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The Definitive List of Facebook Sugar Daddies

Ryan Tate · 07/11/11 06:49PM

Sure, you've heard of Facebook billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker. But how about multimillionaire Ezra Callahan? Or half billionaires Matt Cohler, Adam D'Angelo and Chris Hughes? WhoOwnsFacebook.com is ready to introduce you, and your libido, to the Facebook B-list.

This May Be the Most Annoying Online Dating Break-Up Email Ever

Brian Moylan · 07/07/11 03:05PM

No matter what site you use, online dating can be absolutely horrible. Sure, some people find their match on Match.com but more often than not, the people you meet are crazy, critical jerks who have you running for the door within minutes. Let's look at one horrible email from an online relationship gone sour.

Your iPhone May Soon Suggest Creepy Dates

Ryan Tate · 06/16/11 03:36PM

It turns out there's a reason your iPhone has been stalking you: It might use your private data to hook you up with nearby iPhone owners. And you thought your mom was an awkward matchmaker.

Meghan McCain Dates the Old-Fashioned Way

Seth Abramovitch · 05/27/11 02:26AM

Daily Beast contributing piece-fluffer Meghan McCain was grilled by the NYT Magazine on everything from body image ("I wake up every morning with large breasts...") to recurring dreams ("a giant squid... he scares me.").

Super Sad True Love Stories: 'Free Foot Massage,' and Other Unpleasant Come-Ons

Hamilton Nolan · 05/17/11 04:03PM

Love! It is not for the faint of heart. What is it about l'amour that drives the "males" among us to hand out eerily-worded business cards to strange women on the street—to revel in our passive-aggression, trying to simultaneously embrace and flee from love's awkward embrace, by passing some kind of love note thing, which never works? It is a mystery. All we know, ladies, is this: more of your very own, very true, bad love connection stories are below. To Cupid's Garden!

Super Sad True Love Stories: Unsolicited Solicitations

Hamilton Nolan · 05/13/11 12:54PM

Yesterday we published the story of a woman in Midtown who received a "sicere solicitation" of love—via business card—provided that she was "Not Compromised." Many readers hastened to send in their own tales of business card-based solicitations!

Twitter Users Masturbate More

Maureen O'Connor · 04/19/11 12:51PM

The statistical wizards at OKCupid have once again analyzed the sexual mores of their users, and reached two vital conclusions: Twitter users masturbate more, and vegetarians are more likely to enjoy giving head.

New Dating Site Is Indistinguishable From Prostitution

Adrian Chen · 04/06/11 03:30PM

The kindest thing you could say about the new dating site Whatsyourprice.com is that it is the perfect place for the world's laziest dudes and most cynical women to hook up. The least kind thing you could say is that it is mass-scale prostitution. Are you ready to buy and sell "first dates?"

Facebook Playboy Dumps Longtime Girlfriend for Hot New Fiancée

Ryan Tate · 04/04/11 08:16PM

That was fast: Six months after he started seeing Alexandra Lenas, Sean Parker is engaged to the singer/songwriter. Parker has made a number of sudden life changes since Justin Timberlake played him in The Social Network, actually.

Couple on Worst Blind Date Ever Turn Out to Be Siblings

Max Read · 03/29/11 11:40PM

Cleaner Sarah Kemp and builder George Bentley met over the internet and began a months-long email relationship before agreeing to meet up in person in London. Whereupon the couple discovered that they were long-lost siblings.

Microsoft Dating Service Could Let You Fly Your Freak Flag

Adrian Chen · 03/10/11 11:07PM

If you want to online date but are concerned about unusual likes and/or sexual habits, Microsoft has patented a service for you! The service helps people with "fringe interests and eccentricities" find mates without having to explain everything to the squares.

Chicks Paying For Things Now

Hamilton Nolan · 02/24/11 01:42PM

Encouraging news from the trend-heavy New York City dating world: single ladies have money now! Seventeen percent more money than their twentysomething male counterparts, according to a study that was immediately seized upon and churned into a New York Post trend story. You know what that means, fellas? Now it's time for you to have a "sugar mama!" Here's the scoop from one wealthy lady who gives her age as "29:"