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Dating
18 posts
‘Vanity Fair’ Doesn’t Understand What’s Going on With Dating or Tinder
Economic forces, rather than technological ones, are changing the way young people pursue relationships.
Dispatches From the Russian River: Pioneers and Profiteers
Like the '49ers before them, modern-day techies arrive with a dream and feel as if they deserve to realize it.
Louis C.K. on Assortative Mating: Why Do Men Overestimate Their Own Level of Attractiveness?
You may consider yourself a 10 out of 10, but who you end up with might be a better measure of looks.
Does Sleeping With a Guy on the First Date Make Him Less Likely to Call Back?
There is a simple reason that it might seem like it does, even if it doesn’t.
Online Dating Shows Us the Cold, Hard Facts About Race in America
People can say whatever they want, but when the selection criteria for partners are formalized through profiles and response decisions, we can no longer hide from ourselves.
The Big Problem With Online Dating: It’s Making the Country More Politically Polarized
People who use dating sites are choosing matches based on criteria that are highly correlated with political preferences, and social scientists fear that will go a long way toward making us less tolerant citizens.
Not So Hot for Teacher
How did we come to decide that relationships between professors and students are almost always wrong?