If you’re single and are using dating apps, finding a love match based on your social values is high on the dating totem pole. Many apps such as OkCupid, Bumble, Match, and Tinder now allow you to proudly display a pro-climate change or environmentalism badge in your list of interests in your profiles to show […]
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When a New York Times reporter asked me to weigh in for an article on the return of speed dating services, we had a lot to talk about. In an almost post-pandemic dating world, the pent-up demand for dating IRL (in real life versus virtual dating) makes a lot of sense. I call it a
If you’re looking for love advice post-COVID-19, look no further than the White House. In a White House Covid-19 Response briefing on May 21, viewers heard the importance of getting a Covid vaccine if they’re looking for love online. White House COVID-19 advisor Andy Slavitt said, “According to one of the sites, OkCupid, people who
The year 2020 will go down as one of the most challenging and gut-wrenchingly painful years in history with COVID-19 at heightened levels on New Year’s Eve, but it turned out to be one of the most active years for singles looking for love online. The New York Times reports singles who are quarantining
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With the combustive election cycle heading into high gear, you have to be living under a rock to avoid the topic of politics. In fact, not having an opinion can hurt your chances of finding a date or a romantic partner, according to a new report from OkCupid. The site reports that politics continues to
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A new politics study from Pew Research Center confirms the pain that many of you have been feeling both online and offline; friendships and romance are feeling stressed when the subject of Donald Trump comes up, and inevitably it will. The Pew poll of over 2,500 adults conducted from June 27 – July 9,
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One of our favorite online dating sites, OkCupid has partnered with the ACLU for a #RighttoLove Badge to show their support of ACLU, inclusion in honor of Pride month. As reported on the OkCupid blog, 90% 0f OkCupid users who answered the YES to the question,”Do you support the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?” will
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This week, Facebook announced they’d like to play Cupid by starting an online dating service on the social media giant. While the reaction in the media was as if an earthquake had hit, I wasn’t shocked at all. As a social network with over 200 million singles listing their relationship status as “single,” it’s a
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I sat down with ABC-7’s Coleen Sullivan and Ellen Leyva with a Valentine’s Survival Guide to get you to and through the most romantic day of the year. Can you find love online in time for Valentine’s Day? I say yes! With the convenience of your mobile phone,
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After a bunch of beta testing, our friends at OkCupid have decided to remove the feature of who’s viewed your profile, thereby enabling all members to browse anonymously on their online dating site and mobile app. Previously part of the A-List premium paid features, now all members can browse, um, stalk their favorite profiles while
