Online dating can be hard work.  Sure, on Tinder there’s a lot of swiping which can mean tired thumbs and online dating burnout. But the way that the Hinge app works requires even more investment. Rather than simply liking a profile, you like an individual photo or prompt, and if you don’t attach a pretty …

If you’re even a little bit picky (and you should be if you know how to use Bumble), the dating app swipe game can be pretty time-consuming. Brittany looks pretty hot, but she’s riding a horse in one picture. Concerning. Meghan’s a rock climber, but her Spotify Top Artists are veering into classic rock territory. …

From swipe decks to beelines, with every online dating app, there’s a new bit of lingo to get your head around. Even though most apps rely on the same swiping and liking mechanisms, they like to pretend they’ve reinvented the wheel by giving the same features a fancy new name. Well, the Feeld app went …

If you keep your fingers on the pulse in the online dating world, you’ll have noticed one app beating particularly hard. Yes, it’s Feeld. And if your own dating life needs a defibrillator to bring it back to life, then now might be a good time to sit up and take notice. What was once …

Hinge conversations don’t start with “hi”. Hinge flipped the online dating game on its head with profile prompts and comments, so more often than not the conversation starts with a ready-made icebreaker. It’s been so popular, in fact, that Bumble has hastily copied the feature. But regardless of good your opening line is, you have …

Ever get that feeling that you’re walking around with too much money in your pocket, just weighing you down? Or you open up your banking app and think “That’s way too big a number.” Nope, me neither. But apparently, there are some people out there that do. Because just when you thought you knew everything …

On Hinge you need profile pictures that don’t just catch people’s eye, they catch their imagination. That puts some more pressure on your Hinge photoshoot. What are they going to say to your selfies? “Nice mirror”? No, you’re going to have to take great Hinge pictures, packed with talking points and vibrant backgrounds. And most …

On dating apps, first impressions count. Your photos, your bio, your opener – each have just a few seconds to secure that all-important swipe. But what happens when the first impressions are over? You can’t sustain a conversation on Bumble with a series of witty one-liners. If you could, Jimmy Carr would be the world’s …

So you’re signing up for Bumble, and pretty much the first thing it asks you to do is upload photos. Let’s take a look at your camera roll. Here’s that selfie you sent to your mom last week. Here’s a grainy picture of you and your mates, taken at 3 am on the dancefloor.  Here’s …

When I was a kid, I had a friend who took me fishing. He taught me how to bait my hook and how to cast a line. I waited patiently by the water until I felt a little tug on the line, and then I reeled in a fat trout. I was thrilled – but …