No Straight AnswersA Straight Masculinity Crisis Is Underway — And It’s a Good Thing Research on straight men getting lonelier points to their growing failure on dating apps -- showing a paradigm shift in dating culture. By Amlan Sarkar
Kehna Hi KyaOur Favorite Song Lyrics Could Reveal the Kind of Partners We’ll Be, Study Finds A new study found that people enjoy music that resonates the most with their respective attachment styles and personality traits. By Devrupa Rakshit
You Said ItWoe Is Me! “I Want to Date My Coworker. Is This a Terrible Idea?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Desperately Seeking Real LoveThe ‘Men Written by Women’ Phenomenon Betrays a Deeper Feminist Unhappiness With Love Real life men are valorized as “written by women” for an unthreatening, secure personality — showing how the status quo is very different. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Pyaar ImpossibleIt’s Okay: To Choose a Short‑Term Relationship Over a Stable One Longevity isn't the ultimate metric of what a "good" relationship looks like. By Saumya Kalia
Swipe Up For HateFor Young Indian Muslims, Dating Apps Mimic Real Life Bigotry "It’s like I am not supposed to be here... [People] think that all Muslim women wear burqa and don’t have any personality or opinions of their own." By Farnaz Fatima
Love In the Time OfHow Historical Pandemics and Disease Shaped the Evolution of Our Romantic Choices We’ve evolved to select the healthiest looking partners. By Saumya Kalia
Hashtag RelationshipsThe Problem With Packaging Healthy Dating Practices as Internet Trends Self-awareness and healthy emotional boundaries are the foundations of a good relationship, not a passing fad. By Saumya Kalia
Shots for LoveDating Apps, Marriage Classifieds Now Allow Us To ‘Flaunt’ Our Vaccinated Status While such initiatives can help dispel vaccine hesitancy, they also become a way to gatekeep love and marriage. By Aditi Murti
Modern LoveThe Buzz Cut: We Love to Hate On Dating Apps, But Will Old‑Fashioned “Meet‑Cutes” Make A Comeback? This week in The Buzz Cut, we explore an oral history of 'Dil Chahta Hai' and the hype around Marvel's 'Loki.' By Saumya Kalia
Mommy Complex?Woe Is Me! “Why Do I Keep Dating Adults Who Act Like Children?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Without ConsentGrindr Fined by Norway for Sharing Highly Personal User Data With Advertisers The LGBTQIA+ dating app shared location, sexual orientation, and mental health information without users' consent. By Rajvi Desai
portraits of digital intimacyHow Lockdown Made a Woman Rediscover Herself, Be More Comfortable on Virtual Dates 29-year-old Divya discovers virtual dates and realizes what she was doing wrong before the Covid19 pandemic. By The Swaddle Team
What Is Decent?Pakistan Blocks Five Dating Apps for “Immoral, Indecent” Content The apps were blocked under a new set of rules meant to regulate online content that impacts the "decency and morality" of citizens. By Aditi Murti
Find Me A Suitable ManWoe Is Me! “Why Do Men I Meet Never Want to Date Me?” A weekly column in which the team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
The Difference Is EverythingWoe Is Me! “My Friend Is Texting A Much Younger Woman. Do I Intervene?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Cyber MeanStudy: Young Boys Are More Likely to Have Experienced Digital Dating Abuse Than Young Girls Looking through private devices, posting pictures without consent, and threatening via text are all signs of digital dating abuse. By Aditi Murti
Terms of EndearmentThe Psychology Behind Romantic Pet Names and Baby Talk It's Freudian, pumpkin. By Pallavi Prasad