Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.
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The normalisation of AI to mediate and shape intimacy arguably erodes self-curiosity.
Rejection is unfortunately very common on dating apps. Remind yourself it isn’t personal, even if if feels like it.
Apps and users might be hopeful that Gen-AI can make dating apps fun again.
When an online match lies or disappears, it can leave us feeling confused and hopeless.
The search for a romantic alternative to boredom, cynicism and fatigue.
I’ve spoken to dozens of men who were convicted sex offenders and/or who had killed women. They tried to justify their crimes and often blamed the women.
Do dating apps make you feel worse about yourself? A new review of 45 studies suggests that might be the case.
Treena Orchard and Carolina Bandinelli talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how dating apps have changed expectations about the search for love.
Romantic attraction is driven by a complex set of factors, including who people grow up around and what is familiar and comfortable to them. But discriminatory laws also play a role.
Online dating can be enhanced by using AI to create profiles, provide advice and identify matches.
Dating apps have changed how men interact with women when pursuing heterosexual relationships. A sexuality scholar writes about her experiences online, and her observations on changing masculinity.
Online dating has its own jargon. But the feelings involved are nothing new.
Dating apps provide a valuable social service. The industry should be regulated to protect consumers, increase competition and address fraud.
The world’s largest online dating company – which runs Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, The League and more – is being sued for making its apps too addictive. Are we swiping right into a trap?
Some apps are already introducing safety features.
Something to bear in mind if you find yourself swiping through profiles on a dating app later today.
Use of dating apps is on the rise and they can provide a wealth of choice. Research also shows that they can leave some users feeling overwhelmed and exhausted.
Australians could once claim compensation for injuries arising from a broken engagement. Today, the responsibility for romantic injury has been individualised and feminised, its pain trivialised.
Social media groups have emerged designed to protect women from bad dating experiences. Those who use them could be liable to being sued for defamation.
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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British Academy postdoctoral fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor of Media and Communication and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Applied Ethics, University of Leeds
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Concordia University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW
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Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Honorary Research Fellow of The Ethics Lab, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Federation University Australia