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TopicThe Dating Story

Topic: The Dating Story

What are you thinking? The little question at the heart of intimacy

Men have repeatedly protested this enquiry. Some call it a kalesh starter: she will ask what you are thinking, won’t believe you have zero thoughts, and then there will be a fight.

Hinge is trying to change how Indians date. Good luck with that

A waitlist, screenshot protection and profile verification are Hinge’s latest answers to India’s dating woes. The bigger question is who gets to decide who is worth dating.

Men want to be princesses. Women just want to be safe

Men demanding their ‘right to softness’ should learn to live with less. Even without princess treatment, they have more to be grateful for than women are allowed to ask for.

Gold-digging is not a female-only sport. Men are very good at it

All the closeted gold diggers can learn a thing or two from sugar babies. They openly say they are looking for a sugar mommy or sugar daddy. There is no pretence of loving and only the intention of taking.

Bumble update is all about who makes the first move. It doesn’t matter

The let-women-approach-men-first performative slash safety feature was hurting the sentiments of men’s rights activists in thousands, who were smacking Whitney Wolfe with one lawsuit after another.

Singles are done with dating apps. Welcome to the era of photobooths and pickleball

From New York’s Missed Connections Booth to India’s singles mixers, the romantically exhausted are ditching swipes for strangers and a little silliness.

A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act

They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...

Love, lies, laundry & UCC—inside India’s live-in relationships

Couples discover a whole new category of conflicts when they move in together. For instance, imagine fighting over warm light and white light.

Ghosted for grammar and cheap whisky—how English, class decide who gets a date

Ladies and gentlemen swiping in the privacy of their rooms will always unfairly reject people. They will pick the ones who talk like them, eat like them.

What women want—a man who cooks and doesn’t seek a standing ovation for it

An average Lajpat Nagar playboy knows that women will reply to his Instagram story of the chicken curry he cooked for lunch. And he is proven right, every single time.

On Camera

India is not an ally on demand. Its foreign policy must answer to its own people

India must deepen ties with Washington while preserving its relationships with Moscow, Tehran and Beijing. Its foreign policy cannot become a test of loyalty to any one power.

EXCLUSIVE: Post-midterm US policy on Iran, Russia to shape energy markets—S&P India Content head

Continued conflict and attacks on ships could keep Gulf oil supplies uncertain in 2027, Pulkit Agarwal, Global Director, India Content at S&P Global Energy, told ThePrint in an exclusive interview.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Farm laws to Agnipath, Modi govt failed the test of both ‘Jai Jawan/Jai Kisan’ reforms

Between the farm laws and Agnipath, you could say the Modi government erred in taking its most loyal constituencies for granted: Hindi-heartland farmers and soldiers.