We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their best and worst experiences with dating apps. While some stories will probably have you reaching for your phone to delete Hinge once ...

1.Disaster: "I had what I thought was a successful first date at a local bar with a dude. We seemed to jive, and a stranger even commented that we seemed like a good pair. The bartender was shocked ...

Have you ever wondered whether dating app users have worse mental health than people who do not use dating apps? A new study ...

Whether you’re redownloading Hinge after “swearing off dating apps forever," or online dating for the first time, chances are you’ve been guilty of “ego-scrolling.” Katie Dissanayake, the CEO and ...

Some frustrated singles found dating-app inspiration in an unlikely place: Zohran Mamdani’s success on Hinge. By Gina Cherelus In the Third Wheel column, Gina Cherelus explores the delights and ...

A new survey reveals a surprising trend: one in three dating app users turn to the platform for career networking, with many finding success in landing interviews, mentorship, or even job offers.

Men readily slid into the model’s DMs ready to compare heights. When they found out she was 6 feet, 5 inches tall, though, many of them balked. “I found most men would be okay with me in the setting ...

When it comes to online dating, Giovanni Wolfram, a 25-year-old living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, isn’t all too worried about whether his fellow dating app users will find him attractive. Rather, his ...

When my long-term relationship came to an end last year, I was morbidly curious to see what dating apps were like. I knew things weren’t good out there — I’d been reassured that I’d effectively got ...

In her 2012 book, Addiction by Design, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll lays out the different technological mechanisms casinos employ to keep people gambling. From the architecture of buildings and ...