Forget hard-launches, situationships and relationship status updates. The latest Gen Z dating buzzword is all about putting down the rulebook and seeing what happens. Dubbed “wildflowering,” the trend ...

Spring is in bloom − and so is a controversial new dating term. While so many dating terms aim to define and clarify every micro-aspect of a relationship, "wildflowering" is all about the opposite.

Fans were left amused after Jimin shared a series of funny military service memories involving fellow BTS member Jungkook during a recent Weverse Live broadcast on May 20, 2026. The livestream, which ...

Dating app maker Bumble is venturing into generative AI. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Bumble introduced a new AI assistant it’s calling “Bee,” designed to become a ...

The dating world is getting more harrowing by the minute. Just when you thought "ghosting" − or disappearing on someone you're dating without warning − was enough of a problem, a new trend has entered ...

A decade after words like “ghosting” and “situationship” joined our lexicon, we’re living in a golden age of internet dating lingo. Seemingly every day, a new term with a catchy name makes the TikTok ...

Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles. Meet your artificial intelligence ...

Another day, another new dating trend! Last week, we covered “monkey-barring.” Today, let’s talk “Shrekking.” Yes, that’s Shrekking as in Shrek, the famed ogre himself. And while we all love Shrek (or ...

Although dating-app culture has brought trends like ghosting and fizzling to the forefront, there's been a lot of good that has come from them, too. Not only is it easier to find and make connections, ...

In her 2012 book, Addiction by Design, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll lays out the different technological mechanisms casinos employ to keep people gambling. From the architecture of buildings and ...

A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed. By Eli Tan Eli Tan went on hundreds of A.I. dates and a few ...

People are just discovering what dating profiles with 6-6-6 mean. No, it’s not satanic — but it could lead you to a devilishly eligible bachelor. The 6-6-6 rule refers to men who are 6 feet tall, have ...