Dating
Philly Today: Bots on Tinder Are Using Local References to Seduce Philadelphians
Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]
Happy Hour Hookups: Can You Still Pick Someone Up at a Bar?
Let me take you back to a different era in the American Dating Experience. On July 27, 2000, I walked into a smoke-filled Bob & […]
14 Healthy (and Cheap!) Dates to Plan in Philly This Summer
Gone are the days when dinner and a movie was the benchmark for a decent night out. To help spruce up your repertoire of potential […]
I Wasn’t Ready For My Parent’s Dating Drama
I knew what was going on months before anyone else did. My father-in-law had been acting shifty, shooting up to New York for days at […]
Hey, Philly Singles: This Out-of-the-Box Dating Event Will Help You Find Your Match (Finally!)
In today’s world, dating is hard. And exhausting. And seemingly never-ending. From dating apps galore to worrying if you’re shacking up with the same person […]
This Facebook Group Lets Women Share Dating Woes — and Find Out if They’re Dating the Same Guy
On an otherwise pleasant evening in mid-May of last year, standing in the middle of a grassy lot in Fairmount Park, I spent a little […]
This Is How Philly Dates Now
The pandemic flipped the whole world upside down, including how and where romance-inclined Philadelphians meet each other. Some three years later, everyone’s trying to figure […]
A 2023 User’s Manual to Dating Apps
Tinder What it is: The dating app that brought “swiping right” into the mainstream. Since its launch in 2012, the app claims to have facilitated […]
Single Philadelphians Are Still Seeking Love…Or a One-Night Stand
A moment of silence, please, for the single people in quarantine. Imagine their plight! Roommates gone to co-isolate with their significant others — or, even […]
No Luck on Tinder? “Married at First Sight” is Casting in Philly
Reality television is one of life’s best guilty pleasures, mostly because there’s very little that’s actually “real” about it. Like the idea of finding true, […]
How to Use Positive Psychology to Get Past Your Partner’s Annoying Quirks
No matter how Hollywood may paint it, falling in love is actually the easy part — it’s staying in love that’s the real trick. And […]
Here’s the Right Way to Approach Your Gym Crush
You know, meeting people offline isn’t easy. Once you’re post-college, your options for finding true love IRL are limited. You can hang out at bars, wait for […]
The New Rules of Dating in Philly
A while back, on a Saturday afternoon, a couple of girlfriends and I were lounging at a house in Fishtown, chatting about life over glasses […]
Swipe Right for Business Meetings? Bumble to Launch Bumble Bizz in Philly
If you’re incessantly swiping for love on a dating app, why not also swipe to boost your career? The popular dating app Bumble might just […]
Too Busy for Online Dating? New Philly Startup Will Swipe for You
There isn’t a lot that the duo behind Wingman, the dating startup launched this month in Philadelphia, will let their customers know about them. “It plays […]