Romance

Science

No Online Dating Site Can Match Up Your Inner Crazy

6:00AM February 7, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Online dating is said to be the future of relationships, now that we’re all too busy to meet people in real life. But claims that websites can match you with your ideal partner using scientific algorithms are bull, according to a team of psychologists. Because not even fancy maths can suss out our own unique brands of crazy. More »

Online

Fake Girlfriend Texting Service Is Actually Pretty Brilliant

9:30AM October 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The notion of signing up for automated calls and texts from a machine pretending to be your girlfriend sounds pathetic — and I don’t blame you for assuming it is. But here’s why it’s genius. More »

Online

eDating In The 1960s Was No Joke

11:00AM June 28, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Before OK Cupid, before Match.com, and before eHarmony, there was TACT. TACT was a matchmaking computer based on a machine at the 1964 World’s Fair that matched pen pal, and it made its matches by analysing the results of 100-question surveys. More »

Online

Deep Inside OK Cupid’s Frothing Cesspool (NSFW)

7:20AM June 14, 2011 | Brian Barrett

OK Cupid’s been a source of both companionship and weird sex statistics for millions of perfectly normal lonelyhearts through the years. But, as one ambitious Tumblrer has been sharing, for a lot of major creeps! Creeps who (warning!) use a lot of NSFW sexytime words. More »

Online

Facebook’s Antique Courtship Rituals

4:20AM May 25, 2011 | Niina Pollari

Traditionally, love matters were public; courtship took place in the eye of the community, and relationships were business arrangements conducted in agreement for the best outcome for all parties involved. (Except the ladies, in most cultures and cases. But I am referring here to familial arrangement, for the “best”.) More »

Geek Out

This Romantic Desktop Adventure Makes The Rest Of Us Look Bad

11:20PM April 28, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The third anniversary is traditionally reserved for gifts of leather, but Sean Ohlenkamp had a much better idea: an intricate rabbit’s hole of desktop folders, filled humour and romance of the non-icky variety. I have but two complaints; this raises the bar too high, and I wanna see what’s in the rest of them folders! More »

Computing

Will You Marry Me? There’s An Engraved iPad 2 In It For You…

2:20PM March 29, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

I’ve got nothing against silly marriage proposals—as long as they suit the personalities of the individuals getting engaged—but I still can’t help but chuckle over how a 9to5Mac reader proposed to his Apple-loving sweetheart. More »

Geek Out

How Love Is Like An App Store

9:20AM March 23, 2011 | Brian Barrett

How is an App Store like love? Let me count the ways. Or rather, let this comic from Diesel Sweeties do it. Although I would add that given enough time, they both run up a huge bill. [DieselSweeties]

Online

How To Properly Seduce A Girl On The Internet

1:40PM March 16, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

Watch this video – and then watch it again. Take some notes, too. More »

Online

‘Dating’ Site Copied 250,000 Facebook Profiles Without Permission

3:40PM February 4, 2011 | Ryan Singel - Wired

How does an unknown dating site—with the absurd intention of destroying Facebook—launch with 250,000 member profiles on its first day? Simple: It copies data directly from Facebook. More »