dating trends

SELF

First date deal-breakers: The seven absolute worst things to do on a first date

Dating is hard. It’s time-consuming and expensive and paranoia-inducing, but now it seems to be getting even harder,…

By Geraldine Carton

SELF

The 2024 dating trends say a lot about our relationship priorities

Cuffing season is here, but what's in store for the dating world in 2024? We asked the experts…

By Sarah Finnan

relationships

SELF

Modern dating: 6 break up ‘tactics’ we’d like to see the end of

Reading about ghosting made Jennifer McShane mull over all the other modern dating tactics that need to be…

By Jennifer McShane

SELF

Sober curious? Modern dating and the rise of ‘dry’ dating

Drinking culture is so ingrained in us as a people that, more often than not, our first inclination…

By Sarah Finnan

“Try not to personalise it, and see ghosting as a skills deficit in the other rather than it having to mean something about you.”
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SELF

Haunted by the dates of your past? Here is why ghosting hurts so much, and how to recover

It’s been ten years since we started swiping right, and in that time there is one phenomenon that…

By Filomena Kaguako

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SELF

Dating trends to look out for this summer, according to the experts

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Has society become more tolerant of the idea of dating interracially?
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AGENDA, SELF, EDITORIAL

Interracial dating: “People kept asking ‘where is she from?'”

With diversity on the rise, what struggles do interracial couples continue to face today? Filomena Kaguako speaks to…

By Filomena Kaguako

AGENDA

With fear, masks and no chance to bump into strangers, the future of dating looks bleak

People are trying to date as normal but with masks, awkward social distancing and the fear of an…

By IMAGE

SELF

Is COVID online dating favouring men over women?

Toilet paper puns and isolation innuendos-the global lockdown saw singletons chat more than ever online. In April, Michelle…

By IMAGE

EDITORIAL

Record numbers on apps and genuine conversation trending. Is Corona improving online love?

Last Sunday (March 29th) there were more swipes globally than any other single day in the history of Tinder.…

By IMAGE

EDITORIAL

Sick of FOMO: These 5 acronyms could sum up your social life instead

Sick of FOMO? Yeah, us too... We can all breathe a sigh of relief, because thankfully, FOMO (otherwise…

By Jennifer McShane

love life

EDITORIAL

Think your love life is bad? This Galway event proves it could always be worse

Yes, your love life is bad. But actually, so is everyone else's Modern dating is hard. Swiping left,…

By Jennifer McShane