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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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Topic: Dating

Modern love is the funniest joke. That’s why comedy shows are so heavy on dating content

From Zakir Khan, Prashasti Singh, Daniel Sloss, and Taylor Tomlinson to the open mic newbies at the neighbourhood cafe—everybody has their own punchlines.

That older, wiser guy is undateable—just ask women his age

It’s naive to assume that all older men make better partners because they’ve achieved some sort of clarity in life by reading Osho or following Ankur Warikoo.

Hinge Marxists, Bumble Apoliticals? Modern dating is a political minefield

The Left-leaning singles are dead serious about never dating someone from the other side. ‘Swipe left if you lean Right,’ says one Bumble bio.

How to have 10 Hinge matches and still be single—the new age guide to riding solo

Empowered, thriving, main-character energy. These are now the golden synonyms of being single. ‘Miserable’ didn’t make the cut because it doesn’t look cute on Instagram stories.

What it takes to go from casual to committed in the modern dating world—good luck

On one side of the internet, 20-somethings are whining about how dating is low-velocity, like a traffic jam—lots of honking (swiping), barely any moving.

In the dating app world, long distance lovers are the new normal

Whoever accused Gen Z of lacking patience hasn’t interviewed long-distance couples—lucky for you, I have.

What’s cheating in the dating apps era? Betrayal now comes in so many flavours

Modern-day Freuds are having meltdowns analysing this one.

Modern breakups are like divorces. Who gets the cat, friends, Amazon Prime account?

Exes don’t go out of sight anymore. You block them everywhere and they can still reach out to you on Google Pay, or worse, Gmail.

The pressure to be the ‘it’ couple—fake Desi proposals and dance Reels

That couple recording themselves running toward each other in slo-mo at the Delhi Metro has broken all shackles of cringe. So have couples simply meowing together into the camera.

Young Indians are moving beyond Bumble & Tinder. Finding love on Reddit, Discord, Marketplace

Gamers are sorted. They figured out that nobody else would date them so they are dating each other—finding love on Twitch streams, Call of Duty lobbies.

On Camera

Yoga, haldi doodh, and now Kolhapuris—Indian culture needs protection from Western plagiarism

There must be a larger debate on intellectual property, cultural credit, and economic justice, especially in the context of Hindu religious symbols, philosophies, and principles.

Crude oil prices to freight rates: How Iran’s chokehold on Strait of Hormuz impacts India

Iran’s parliament has approved potential closure of Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, but country’s top security body is yet to take final call.

After Rs 600 cr export order, Reliance Defence inks MRO deal with US-based Coastal Mechanics

Joint venture will offer comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), upgrade and lifecycle support services for a range of Indian military assets.

New York, New Comrade. Mayor Mamdani and his India-style socialism

Zohran Mamdani’s faith, support for Gaza, dislike of Modi and Netanyahu are reasons why many in India are unhappy to see his rise rather than celebrate it as another ‘Indian’ conquest.