Say what you will about it, but the “Fifty Shades of Grey” series is popular for a reason. The erotic and romantic story speaks to people’s deep desire for status, power, passion, and love. In 2011, brooding billionaire Christian Grey captured the hearts and stimulated the imaginations of many women,…
#onlinedating | Local Singles Fall Victim to Vicious Online Dating Scheme
Meet Margaret Moreno, a Mesquite woman who lost $5,000 to a man named “Michael.” David Lurie, in Dallas, shelled out nearly $3,000 to a woman named “Monica.” Ally, from Frisco, lost so much money to “Christopher” that she doesn’t want to show her face. They all thought they found the…
‘Trump Singles’ Dating Site Lets Trump Supporters Find Love Online
Trump Singles, a dating site exclusively for fans of President Donald Trump, wants to make it easier for supporters to find their other half online. “After seeing the divide in the country, hearing stories from friends about dates going sour when politics were brought up, and hearing of other political…
Do Dating Apps Lower Your Standards? Online Dating May Make Singles Ignore ‘Ideal Mate’ Wish List Traits
As many as 40 percent of Americans currently use online dating platforms, according to eHarmony. The technology-driven websites are engineered to help singles find their ideal match, but a new study from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found that most dating app users aren’t reaching out to people…
Young singles: Dating is not for faint of heart
There is a mantra among many young adults in the Wood River Valley: Dating here sucks. That isn’t just anecdotal. Though the last official census was in 2010, population estimates since then indicate that about 3,360 people between 22 and 36 years old live in Blaine County. More than 60…
Total strangers strip off in new dating show
MAKING Channel 7’s First Dates look like child’s play, SBS is launching a new dating show that’ll see prospective couples pushed far out of their comfort zones. In Undressed, billed on the SBS website as an ‘experimental’ new show (you can say that again), complete strangers will be forced into…
Wander Launches Interest Groups For Singles
PRNEWSWIRE – Apr 3 – Users login to Wander and select the interests they care about. The app then intelligently recommends the most compatible group chats categorized by interest, event, place or, what’s trending. In the group chat room, users join the conversation, check out other members, and even create…
Students Build Bae, An App For Black Singles
TECH CRUNCH – Mar 25 – Bae (Before Anyone Else) is a mobile dating app for Black people created by three students – Jordan Kunzika, Brian Gerrard and Justin Gerrard. They hosted an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) tour which consisted of parties and mixers where people who matched…
Singles Paying People To Impersonate Them Online To Score Dates
GLOBALNEWS – Jan 30 – Anne Marshall runs an outsourced online dating service. She offers three packages that range from $175 to $500. Her client base is mostly busy women 30-60. Some of her clients eventually tell their partners that they hired her. The majority of people who use U….
1 in 10 Young Aussie Singles Use Tinder
ROYMORGAN – Dec 2 – ~5M Australians 14+ identify as single. Of them, ~263K (5.1%) used ‘dating’ app Tinder. 8.8% of single 18-24 used Tinder in the last month. Outside these age groups, Tinder usage is minimal: 1.5% of singles aged 35+ and 1.6% of those 14-17 reported using the…
MeetMeOutside: Latest App For Active Singles
TELEGRAM.COM – Nov 29 – MeetMeOutside is a new dating app that matches people based on their preferred fitness activities and suggests activities the pair can do for a date. Launched in September, MeetMeOutside is still in its beta testing phase and has ~5K subscriptions, mostly in the Boston area….
Being Single: 30 Happy, Inspiring Quotes for Singles
Are you taking some time to enjoy your singlehood? Perhaps engaging in some wanderlust? We’re looking at 30 fun and motivational quotes for singles. Do you like being single? It’s a rare breed who does. While some thrive under loner-like conditions, coming and going as they please and living a…
BAE Is A New Dating App For Black Singles
ATLANTA BLACK STAR – Sep 4 – BAE (Before Anyone Else) is a new mobile dating app that caters specifically to African-American singles. The founders launched the app at Howard University in April, and received ~17K downloads in its first month, outperforming an early Tinder. Potential suitors can only engage…
‘Hift’ Is Tinder For Singles With STDs, CEO Interview
OPW INTERVIEW – Sep 8 – Marie Yates would like to end the stigma around STD’s and started Hift to help people with STDs connect. We’ve similar services such as Positive Singles but this is a new app for people to privately connect and converse, and meet. Read More….
Single’s University…Relationship Symposium
Do you have dating horror stories? Wondering why “you’re” still single? Ladies…let’s ask the men/Men…let’s ask the ladies. Join us for a night of fun and… ___________________________ Read More….
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More singles signing on to Match.com despite a down economy – March 25, 2009
ABC Nightline’s Ryan Owens reports on why Match.com is seeing an increase in traffic and membership, even in today’s economy. Ryan sits down with Match.com’s… ___________________________ Read More….