Dating Dave

For years, modern dating treated uncertainty as a form of sophistication. The person who cared least appeared to hold the most power. Replies were delayed to avoid seeming eager, invitations were kept deliberately vague and conversations about relationships were postponed until somebody could no [...]

Writing a dating profile has always been a peculiar exercise. You are expected to describe a whole person in a space barely large enough for a restaurant menu, sound confident without boasting, be funny without trying too hard and state what you want without frightening anyone away. It is little [...]

There was a time when downloading a dating app felt like opening a door. Suddenly, there were hundreds of single people within reach, all neatly arranged in a stack of photographs and short biographies. You could look for love from the sofa, during a lunch break or while waiting for the kettle to [...]