In 2009, dating app Badoo was ranked as being the worst dating app to protect its users’ privacy. 12 years later, it’s making some changes. A new feature called Screenshot Block, rolled out in June 2021, will prevent users from screenshotting anything on the app – provided they use an Android phone.Anyone with an IOS
The evolution of any social media site or dating app is interesting. Imagine if you woke up tomorrow and found that YouTube didn’t want to host videos any more, and instead was re-launching itself as a written news site. Or Tinder, where you used to be able to make snap judgements about how attractive someone
This may just be me, but when I’m dating, I’m only interested in open-minded people. I know what I like and what I’m looking for but really, what I want is a person, not a paper-thin ideal of all of my requirements. That is to say: I don’t love beards, but they aren’t a deal-breaker
There are some people who look at an international emergency and think of the best way to help everyone. Captain Tom, for example. There are others who decide to make everything more unpleasant for everyone. With lockdowns imposed, bars closed and meetups discouraged, lots of people turned to online dating in 2020 and 2021. Shut inside
Dating apps. Love them, hate them, feel burnt out by them… anyone who’s dated in the past 10-ish years has used one. Grindr was developed first in 2009 and the formula was so successful that it was copied and Tinder was released three years later. Since then we’ve had everything from meme-based dating to videos
There are some people who meet their future spouse when they’re 14, sitting in maths class together and avoiding the teacher’s gaze so they don’t have to answer questions about long division. For everyone else, there’s the sticky boys you kissed behind the bins (or under the bleachers if you’re American), the girls who left
Memes. Love them, hate them, think they’ll end up in a futuristic history book where our great-great-grandchildren are as confused and amused by us as we are by the messages uncovered carved into the walls of Pompei. Memes can be a good way to start a conversation with an old friend or possibly meet people
This subject is close to my heart, and this post might be a little less light-hearted than what you guys are used to seeing here. Be that as it may, I need to let this out. It might seem counterintuitive, but the way that some people treat their potential or current sexual partners is atrocious.
Honestly, dating can be pretty confusing. Besides working out which apps to use, who to chat to, how many people you can communicate with at the same time, and if you should wait three days before calling (actually, that’s pretty easy: don’t do that), you also have to keep on top of the latest dating
