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Male friendship isn't easy. Just ask Trump and Musk | Dave Schilling

The nature of male friendships is changing with increasing reliance on technology and social distance.

fromThe Atlantic

2 weeks ago

How to Save a Dying Friendship

Men have significantly lost the ability to maintain friendships, with 15% reporting no close friends in 2021 compared to 3% in 1990, contributing to a widespread epidemic of loneliness and isolation.

fromwww.theguardian.com

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Male friendship isn't easy. Just ask Trump and Musk | Dave Schilling

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fromSilicon Canals

3 weeks ago

The generation that hand-wrote letters, waited weeks for replies, and fell in love through envelopes understood something about patience that the generation sending 47 texts before lunch has completely lost - and psychologists say the consequences are showing up in these 7 relationship patterns - Silicon Canals

Where previous generations experienced anticipation as a natural rhythm of correspondence, we now interpret any delay as rejection, disinterest, or worse. The space that once existed between communications-space that allowed for reflection, longing, and genuine excitement-has been compressed into a continuous stream of micro-interactions that leave us exhausted rather than energized.

Digital life

fromSlate Magazine

3 weeks ago

We've Always Been Mesmerized by Stories of How Couples Met. There's a Far More Interesting Question to Ask.

Modern couples increasingly meet online through apps and websites rather than through romantic meet-cute scenarios, contradicting traditional storytelling expectations about how relationships begin.

#dating-apps

fromSlate Magazine

1 month ago

Relationships

Something Strange Is Happening With Breakups. It's Making It Much Harder to Date.

Modern dating apps have transformed relationships into consumer transactions, making commitment harder despite easier initial connections, leading to widespread breakups and emotional exhaustion.

10 months ago

Relationships

The Challenges of Dating in a Digital Age

Dating apps may ease connections, but they're undermining real-world social skills and meaningful interactions.

fromSlate Magazine

1 month ago

Something Strange Is Happening With Breakups. It's Making It Much Harder to Date.

Modern dating apps have transformed relationships into consumer transactions, making commitment harder despite easier initial connections, leading to widespread breakups and emotional exhaustion.

10 months ago

The Challenges of Dating in a Digital Age

Dating apps may ease connections, but they're undermining real-world social skills and meaningful interactions.

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fromFortune

7 months ago

Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge. Many American muslims meet their marriage partners in similar ways

Nura Maznavi expressed joy upon learning that Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge, feeling it made her less of a loser for meeting her husband online 14 years ago.

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fromJezebel

7 months ago

It's a Post-Aidan World and We're Loving Every Minute

Immediately after learning she's about to go from Miranda to grandma, Miranda calls up Carrie and Charlotte to discuss this new grey area she's found herself in.

Television

The Four Greatest Threats to Modern Relationships

"I have to repeat myself because he's scrolling Instagram. It makes me feel invisible," one participant of the 2025 study mentioned.

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Arts

fromwww.npr.org

Gen Z is afraid of sex and for good reason

Sabrina Carpenter faces criticism from Gen Z for her provocative image and performance style amidst societal changes affecting their sexual experiences.

London music

fromVulture

Too Much Recap: Crazy, Fancy Freaks

Social dynamics at a wedding echo Jane Austen, revealing the conflict between personal identity and societal expectations.

fromLondon On The Inside

"Allowance Culture": From Uni Campus to Luxury Suite - How Financial Relationships Are Reshaping London's Dating Scene

Allowance Culture blends dating with financial support, shaping modern relationship dynamics in response to high living costs.

fromWIRED

A Game Called 'Date Everything' Literally Lets You Date Everything-Except People

From a traditional dating sim standpoint, you usually choose one route, one lover, and you go with that. This is a game that celebrates polyamory by definition—you are dating everything.

Video games

Relationships Are Not Safe Spaces: Why Conflict Matters

Good relationships aren't low-conflict; they're high-repair. Some of the most resilient couples we know argue about all sorts: money, parenting, sex.

Relationships

Arts

fromwww.npr.org

The math in Celine Song's 'Materialists' doesn't add up

Love is analyzed through a materialistic lens, revealing modern anxieties about romantic relationships.

#dating

fromThe Atlantic

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The Growing Belief in 'Love at First Sight'

fromIndependent

NYC LGBT

Candace Bushnell on the end of her marriage: 'I found a long dark hair in the bed that did not belong to me.'

fromThe Atlantic

Relationships

The Growing Belief in 'Love at First Sight'

fromIndependent

NYC LGBT

Candace Bushnell on the end of her marriage: 'I found a long dark hair in the bed that did not belong to me.'

more#dating

Modern Cheating: It's Just a Chat, Until It's Not

When you're emotionally leaning on someone outside your relationship, you feel both right and wrong at the same time. That discomfort? It has a name: cognitive dissonance.

Relationships

Music

fromKALTBLUT Magazine

INTERVIEW: Inside Jozzy's Journey From Hitmaker to Headliner With Her Single "Maybe" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Jozzy transitions from a behind-the-scenes writer to a performing artist, emphasizing emotional accountability in modern relationships through her single 'Maybe.'

Media industry

fromwww.theguardian.com