Dating News 2017

Marriage is a complex institution and many times, couples find the strain of daily adjustments destabilizing its core framework leading to the ultimate breakdown. Read more: https://www.nextlove.com/blog/giving-marriage-a-second-chance-dos-and-donts/

A sexuality educator, dating coach, philosopher, and more give the lowdown on the best tools to help cope. It can be overwhelming to be ghosted, dumped, or not have your feelings reciprocated, and trying to figure out the reason it went down—Did I text too frequently? Was I too forward on our last date? Does he think my dream of visiting Dollywood is stupid?—can be hard. Some people down a pitcher of frozen mango margaritas and show up at their ex's doorstep demanding answers about why things didn't work out. Others go on a digital rampage, erasing any trace of the ex in their social media feeds. Is there a better way to cope? Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbapdb/how-to-handle-rejection

Love is a universal thing. Dating, not so much. Going out, hookups and relationships in countries and cities around the world are not exactly the same as what singles experience in New York City. Expats and global travelers say it’s typically harder to date here than anywhere else, given the ultracompetitive environment. Read more: http://nypost.com/2017/07/12/dating-in-other-parts-of-the-world-can-get-weird/

Are you dating seriously? Some would think that is a question an anxious mother would ask her child, but it is actually what the Government wants to know. It asked 2,940 singles aged 21 to 45 this question last year. Read more: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/not-dating-seriously

In the digital age, we have a lot of terms for bad relationship behavior. There's ghosting, haunting, and benching or breadcrumbing, just to name a few. Thanks to our iPhones and social media, it's become easier and easier to weave in and out of one someone's life on a whim. Read more: http://www.allure.com/story/phubbing-relationship-dating-trend

Syphilis, a disease most people associate with the past, has returned with a roar, and public health experts think the rise in rates can be attributed at least partly to social media. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/11/syphilis-rates-rising-dating-apps/455104001/

A dating app is offering people the chance to meet lookalikes of their favourite celebrities thanks to new facial recognition technology. Through the app, called Badoo, singletons can choose any well-known star they fancy – or even upload a picture of a non-famous person who they know – to find doppelgangers nearby. The dating company said the new feature would enable people’s celebrity wish lists to “become a reality”. Read more: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dating-app-uses-face-recognition-to-match-users-with-their-favourite-celebrity-lookalikes-a3583976.html

This is the real reason why women take selfies from above on their dating profiles... and men from below. WITH millions of dating profiles out there, it is important to select the right photo so you stand out from the crowd. And new research shows that both men and women are guilty of manipulating their profile images to make a good impression – and you may not even realise you are doing it. Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3981556/reason-women-dating-profiles-selfies-above-men-below/

Novak Djokovic alleged ex-girlfriend recently said that the Serbian tennis player "would be far happier dating Deepika Padukone" Read more: http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/deepika-padukone-is-who-novak-djokovic-really-wants-to-date-claims-his-alleged-ex-1722713

Criminal gangs are using online dating sites to steal hundreds of thousand of pounds from their victims, the boss of eHarmony has said.  Fraudsters are using a technique known as catfishing, where a person uses a fake identity to attract those looking for genuine dates, to trick victims into sending them money. Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/dating-app-scam-eharmony-fraud-love-match-victim-criminal-gang-a7831761.html

We have all seen it a million times and sworn we wouldn’t go there, but is there something about No strings attached relationships worth exploring? Read more: http://www.victoriamilan.com/blog/no-strings-attached/

For something that’s become so incredibly efficient, online dating can still be arduous: All that swiping, the mismatches, figuring out what to say, dodging weirdos—not to mention the awkwardness of an underwhelming first date. What if you could just cruise through the massive sea of randos and head straight to the people that look like your biggest celebrity crushes? Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/40438531/this-dating-app-lets-you-skip-right-to-the-ryan-gosling-lookalikes

Lourd & Taylor is closed for business! Yes, Billie Lourd and Taylor Lautner have broken up after eight months of being together, and we’re not sure we’ll ever be over this one. Here’s what we know. Read more: http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/07/06/billie-lourd-taylor-lautner-break-up/

People have been playing the game of love since way back, but one dating app is turning finding love into an actual game. Read more:  http://mashable.com/2017/07/06/coconut-oil-is-not-as-healthy/

Drew Carey's new girlfriend is a sex therapist who moonlighted as a model on "The Price Is Right" ... the live touring show, though -- not Drew's TV show. Read more:  http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/05/drew-carey-dating-sex-therapist-girlfriend/

Kittenfishing is the lesser version of 'catfishing', where someone steals another person's identity and pictures to lure in potential dates, according to experts from the dating app Hinge. Learn more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4664396/Are-victim-kittenfishing.html 

TVNZ has announced dating show First Dates NZ is back for a second season but will a man drought stand in its way? The dating show made waves on New Zealand TV in 2016 after entertaining viewers with an eclectic range of participants. Read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/94383245/will-a-man-drought-dry-up-the-chances-of-first-dates-new-zealand-season-two

Most of us are guilty of presenting the best versions of ourselves online, but take it too far and you could be accused of ‘kittenfishing’. Coined by dating app   Hinge, kittenfishing is latest dating term defined as “the phenomenon of well-intentioned dating app users presenting themselves in an unrealistically positive light”.  Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-is-kittenfishing-online-dating-app-trend_uk_595a1cf1e4b05c37bb7f6555

The Love Island star is heartbroken over the snap in scenes to air on Sunday night episode of the dating show, with her fellow islanders trying to reassure her of her beau commitment.  Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4658834/Love-Island-Gabby-left-shocked-picture-Marcel.html

Dating seems to be more complicated than ever before. One woman hoping to change that is body language expert Steph Holloway, 55, who is based in New Zealand. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4660518/A-body-language-experts-guide-dating.html