Most dating apps can be depressing. But Tinder, in all its swipe-based simplicity, is a digital landscape with perhaps the most potential to expose how…
An Iron Maiden Among Cowboys From Hell: I Survived Speed Metal Dating
Now I have you with me, under my power. Our love grows stronger now with every hour. Look into my eyes, you’ll see who I…
Get Slayed at Speed Metal Dating, This Weekend at Saint Vitus
“It might just be crazy enough to work,” mused Dave Hill, the comedian and author who’s now embarking on his second venture in “alt” romantic…
How Kate Bolick Got Off the Conveyor Belt and Embraced Spinsterism
In 2011, Kate Bolick touched off a heated debate with her confessional Atlantic article “All the Single Ladies,” which described her experience breaking up with…
It’s Official: Flyering Is the New Swiping
Months after we spoke to Dan “Looking For a Girlfriend” Perino about the flyers he threw up around the East Village, they’re still everywhere. We…
The Latest Lamppost Lothario Has Gotten Over 400 Calls
When we saw this latest “Looking for a Girlfriend” poster up around the East Village, we thought it might be one of our previous flyer…
We Answered This Personal Ad Placed On an East Village Phone Booth
No, not everybody is swiping away on Tinder. We recently spotted a couple of handmade lonely-hearts flyers in the East Village. The one at left offered just an…