A grandmother left widowed after 51 years of marriage has told how she was brutally scammed out of £250,000 after turning to online dating to save herself from loneliness. Elizabeth Ferguson, a retired university administrator and businesswoman, was tricked into handing over her savings by a man posing as a lovelorn telecommunications expert, the Mirror… Read More »
“Users are looking for the excitement of play in meaningful connections,” says relationship therapist Dr Emily May Andy can pinpoint the moment he realized he was addicted to dating apps; It was during a breakup in 2016. “He went to the toilet in the middle of the fight,” recalls Andy, now 33. “And I immediately… Read More »
While some companies are developing AI-simulated first dates, others have developed chatbots for people to date. The introduction of these tools has also opened up a larger debate about the ethics of their use. (Steven Silcox/Photo illustration/CBC – image credit) In 2017, when Robert Winters was single, he used artificial intelligence to find more matches… Read More »
Thinking of exchanging numbers before a first date? You may want to turn off this iPhone feature. Thinking of exchanging numbers before a first date? You may want to turn off this iPhone feature. Giving someone your phone number before a first date can help you coordinate logistics and keep the conversation flowing outside of… Read More »
After thatto graduatecollege, Jacqueline Child — like so many other busy Americans in their 20s trying to find a partner or a relationship — has dove into the turbulent world of dating apps. A few weeks after I started actively trying to meet someone in 2019, Matched with a guy on Bumble. When they decided… Read More »