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Topic: Dating

Bad first dates are better than boring ones—Freud fanboys to double-dating daredevils

One plays a good listener, the other overshares. It’s a peculiar mating dance. If it's going well, it can last forever (one night). If it doesn’t, we wait for it to end.

Don’t ask your date if they want to see you again. Their mercury retrograde is a tell-tale sign

It's just easier to blame the signs than the way Indian men are raised by their parents. I don’t want to do the work because I know the men won’t anyway.

Your place or mine? This dating question comes with extreme risks, dirty pillows & toilets

Don’t call him to your place the first time. He could be a stalker who now has your address. Or worse. He overstays his welcome, clogs your toilet, picks his nails, and snores.

Dating apps fatigue sets in. Indian singles are now going for ‘meet-touch-feel’ mixers

In the wilderness of Bumble, Tinder and Hinge, many are disillusioned by endless swipes, ageism, ghosting, mismatched expectations, scams and dead-ends.

‘Hitting a boundary’: Bumble’s report shows cricket is a deal-maker & breaker in dating

From helicopter shots to no-balls, cricket terms have made their way into dating dictionaries and almost 78% of Indians surveyed think these matches make for great dates.

Looking for a Valentine’s Day date? This Gurugram techie can be your ‘Boyfriend on Rent’

Shakul Gupta has been seeking the love of his life by ‘renting’ himself out for dates since 2018. Just don't ask him 'how much?'

Is your partner a man-child? No wonder you don’t feel like having sex

Now there's scientific research that a man-child is a real phenomenon. Here's what else you didn't know.

Do those viral ‘36 questions’ actually lead to finding love? Here’s what we know

To answer the question of whether the '36 questions' is a scientific hoax or not, we need to go back to the original research paper.

Modern Love: Mumbai is all about ‘ishq, mohabbat, pyaar’. But it’s not that ‘modern’

Modern Love: Mumbai's attempt to create a desi version of the US series is worth it. But choosing to not show how Covid changed love is too big a miss.

Ghosting to ‘backburner’ love, why people behave badly on dating apps

The convenience and choices in online dating encourage a culture of ‘disposability’ – being able to abandon a partner more easily.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

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.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

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.