by Rachel New | Oct 13, 2023 | first date, healthy dating, paying on a date
Amina likes to pay her own way, so when her date paid the bill while she was in the bathroom, she felt as if her needs were not important. Ashraf loves the buzz of paying for dinner on a first date. When he was growing up, his family never went out for dinner, and so...
by Rachel New | Oct 3, 2023 | intimacy, online dating, sex
Taylor and Charlie, who have been together four years, had sex on their first date. Andrea and Brandon, now married, waited three months. Does it matter how many dates you have before becoming sexually intimate? We have so many beliefs, attitudes and emotions about...
by Rachel New | Sep 15, 2023 | benching, casual dating, empathy, healthy dating, online dating, self-care
Sunita was getting a lot of messages on Hinge that she couldn’t keep up with. She would start promising conversations with several people, and then arrange to go on a date with one. She knew most first dates don’t lead to second dates, so she didn’t...
by Rachel New | May 4, 2023 | AI, communication skills, future of dating, online dating, organic dating, technology
AI is developing so fast that this article will probably be out of date within a week. It has the potential to change the way we form relationships, with both risks and rewards. Below, we’ll explore some of those possibilities and hear about some exciting new dating...
by Rachel New | Mar 8, 2023 | dating profile, online dating
A picture is worth a thousand words, goes the old saying. What do you want to say with your profile photos? In this post, I’ll suggest some key questions that you need to ask before planning your profile photos for a dating app such as Hinge, Tinder or Bumble....
