by Rachel New | Jun 11, 2024 | dating profile, messaging, neurodivergence, online dating
You have only 150 characters. How do you get that tricky balance between humorous and useful? How authentic should you be? And which prompts should you pick? These dilemmas form a part of the social psychology of online dating called impression management. While you...
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AI is developing so fast that this article will probably be out of date within a week.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....
