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TopicOnline Dating

Topic: Online Dating

Indian couples keep lying about how they met. Dating app stigma is real

Ratan Priya -
If Zohran Mamdani can admit his Hinge romance, why can’t you?

Young women are designing their own relationships. Love is now add-on, not operating system

Ratan Priya -
This isn’t commitment phobia at play. If anything, it’s the evolution of it—with commitment curation.

Is modern dating about instant relief or delayed gratification?

Ratan Priya -
A lot of straight women doing the modern dating dance want to be disappointed on the first date itself—no need to waste five outfits for the same letdown.

Is getting back with an ex a bad idea? It’s Delusion Central

Ratan Priya -
The idea of people ‘changing’ for the better is propaganda we all love to fall for. Everyone has a friend of a friend who ended up marrying their ex.

Why do women reject men so brutally? It’s kinder than breadcrumbing

Ratan Priya -
There are now a million ways someone can reject you. It’s all about reading hidden signs in vague text messages and silent body language.

Bucket lists, PTA meetings, Ozempic—welcome to online dating for 50-plus Indians

Ratan Priya -
The Gen X dating game is enviable — even with its grown-up fuss. The lucky ones aren’t even compromising on closet space.

Chocolate boys to married men, everyone has a dating type

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Some women have a thing for curly hair, full beards, thick thighs and married men, while others salivate over shaggy drug addicts.

Is your boyfriend Dalda or ghee? Try introducing him to your close friends

Ratan Priya -
When is it okay to introduce a date to the friend circle? Even the endless threads on Quora, Reddit, and Twitter can’t settle this burning question.

New book chronicles details of 2018 Jaipur Tinder murder case

ThePrint Team -
Published by Penguin India,  'Swipe Right to Kill' by Anirban Bhattacharyya will be released on 22 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Liars, fakers, scammers—Jamtara has entered online dating

Ratan Priya -
A Delhi-based IAS aspirant got scammed for 1.2 lakh on the first date. Meanwhile, a seasoned scammer opened a Cameo account for his fans. Dating apps are the newest haven for cons.
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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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