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The Dating Story

Men have tough competition in the dating game now. It’s called ChatGPT

This is the competition that the dating universe needed to shake things up. Young women are relying on ChatGPT for emotional support. And men are using it to draft smart, flirtatious texts.

Young couples are reinventing first dates. Not coffee and dinner but Zumba, spa, pottery

The 20-somethings are trying out the A to Z dating trend, testing out potential partners through alphabetically curated dates. A for arcade, Z for zoo.

How to drop the F-bomb on your first date

Feminists looking to date allies have to get crafty in an anti-women world. Welcome to the reverse Bechdel test.

How modern office romances are sidestepping PoSH & HR

I’ve been told that few people really care about the no-dating-at-office rule. Dating in 2025 is an actual threat to life, so a threat to career is practically a minor inconvenience.

The reel story of Indian weddings—how they are lavish, viral & broke

We have learned nothing from our cousins. They were killing themselves at their weddings to impress the aunties, and we are doing the same to impress the algorithm.

Want to know about your date’s exes? Check their Swiggy saved addresses

Gen Z doesn't carry emotional baggage from past relationships. They upload it

Kalesh in modern dating. How Gen Z is spicing up their relationships

There’s no safe answer to ‘why do you love me?’. And even if you’ve answered it 500 times, you can still falter at the 501th time.

Older women want younger boyfriends in 2025. Cougar labels don’t bother them

The older-girlfriend-younger-boyfriend stories in my inbox are nauseatingly cute. A 29-year-old lover girl in Delhi has a 24-year-old boyfriend who writes her lengthy love letters.

Bad Newz to Mr & Mrs Mahi—new Bollywood films are all about marriage. Where’s the dating?

Tripti Dimri eats golgappa with Vicky Kaushal only once in Bad Newz and their parents start matching their kundalis.

Kaddu, Gugu nicknames reveal a lot about couples. Gen Z doesn’t need commitment to get started

There’s also a politics to romantic nicknaming. It shows who holds the emotional power in the relationship, and what gender roles are at play.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.