dating

For us lucky singletons, the pandemic presents yet another obstacle to finding one’s one true love (or a hook up, whichever way you are inclined). As someone who has found themselves the perfect Victorian style romantic pen pal, I feel I…

Sister relationships are understudied in psychology, despite the self-evident importance of such relationships. Siblings have unique relationships. They are like a combination between a parent-child relationship and a close friendship.…

I’m on a first date. All is going well. We’re having the usual pints and chit chat. Getting to know each other in this capacity is easy. You don’t need to know the grisly details just yet. What do you do for a living? Where have you…

So this girl sent me a friend request on Facebook a couple of weeks ago and I was thinking that maybe our children could play tennis. Well, not necessarily tennis, but one of those sports that's a bit alternative but still mainstream enough…

Today’s romantic landscape is completely different than the one that existed even a decade ago. It’s fueled by online interactions, as well as massive troves of personal and sensitive data. Dating sites like Match, Chemistry, and…

Some names have been changed to protect privacy. I sat at the bar waiting for Bru twenty minutes past the time we had agreed to meet.  When he did arrive,  I recognised his spiky black hair from his photos.  It was a strained date.  He…

Belle Gunness was an immigrant who came to America in 1881. She took the name of Belle Storseth when she came over from Norway. She was born in 1859 as Brynhild, and her original surname was probably Paulsdatter Størseth. Details on her…

Alright Boy. How’s the form? Jesus, wait till I tell ya. It’s all kicked off here. I’m after just moving in with three girls. Sure, I am only weak for myself. All my washing is done and all my dinners. Unreal deal. Anyway, sure I’m only…

You wake up, woefully hungover, and remember the hot guy or girl you chatted up in the queue for the bar but couldn’t find the rest of the night. Or maybe your eyes met in the middle of the best gig of your life but you never found out who…