This post is a follow-up to the intro post about The Stable Marriage Problem. Check out the previous post to understand the problem/solution because this post examines its implications, particularly in the modern dating world.Modern TimesA fascinating consequence of the internet is how much closer it has brought the problem of finding your soulmate, as…
Beeld: okcupid, composite by mashable By Anna Iovine2020-07-06 12:00:00 UTC In 2018, OkCupid rolled out a feature for users who identified as any gender other than a man or woman to choose their pronouns. Nu, the dating app is opening that feature up to every user regardless of their gender. They’re doing this in the…
Apple is in a standoff with buzzy new subscription email service Hey on Tuesday over integrating in-app purchases into its iOS app and taking up to 30% commission on payments. The confrontation with Hey, which was created by Basecamp, erupted the same day the EU announced it would launch an antitrust investigation into this same…
Beeld: okcupid By Anna Iovine2020-06-11 14:52:09 UTC On Thursday, OKCupid announced that it’s rolling out a #BlackLivesMatter badge in a dozen countries. Users can obtain the badge by answering yes to the question, “Do you want to support the #BlackLivesMatter movement by adding a badge to your profile?” Since badges won’t actually do anything to…
Photo: GettyThe moment we’re living in is so strange that even the phrase “unprecedented times” is seeing unprecedented usage. Fear is a natural response to such uncertainty, but it’s worth remembering that this time also makes great change possible. Bijvoorbeeld: The New York City Department of Health seems to have quietly endorsed the use…
(Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images It was one of the most widely mocked—and, vaak, plainly condemned—features on Grindr, the gay dating app: an ability to filter matches by their race. With widespread protests across America and the country engaging in a painful discussion about race, Grindr now…
Photo: Joanna Nelius (Gizmodo)If you’re single and stuck inside at home during the pandemic, online dating can be a creative way to pass the time—after all, what’s more romantic than a first date over Zoom? But if, in a fit of boredom, you’re tempted to try Facebook Dating, let me tell you now: Don’t even…
Bereid je voor op een virtuele videodatum op Tinder in de komende maanden. Gepubliceerd 05 mei 2020, 18:01 EDT Tinder Zeggen dat de charme van Tinder is vervaagd door de lockdown-situaties die voortvloeien uit de coronavirus-pandemie, zou een understatement zijn. Maar de bereidheid van de mensheid om zich aan te passen en een toename van online videodating…
Er is een specifieke mix van nerveuze opwinding die de aanloop naar een eerste date begeleidt. Terug in de tijd vóór COVID-19, die nervositeit gebeurde in de haast om je klaar te maken om uit te gaan. Het voelt nu misschien als een heel leven geleden, maar ik zou altijd een schok van vlinders krijgen als ik make-upborstels veegde…
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