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Less Sex, Fewer Babies: Blame The Internet And Career Priorities

10:10pm August 06, 2019

by Sam Sanders

America's birthrate continues to decline, and young people are having less sex, amid career pressures and a confusing online dating scene. The declining fertility rate raises alarms for the economy.

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Michelle Kamke of Madison, Wis., and Troy Norris of Chicago met on a ski lift at Wilmot Ski Resort's speed dating event.

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Finding Love On The Lift: Skiers Give Chairlift Speed Dating A Shot

5:58pm February 12, 2019

by LaToya Dennis

Online matchmaking emphasizes appearance over shared interests and connection. So now a ski resort in Wisconsin is trying a new tack: speed dating on a chairlift.

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In the documentary Swiped, filmmaker Nancy Jo Sales investigates how dating apps have created unintended consequences in actual relationships.

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A Documentary Swipes Left On Dating Apps

5:56pm September 09, 2018

by Michel Martin

Journalist Nancy Jo Sales investigates the impact of online dating tech on offline culture in her first film Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age. Predictably, some of her findings are pretty bleak.

Music & Culture

It's A Date: Facebook Enters Online Matchmaking

7:40pm May 01, 2018

by Ian Wren

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at a developer conference on Tuesday that the social media giant will soon release a dating feature. The news sent shares of Match.com's parent plunging.

Anna Fiehler and Heinz Raidel met on Match.com and lived about two hours away from each other in Ohio. They married in early 2017.

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Dating Apps Can Help Older Adults Meet — No Time Machine Necessary

5:07am January 30, 2018

Young people aren't the only ones logging on to find love. For Anna Fiehler, a 56-year-old newlywed, online dating helped her find love after her divorce — but it was not without its challenges.

In 2014, user data on OkCupid showed that most men on the site rated black women as less attractive than women of other races and ethnicities. That resonated with Ari Curtis, 28, and inspired her blog, Least Desirable.

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'Least Desirable'? How Racial Discrimination Plays Out In Online Dating

1:39pm January 09, 2018

by Ashley Brown

Research shows that online dating coincided with an increase in interracial marriages. But some dating app users say that Asian men and black women can still have a tougher time finding love online.

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In the lingo of online dating, submarining begins when someone with whom you have romantic involvement ghosts — or disappears from your life without notice — only to resurface with no apology.

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From 'Bae' To 'Submarining,' The Lingo Of Online Dating

7:42am January 07, 2018

The new ways to flirt, date and find love mean new lingo to describe the adventures — or misadventures — of online dating. Here are some of the words and terms in the lexicon.

Late December through Valentine's Day is the busiest time of the year for dating apps and sites, according to Match.com.

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What Makes Us Click: How Online Dating Shapes Our Relationships

9:17am January 02, 2018

by Laura Roman

As Americans try new ways to connect, the norms of dating are evolving. So how has online dating changed the connections we make?

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Data from Match.com shows that singles are more likely now to shun those who don't share their political preference.

When Dating In The Era Of Divisive Politics, Both Sides Stick To Themselves

10:21pm February 14, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Many singles are using their dating profiles to say they're not interested in dating people who don't share their political preference. Politically segregated dating websites are booming.

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Dating app Hinge has killed its freemium product and, in an effort to get serious daters only, is offering a new service for $7 a month.

Can Dating App Hinge Make You Talk, Not Swipe?

8:04pm October 11, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Once upon a time, there was a startup that wanted to play Cupid. But Hinge lost its way and became just another hookup app. Now it's issuing a public confession and taking a big risk.

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