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June 2026

  • In many countries, dating seems to be on the decline, many young people are either dating less, or finding it harder to have meaningful relationships. In 2024, one in five of South Korea's 52 million citizens were living alone. In the third episode of our series, reporter Haeryun Kang is in Seoul on a journey to find out what’s stopping people from coupling up.

    The global dating crisis
    ‘I almost forgot how to date’ | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 3 – video

    Video14:12
  • Tatum Hunter

    double quotation markThe dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks

    Tatum Hunter

May 2026

  • In the US, 60% of young men are single and sex is at a record low. Despite endless opportunities to meet the right person, it feels like dating in the US has become more fraught than ever. As political divides deepen and the #MeToo backlash grows, we meet the people navigating ‘heterofatalism’ and those ditching modern dating for 1950s values. From the unlimited choice of NYC dating apps to a Christian retreat in the south, reporter Carter Sherman explores a nation struggling to connect.

    The global dating crisis
    'Men and women hate each other' | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 2

    Video17:39
  • Two women stand in front of a powerpoint presentation which reads 'Date My Mate'

    ‘Sick of swiping’: the dating event where your mates make the pitch for you

April 2026

  • A pottery lesson

    double quotation markOnline dating is a cesspool, so I decided to try 47 hobbies to meet the man of my dreams

    Matt Bell
  • A tired-looking young woman looks at her phone while in bed

    double quotation markPeople once cited romcoms to describe the love they hoped for. Now the doomscroll has replaced the meet-cute

    Lisa Portolan
  • Globally, the number of single people is on the rise. Rates of marriage and cohabitation are on the decline, and in some countries, even sex itself is down. In this new series we're on a journey around the world to find out why people seem to be coupling up less, and what could be causing this dating crisis. In this episode, we’re in the UK

    The global dating crisis
    Has the manosphere ruined dating? | The global dating crisis: episode 1

    Video17:29
  • A man and woman smile at the camera as they wrap their arms around each other.

    Pass notes
    Placeholder partners: are you ‘the one’ – or just being used as a stopgap?

February 2026

  • Van Badham

    double quotation markAs we enter the age of the AI-rranged marriage, here’s why I hate Fate

    Van Badham
  • (Online) date like a European

    Sex first, dinner later: what can singles in Oslo, Berlin, Paris and Rome teach me about dating?

January 2026

  • Graphic illustration of pink bust wearing sunglasses on yellow background, with speech bubble saying "Ick!"

    The sex lives of gen Z
    How to talk dating like gen Z: 51 (hyperspecific) terms for love, sex and bad behavior

    As young people take on a messy dating landscape, they’ve created their own lexicon to match. Here’s like what phrases ‘bird theory’ and ‘monkey branching’ mean

November 2025

  • Polly Hudson

    double quotation markDon’t filter your dates by age and hobbies, ask them how they shop

    Polly Hudson
    Big deal-breakers are all very well, but the seemingly small things often tell in the end. How do they feel about sell-by dates? Will they walk out of a bad film? Not asking will come back to haunt you, writes Polly Hudson

October 2025

  • A winged Cupid sits on a cloud looking at a smartphone that reads “It’s a match.” A bow and arrow lie abandoned beside him.

    The sex lives of gen Z
    Golden retriever boyfriends and ick lists: gen Z’s dating rules are making them ‘constantly disappointed’

    A steady stream of viral terms and online guidance is leading young people to reduce prospective partners to checklists

August 2025

  • Elle Hunt

    double quotation markCinemagoers tutted – but in Materialists, I finally saw a true reflection of today’s dating market

    Elle Hunt
    The brutal reality is that if you don’t come from money, the best way to boost your finances is through a relationship, says journalist Elle Hunt
  • About 1.4 million people in the UK left the online dating scene in 2024.

    Tell us: did you meet your partner on a dating app within three months?

    We want to hear from people in the UK who met their partners within three months of joining a dating app
  • Tony Robinson smiling at camera in front of iron fence

    Blackadder star Tony Robinson vents anger over ‘heightism’

    The 5ft 4in actor says shorter than average frame has been a problem in life as debate rages over dating apps’ height filter

July 2025

  • Dating app icons on a phone screen

    US man arrested for allegedly using dating apps to scam matches out of $2m

    Christopher Earl Lloyd, 39, claimed he was a financial expert to convince victims to transfer him money, prosecutors say
  • composite image of Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, snuggling behind a bouquet of flowers, and a picture of someone holding a phone with the Hinge app logo

    Leftists are determined to date each other - and not settle for liberals: ‘Politics are the new religion’

    Progressives are seeking ideologically aligned matches as ‘hot commie summer’ heats up, but the apps aren’t helping
  • blurry image of a couple on the train with an overlayed screenshot of a reddit thread called "missed connections mega post'

    ‘I was nervous to ask for your socials’: why missed connection posts are making a comeback

    The popular Craigslist tradition is seeing a revival from Reddit and TikTok users, hoping a chance encounter turns into more

June 2025

  • a women looking at a camera

    Dating app Bumble to lay off hundreds of staff amid turnaround bid

    Company is cutting 30% of its global workforce as part of an effort to return to a ‘start-up mentality’
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