Online Dating News

A few months ago I was invited to an acquaintance's birthday party. Among the other party goers was a young couple in their mid twenties, whom I'll refer to as Mary and Gary.

Millions of people use on-line dating websites. You are supposed to be set up, based on your likes, interests, and maybe, even your looks.

In 2014, the search for love is more interesting than ever before. Gone are the days of meeting dates through a mutual friend.

Let's give "OK Cupid" some credit. The online dating service's reaction to the uproar over Facebook's emotional manipulation experiment is about as forthright as one could expect: basically, we do the same thing all the time, and it's awesome! Facebook tinkered with changing the flow of "positive" and "negative" items in a news feed to see if it ... (more)

Online dating site OkCupid revealed on Monday the results of a study it conducted, in which it told subscribers they were more compatible than they really were.

The business of dating, which includes online dating sites, is big - grossing about $2 billion each year, according to a report by IBISWorld - and it's expected to grow 5 percent annually.

Islamic State insurgents have opened an office in northern Syria where single women and widows can register to marry fighters from the radical al Qaeda offshoot, a monitoring group said on Monday.

East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies booked a 22-year-old man on a count of forcible rape Saturday after a woman told authorities that he had come to her apartment and raped her.

Zillow could make online real estate listings more like online dating -- but not by adding swiping.

When Zhao Qinghua started 2RedBeans, an online dating website for Chinese Americans in 2011, she wanted the service to fill in the blank on the Internet dating market.

Citing LinkedIn's 300 million-user network, the important information contained in individual profiles and the ability through LinkedUp to filter by age, industry and location, the Inc. piece suggests that trust plays a role : "Having even a remote connection between two users increases credibility and helps users feel safe meeting one another in ... (more)

AIRPORTS around the world are on high alert as fears mount that the deadly Ebola virus is on the move - and is now travelling by air.

Is there a polite way to de-friend? How deeply should you Google your Match.com date? And can you really pull off emojis in work emails? Zuckerberg's been navigating the murky new media waters since her time as an early executive at Facebook.

Will stereotypes, discrimination and double standards ever end in a decent society? Is true equality a lofty illusion that we aspire to, or is it achievable in small doses? In the dating process there are many singling out factors used to narrow the field.

IN AN ideal world, no man would try to impress a woman by painting with his penis.

When Shantel Silva got into Villanova University, she did what incoming freshmen do these days.

Orlando police are searching for the man they say is wanted after stabbing a woman he met on an online dating site and forcing her to commit sexual acts.

In theory, dating websites are an efficient way to find Mr. or Ms. Right. Alas, poor vetting of potential matches and deceptive profiles and photos have caused more mismatches than matches.

These aspects and others relating to love, dating and women's status in the Middle Kingdom will be examined on Saturday in a China-inspired version of 'The Vagina Monologues,' a Broadway hit exploring womanhood that got actresses voicing women's most intimate feelings to packed theaters.

Common sense has prevailed in England. Only a tiny percentage of Internet users have opted to have their Internet Service Providers block adult material from being viewed on their home computers, going against Prime Minister David Cameron's grand plan to protect the children, and stop the sweaty stench of Internet smut from permeating our sensitive ... (more)