Rappler's latest stories on online dating
Love in lockdown: Dating for the single and quarantined
Is this truly the worst time to be single?

Finding love and jihad
Many women are radicalized on Facebook, and an expert says they are now a permanent part of the jihadi structure

Friend of a friend: Facebook brings dating service to U.S.
Shares in Match Group, the parent firm of dating applications Tinder and OK Cupid, slump on Thursday's news
Love, lust, and digital dating: Men on the Bumble dating app aren't ready for the Queen bee
Using a feminist dating app in a patriarchal world is messy, but also fascinating for what it reveals about sexuality, gender, and power in the digital dating universe

Can you life-hack your way to love?
A new approach to dating takes advantage of the power of data

Dating today is easier, but is it ‘better’?
Find yourself saying “so many fish in the sea, but none for me”?

Tinder 'Swipe Surge' notifies users when many users are active
During a surge, the chances of matching with someone may go up 2.5 times higher than usual
Facebook testing dating feature, 'Create' button
Facebook has begun internally testing their dating service with employees. A new 'Create' button, on the other hand, will make it easier to create new events, groups and other pages
[OPINION] Out of the closet and into the internet
For the benefit of my family, I'm staying in the closet. That's why I turned to online dating sites.

How possible is it to find love online?
Trying to find The One – or just someone, really – online? Here’s what you need to know about the local digital dating scene.

Goodbye ex-boyfriend, hello online dating
Believe that for every loss, there is someone new to be found

Tinder vulnerabilities let strangers see your swipes
Tinder's lack of encryption opens up users to being spied on
Swipe right: Tinder, Filipino Cupid are Filipinos' favorite online dating services
Are you on these apps?

Tinder is now top-grossing app in Apple's app store
New premium service that allows users to see who liked them propels app to the top
[Two Pronged] How to get over my online alter ego
A reader asks how to escape his online alter ego as it nearly cost him his long term relationship and may even cost him his career

Online daters pick partners with similar educational attainments – study
Education is a proxy for resources and future provision as it can represent economic advantages says the study

Affair site Ashley Madison reboots as 'open' dating hub
Ashley Madison the website for cheaters that was hit by a massive hack that exposed millions is rebooting under new leadership as an open minded dating service

[Two Pronged] Casual sex while awaiting commitment
A young woman wonders whether she should stop having casual sex while waiting for a committed relationship


How I found love through online dating (and why you should try it)
One of my girlfriends suggested that I tried an online dating site to broaden up my social network For someone who in the past few months had dined on KFC home delivery at midnight after long working hours this was a radical idea but I was willing to listen to the little voice inside my head

My first Tinder heartbreak
The worst tinder date ever is the one where you actually fall hard for the guy

PODCAST: Dating in the digital age
On this week s episode a 20 something woman shares her insights about dating

Love in the time of online dating
There has been a noticeable rise in online dating usage particularly days leading to Valentine’s and noobs or newbies tend to be the most active users on days following February 14

N.Z. drug accused held in Bali a dating scam victim: family
His son says he was heading to Bali to see a woman he met on an Internet dating site and she made all his travel arrangements

Online dating: Why hesitate?
It progressed to a point where 3 months later he flew to Bahrain to meet my entire family for dinner writes Sweet Caneos of her online dating experience So I guess that files us as part of the success rate

[DASH OF SAS] Love me Tinder
How does a dating app like Tinder fare in the age of social media?

Facebook feature gives users new way to flirt
Nothing says I’m interested more than Are you single? :

My real-life realizations from online dating sites
If an online chat goes well and the offline date that follows turns out splendid and both of you want to see each other again offline then that s a start
Love, sex, and ladyboys
What’s the dating scene like for Filipino transgenders? How do the ‘ladyboys’ as the transgenders are called find love in the time of social media?
[Dash of SAS] Sex at the drop of a tweet or a like
The complexities of this virtual red light district has made connecting much easier but it has also blurred the lines of online dating casual sex and prostitution