As Valentine's Day approaches, romance is dying. Perhaps this is a pessimistic way to look at things but current trends indicate that fewer and fewer young people, specifically young men, are interested...

Jasmine Lin, sophomore public relations major, and senior marketing major Momoh Kamara, have been together for a year and four months—and they each think they have found "the one." Their relationship...

Dear Life Section, My boyfriend and I have been together since freshman year. I met him at orientation, we became friends, and the relationship blossomed from there. Next fall will mark our junior year,...

Dating apps are as successful for me as a water puddle is successful for a computer. I have tried them out on several occasions — Tinder, Bumble, Taimi, Hinge, you name it — and always ended up...

Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Grindr and OkCupid are only a few of the dating apps and websites that have made meeting that special someone a whole lot easier.  Our very own Cougs are their users. As...

I seem to have a group of specters who attached themselves to my phone. These phantoms usually materialize with a direct message to remind me they still exist, then fade into the darkness to be heard...

I am 19 and have never dated. Cue the violins. A friend told me a couple weeks ago that romance is a social construct. I would say that is mostly true. After all, we do not necessarily need romantic...

It is the middle of November, Netflix. So tell me, why are you releasing Christmas movies? Halloween candy is only a few weeks old, and Thanksgiving has just passed. Even if it were time for holiday movies,...

If there was one word I had to pick to describe gay dating in a small town with a big college, it might be “brutal.” To preface, I am well aware that as a young, white, gay man, I can say with...

In this day and age, especially with the pandemic looming over our heads, it is extremely difficult to find potential partners in person. Everyone is too busy to physically go out and meet new people. Thus,...

Hey, it's Victoria, and I am back to continue the seemingly endless rabbit hole that is online dating. This week, I decided to pick OkCupid, an online dating platform that has been around since 2004. I...

Welcome to the beginning of a long series exploring the confusing, exciting and weird world of online dating. Dating apps have always seemed like a form of entertainment to me — almost like a game....