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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Topic: Dating

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.

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.

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

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.

Lovebombing is The Grand Manipulation and a special kind of evil

Heart-shaped pizza, trip to Puducherry, black gold earrings—you’d be surprised how much guys shell out initially just to ghost you eventually.

What’s worse than a bad Bumble date? A serial texter

There’s no credible research to prove that aimless texting is dating. It might qualify as a ‘textuationship’ but let’s be real, it gets old fast.

Gen Z has too many milestones for one anniversary—first swipe, first DM, first fight

It’s no rocket science to figure out why couples minted on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge et all have trouble pinning down their anniversary dates. It’s basically a mess of milestones.

Gen Z break up recovery is an Olympic sport. Aura cleansing, 75-hard & brown rice

Post-break-up girlies regulate their dopamine and serotonin levels. It's a careful chemical experiment with vegan ice cream, Taylor Swift workout hits, and by-weekly cardio on a rebound’s mattress.

Casual dating is hard. Twenty-something softies aren’t built for this torture

The list of dos and don’ts from expert casual daters seems all over the place. Talk things out, but don’t talk too much, follow each other on social media but don’t engage with posts. It’s maddening.

On Camera

Don’t let Brazil become ‘Saudi Arabia of sugar’. India must lower costs, modernise mills

India’s recent shortfall in sugar exports shows a gradual decline in its competitive edge and a steady consolidation of Brazil’s market dominance.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.