Online dating lifeandstyle the guardian


Online dating
Dating in the digital age has become increasingly fraught. But there’s hope for app skeptics like myself
Online dating
A study found that 76% of people dating have either ghosted or been ghosted. Why is this considered acceptable?
Published: 11 Sep 2023
Published: 11 Sep 2023
August 2023
Pass notes
You’ve heard of ghosting. Meet its even more shameless cousin – when a love interest who disappeared off the face of the Earth just as suddenly reappears
Published: 28 Aug 2023
Pass notes
Published: 22 Aug 2023
The moment I knew
Published: 5 Aug 2023
 Coffee and quirkiness: 10 ways to be more confident on dating apps 
Be specific, don’t overthink it, and embrace the ‘pre-date’. Online dating is daunting, but it can also be fun
Published: 7 Jun 2023
 ‘All of us are worthy of love’: how to start dating again after heartbreak 
Published: 18 May 2023
 50 first dates in 2023: one woman’s wild romantic odyssey – and what it reveals about love 
Published: 11 May 2023
April 2023
 Even if you’re ‘on the apps’, it feels pretty hard to meet people these days 
Maddie Thomas
Dating in the digital age has become increasingly fraught. But there’s hope for app skeptics like myself
Published: 1 Apr 2023
Published: 1 Apr 2023
February 2023
Writer and actor Jamie Demetriou reveals how an admin mixup paved the way for an unconventional career trajectory, the women unmasking online cheats and ghosters, and Sam Wollaston extols the virtues of sitting down to pee
Published: 25 Feb 2023
 ‘The group reminded me I wasn’t crazy’: unmasking the worst dating offenders 
Ghosting, gaslighting and cheating can feel par for the course in today’s dating landscape. Now groups of women are joining up online to create an early warning system