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9 Statistics Showing How Hard Dating Is for Seniors
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Only 3% of adults over 50 actively use dating apps, and over-60s lost $4.9 billion to online fraud in 2024. 9 stats on why senior dating is hard.
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How Honest Are Online Daters? A Survey Maps Deception Across America
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Online daters averaged an honesty score of 5.1 out of 10 in our survey of 3,000 singles. See how it varies across America and whether your match is taken.
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Does an AI Boyfriend or Girlfriend Count as Cheating? Survey Results
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56% of people we surveyed oppose a partner having an AI affair, yet 31% are fine with it. See how views split by age, gender and region.
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3 in 5 Americans Want Their Community to Be More LGBTQ+ Friendly
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61% of the 1,000+ LGBTQ+ Americans we surveyed want a more welcoming town. See how safe they feel, top Pride cities and states with most LGBTQ+ homes.
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Dating and Relationships After Divorce: How Americans Handle It
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We surveyed over 600 divorced Americans: 47% say dating is harder after divorce, yet 17% are actively looking. See how they use apps and date as parents.
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14 Revealing Stats on Age-Gap Couples
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About 4 in 10 Americans have dated with a 10+ year age gap. These 14 stats cover who's usually older, same-sex couples and which gaps people accept.
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One-Night Stands, Explained
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How one-night stands work, why people have them, and how to handle consent, sexual health, stigma and emotional fallout before trying casual sex.
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The Cities Singles Flock To and Avoid, According to a Survey
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Would you move for love? 3,000 long-distance partners named the cities they'd happily relocate to and the ones they'd skip, like Lancaster and St. Paul.
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Sophy Love Uses Relationship Science and Self-Knowledge to Match Clients
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After a broken engagement and 150 online dates, Sophy Singer built Sophy Love to match clients in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Orange County.
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Secure Dating Starts With Honoring Your Sensitivity
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Ken Page, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who hosts Deeper Dating, explains why insecurity shows up when dating and how your sensitivities can guide you.
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How COVID-19 Changed Dating, Likely for the Better
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How did the pandemic change dating? Dr. Helen Fisher of Match walks through the 2023 Singles in America findings on COVID-19, Gen Z and what singles want.
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5 Signs You May Be Falling Out of Love
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Is it a rough patch or the end? Five signs: they're not your first call, you compare them to others, you stay for their sake, or you feel indifferent.
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6 Signs You’re Falling in Love
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Six signs you're truly falling for her: you plan around her, want your people to meet her, adore her quirks and can be your whole, weird self.
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Emma Wilson is the Editor-in-Chief at thecandiddate.com. When she was growing up, her family teased her for being 'boy crazy,' but she preferred to think of herself as a budding dating and relationship expert. Emma brings her tireless wit and relatable experiences to thecandiddate.com.
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