To cast a wider net into the dating pool, Christan Marashio opted to list “casual sex” under her OKCupid preferences. She shares the (sometimes funny, sometimes helpful) findings of that experiment. I have used OKCupid off and on for about three years. After a six-month relationship with a man I met on OKCupid ended, I […]
Role/Reboot’s Editor-in-Chief, Nicole Rodgers, spoke with Darren Spedale, founder of FamilyByDesign, an online community that pairs parenting partners. Nicole: Give us the elevator pitch: What is FamilyByDesign? Darren: FamilyByDesign is a community for parenting partnerships. We help people find their ideal parenting partner, and we’re the only community to bring together leading authorities and experts […]
Emily Heist Moss hasn’t had to pursue men online because it’s one area where men still do all the asking. But that’s about to change. I tell all my single girlfriends to give online dating a try. Why not? I say, what’s the worst that could happen? You set up a profile, pick some cute […]
Lots of men in their 40s are active in online dating, but none of them seem to want a woman born in the same decade, says Lori Day. In the last 11 days, 47 men have viewed my profile. I think that should make me feel good about myself, although for all I know, the […]
Does the new Facebook app, Bang With Friends, fill a need? Or does it just enable sexual cowardice? In my inbox today there’s a message from “Pimpin” with the subject line “It’s bangin’ time!” I open it, “Hey there, sexy! You’ve got a bangin’ match! Your friend wants to bump uglies with you!” Would you […]
This originally appeared on Girl Walks In. Republished here with permission. After a few testy weeks on OKCupid, I had a big idea: adversity dating. You know how it usually goes: People meet each other, they look into each others eyes and get a little crazy, they get obsessed with each other and bore other people […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How Parenting Became A DIY Project by Emily Matchar of The Atlantic says from home birth to homemade baby food to homeschooling, raising kids is a way for parents to express their individuality. 2. Study: It […]
Kelly Siegel says if you want to share a photo of your engagement ring on Facebook, fine. If you’d rather not, that’s fine too. Just stop arguing over the “right” way to get engaged. Marriage is not a competition. When my now-fiancé proposed after five years together, he got down on one knee and presented […]
This originally appeared on Ms. Magazine. Republished here with permission. (Warning: Piece contains abusive, woman-hating language and threats of violence) When I write about feminism and men’s violence against women, I often receive supportive comments. While some of the praise is earned, much of it gives me a lot of credit for doing very little. […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The High Price Of Being Single In America by Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell of The Atlantic says over a lifetime, unmarried women can pay as much as a million dollars more than their married counterparts […]
Niki Fritz responds to a recent New York Times article, which suggested that dating in the digital age has signaled the end of courtship. I’ve been an online dater on and off for about two years. When I’m “on,” I tend to date a lot, at least once a week and during hot streaks, two […]
She likes to text. He doesn’t. What do you do when your tech-communication style doesn’t match up? “We text so much!” he said emphatically. “Are you kidding?” I responded, “We never text!” Looking back, maybe that was the moment I should have known it would never work out. Although there are opinions galore—look no further […]
