently, the man followed up not with flirtation, but with a full list of conditions she’d…

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'You broke me': woman tells man who indecently assaulted her during Tinder date

The man repeatedly indecently assaulted her at his home.

The Canberra Times

Would you trust AI to help you find ‘the one’? Dating apps are betting it can

In the relatively short time they’ve been around, online dating apps have transformed how we hook up, date and fall in love.

The Conversation

Wisconsin widower allegedly kills wife, yanks wedding ring off corpse, gets down on one knee to make fresh start with new girlfriend

Did he think he could just move on like nothing had happened?

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Husband updated Facebook status to ‘widowed’ after killing his wife and gave new fiancée her wedding ring: cops

Aaron Nelson, 43, is accused of killing his wife Alexis, who has been missing since May 2025

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Virginia woman’s ‘red flag’ date disses her work, then says he’s never finished a book: ‘I gasped at the leather seats comment’

In today’s world, dating is much harder than it used to be, to the point where many people prefer to stay single rather than even try to date someone, let alone be with them. If you’re in the dating scene, you know this is true, or if your friends are,…

The Mary Sue

A confusion between ‘sue’ and ‘sew’ leads LA woman to match and then unmatch with a man on a dating website: ‘That’s sew valid.’

Many people now identify as “Grammar Nazis,” and from personal experience, having been surrounded by some and once identifying with the label myself when it was very popular, I can assure you that the term is not used lightly. It’s that serious and all-encompassing. Just a day ago, TikTok user…

The Mary Sue

Bumble CEO reveals it's killing off the swipe on "The Axios Show"

It's a ripe time for a product overhaul.

Axios

4 Dating Apps That Are Causing More Scams to Seniors Than Helping Them Find Love

Online dating isn’t just for younger generations anymore. Millions of seniors are now using apps to find companionship, friendship, and even love. But alongside this...

Saving Advice

Massachusetts women allegedly outsmart DHS with Tinder sting operation: ‘We need a miniseries’

Desperate times, desperate measures.

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Woman takes Tinder date to the mall. Then he disappeared in the bathroom for 20 minutes: ‘I am SPEECHLESS’

Reason enough to get off the apps.

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Man used fake Tinder profile to send strangers to ex’s home, convicted in UK Court

A 36-year-old man has been convicted after using a fake Tinder profile to send multiple men to his ex-partner’s home under false pretences.

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The Mary Sue

Independent Journalist Flags a Potential Tinder Love Scam

Christophe Haubursin, an independent journalist, explored a strange phenomenon happening on Tinder. He noticed that there are profiles that highly resemble each other—all but in name and the last photo featured on the account. Haubursin’s findings are a reminder to be cautious on the app.

Tom’s Guide

3 best new to Netflix shows you should binge-watch this weekend (May 1-3)

Netflix has plenty to watch this weekend, offering binge-watchers everything from a reimagining of a Denzel Washington classic to a shocking true crime doc.

We Got This Covered

Miami woman Tinder matches with viral Looksmaxer. Then came the catfish allegations

She went from DGAF to GTFO.

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Husband calls his wife about a $14K medical bill. Then she tells him she found his Tinder: ‘I didn’t put you on our insurance’

Bro got caught.

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Reason

Spotting Scammers with "Verified" Dating App Profiles

Understanding what photo verification means on a dating app (and what it doesn't)

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Women Share 60 Screenshots That Reveal Everything That’s Wrong With Modern Dating

Online dating has opened up way more possibilities than people had before, and it’s also become a pretty normal way for people to meet. But not every match ends up running off into the sunset together… some stories end after just a few messages. Women have been sharing screenshots of…

The Mary Sue

Woman from Miami asks looksmaxxer Tinder match on a ramen date, then discovers he looks nothing like his TikTok videos: ‘He’s ickmaxxing’

If you browse the internet, especially social media platforms like TikTok, you’ll encounter a group of people, mainly young men, who identify with the term looksmaxxer. Rooted in the Icel subculture, looksmaxxers usually try to enhance their physical attractiveness through extreme grooming, dieting, and sometimes aesthetic procedures. If you are…

We Got This Covered

Woman meets her 6’3 Tinder match in person. Then looked down at a 5’6 catfish who had the nerve to tell her what she needs to fix

He was full of opinions.

TechRadar

‘The face thing is probably going to break’ — Sam Altman-backed firm warns AI will soon outgrow facial recognition, but says its ‘proof of human’ system World ID could be part of the solution

A Sam Altman-backed firm warns AI could soon break facial recognition, as it rolls out a new “proof of human” system to restore trust online.

Axios

Sam Altman's "proof of human" company pushes into mainstream services

The company known for its iris-scanning identity verification technology is partnering with Tinder, Zoom and more.

International Business Times UK

LGBTQ Dating App Grindr to Host First White House Correspondent Weekend Party: Is Trump Attending?

Grindr is set to host its first White House Correspondents' Weekend party in Washington, as attention also turns to Donald Trump's plan to attend the main dinner.

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