Our New iPhone App Is The Best. Seriously
We’re all pret-ty excited about our iPhone 2.0 app launch today (seriously, there’s champagne chilling in the office fridge), cause it’s just about the best designed dating app we’ve ever laid eyes on. (And, yes, we’re biased, but it’s also true.)
Race and Online Dating: One Woman’s Story
I did my usual searching, messaging, and IMing but on this site, I received not one response, which I found perplexing. I was just as hip and trendy as the other singles on the site – I fit right in. Except for one small thing – my skin was brown.
Don’t Wait Till You’re Perfect to Date (Because That Won’t Happen)
You’re not an Apple product set to launch sometime in 2014. You may think you’ll be shinier, cooler, or more desirable in the future, but really what you’re saying is that you don’t think anyone could like you now.
I Let My Friend Take Over my Dating Profile. Here’s What Happened
And there we go: for the next two weeks, I’m a puppet playing on my own life’s dating stage. Oy.
‘Modern Dating’ in 6 Seconds: We’re Releasing Our Entire Book on Vine
We love playing with Twitter’s new(ish) six-second video-sharing app, Vine. And since our first book, Modern Dating: A Field Guide, came out last week, we naturally decided — why not Vine the whole book?
All the Crafty Texts and Fake Status Updates in the World Won’t Get You the Relationship You Want
A deep connection is never based on how well or poorly someone manipulates texts and images on a screen, but on how he or she behaves offline.
Why Is It ‘Cool’ to Hate Online Dating?
Are all young women unhappy with online dating, or just the ones who blog?
One Guy’s Foolproof Formula for Crafting the Perfect First Message
You’d be amazed at how many first emails are a complete disaster. People write “Hey, what’s up, baby?!” then hit send. Or, even worse, they write six paragraphs, say they know they’re going on too long, go on even longer, then apologize awkwardly and probably start crying.
Your Profile Will Look Infinitely Better If You Do These Things
Our brand-new iPad app showcases member profiles and photos in a gorgeous way that hasn’t been done before, so to celebrate, we decided to give two HowAboutWe members a free profile makeover.
‘Must Be Willing to Lie About How We Met’
Dating is embarrassing, especially when you’ve got to pitch your best romantic qualities to an anonymous rabble using only a series of Rorschach questionnaires and a thoroughly censored handful of photographs.
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