Has romance turned into a marketplace where intimacy is measured through transactions?
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If you’re looking to be loved, Simone de Beauvoir would warn you to look away from AI.
The promise of dating apps like Tinder was to make it easier to meet people, but the results have included more casual sexual encounters, greater difficulty finding stable relationships and an even more competitive dating scene.
GLP-1 disclosure in dating is fraught and inconsistent largely due to the stigma around losing weight the “right way.”
The normalisation of AI to mediate and shape intimacy arguably erodes self-curiosity.
Teens fare better when both fathers and mothers play key parenting roles, including talking with them about sensitive subjects that were once considered only a mom’s role.
Before the end of the year, dating app Bumble will be getting rid of the swipe and introducing an AI powered dating assistant.
The vile Victorians were funnier than they looked, using brutal Valentine’s Day cards to mock people they didn’t fancy much.
Our romances tell us a lot about how we live our lives and vice versa. They can help us make informed choices about changing and breaking habits or developing new ones.
Rejection is unfortunately very common on dating apps. Remind yourself it isn’t personal, even if if feels like it.
Singlehood has been rebranded as a time for self-love, self-prioritisation and personal growth.
Dating your psychologist, even if you’re no longer a client, is never a good idea, whatever Netflix says.
Younger generations are exploring non-traditional, non-hierarchical relationships as a way to cultivate authentic connections in a world where meaningful interactions are increasingly rare.
At times of economic anxiety, ‘traditional’ gender roles often resurge – part of the appeal for men looking for brides abroad.
The ‘good guy’ is a performance, and that’s OK.
A more cynical and pragmatic look at what makes a good match that ends on a bum note.
In the security of the Love is Blind pods, people may begin to reveal more intimate information about themselves at a faster rate than normal.
The fact that we are human sets limits to the kinds of love that can work well.
For many autistic people, dating brings added challenges, from miscommunication to overstimulation.
There is growing evidence that gen Z is turning away from traditional dating and long-term romantic relationships.
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Academic, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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British Academy postdoctoral fellow, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor of Digital Rhetoric and Writing Studies, University of Washington
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic 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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Relationships Expert & Psychology Educator at the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia