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Wayfaring Dater: Dallas

Strap on your boots and pull out your high intensity hairspray–we’re tackling dating in the big ‘D’!  Dallas has a great sense of appreciation for different cultures and the arts. If you have a pioneering spirit and you like the heat, this is your city. Don’t shy away from looking for a two-step partner to step out with here. Even though Texas is riddled with stereotypical types, there really is someone for everyone here; it’s not all gun-strapping men and busty blondes…

Dating Methods

Explore various dating methods and strategies to find the approach that works best for you. See all

Dating Methods

Ultimate Strategy for Finding and Keeping Love

Paul C. Brunson, author of It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love, hates Valentine’s Day. Find out why on the first episode of Tawk To Me, hosted by Tawkify Matchmaker, Marisha Dixon…

Dating Methods

The Best Transgender Dating Apps & Websites for 2024

In 2024, there are more online dating options than ever for the transgender community. Whether you’re looking for friendship, casual dating, or a long-term relationship, there’s an app or website that’s perfect for your needs. Each platform offers unique features, and in this guide, we’ll explore the best transgender dating apps and websites that prioritize […]

Dating Methods

Looking for 1:1 Gay Dating Coach in 2024? We Can Help

Unlocking the Power of a 1:1 Gay Dating Coach in 2024 Dating in today’s increasingly online world can be hard for anybody, and dating in the LGBT+ community comes with its own unique set of challenges. Dissatisfaction with the apps is widespread, and for good reason. The most popular LGTBQ+ dating app, Grindr, is famous […]

From the Experts

Insights, advice, and tips from dating experts, coaches, and matchmakers. See all

From the Experts

Matchmaker Says: If You’re Feeling Defeated

Let’s trust ourselves and turn our backs on those who don’t. Let’s breathe fire and magic together. Let’s burn your stupid fucking questionnaires and scorecards to ashes, and then let’s fly through the blustery wind together, brilliant and perfect and terrible. Let’s never live under that mountain again…

From the Experts

Kauai Through Local Eyes

Sometimes you learn the most about a destination because you let yourself be vulnerable and live enough in the moment to meet someone who can share a local perspective…

Late Start

Advice and encouragement for those who are starting to date later in life, after a long-term relationship or divorce. See all

Late Start

Ask Renée: Plus-size And Over 50

I decided to write about my adoration of curvy women because there may be more than a few of them out there who don’t know that there are attractive men who want to date them, or lust after them … or marry them…

Trends

Tips to help you navigate dating during major holidays or seasonal changes. See all

From the Experts

What Q2 2025 Dating Trends Reveal About Real Connection

2025 dating trends are taking a confident new shape. Singles aren’t just looking for love; they’re prioritizing authenticity, real-world chemistry, and deeper compatibility. At Tawkify, we analyzed thousands of matches across our database in Q2 of 2025 to identify what’s changing in how people date. Spoiler: it’s not about swiping faster. Whether you’re reentering the […]

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Dating

The Matchmaker Effect: How “Materialists” Sparked a Surge in Curated Dating

When “Materialists” hit screens, it didn’t just entertain. It struck a nerve. In a world full of dating fatigue and swipe-left apathy, the film spotlighted the emotional (and financial) complexity of modern romance. It also helped elevate the matchmaker effect and the idea of curated dating from a luxury niche to a cultural moment. To […]

Trends

3 Maxims For A Mindful New Year

Late Friday night I took an unconventional approach to ringing in the New Year. I grabbed a few things to keep warm, snack-on and write with for a 48-hour silent meditation retreat in the desert…

Start Dating

Tips and resources for those who are new to dating or looking to get back into the dating scene. See all

Compatibility

Discussions about the importance of compatibility in relationships and how to find a partner who shares your values and interests. See all

Compatibility

The Intricacies of Playing “Hard To Get”

We have been performing the cat and mouse act with potential mates for centuries. While many argue the art of being enigmatic and demur is attractive–do we really know that is true? Stanford PhD Jayson Jia, and his associates, embarked on a scientific expedition to determine whether this widely accepted dating practice was actually bona fide…

Compatibility

Creating Space to Receive Love

The key is to notice and be aware of your internal sorting process, and at the same time, be courteous and grateful to the date for offering you these realizations. In this sense, there is never actually a “bad date” because they are all offering you very useful data and intel for your life and relationship creation process…

Date Night

Ideas and inspiration for planning memorable and romantic dates in your city. See all

Dating

Articles and stories about the ups and downs of dating, from first dates to long-term relationships. See all

Dating

Wayfaring Dater: Dallas

Strap on your boots and pull out your high intensity hairspray–we’re tackling dating in the big ‘D’!  Dallas has a great sense of appreciation for different cultures and the arts. If you have a pioneering spirit and you like the heat, this is your city. Don’t shy away from looking for a two-step partner to step out with here. Even though Texas is riddled with stereotypical types, there really is someone for everyone here; it’s not all gun-strapping men and busty blondes…

A Broken Heart

Why Can’t We Be Friends?

In a recent post by Jezebel, “Taking a Break to Be Friends Is the Most Baffling Activity Known to Humankind,” the conversation turns to couples who decide to break up—sometimes without technically calling it that—in order to be friends. Uh huh…

A Broken Heart

Support and guidance for those going through a breakup or healing from heartache. See all

A Broken Heart

Why Can’t We Be Friends?

In a recent post by Jezebel, “Taking a Break to Be Friends Is the Most Baffling Activity Known to Humankind,” the conversation turns to couples who decide to break up—sometimes without technically calling it that—in order to be friends. Uh huh…

A Broken Heart

Don’t Get Crushed

When you have a serious crush, it’s a feeling like no other. You catch yourself smiling for no reason and your world feels lighter, somehow sparkly. Thinking about your crush, you’re elated. Like a person with a magical secret. You could fly around your kitchen! It’s wonderful… and nerve wracking.  Falling for someone new is often a time of extreme energy and wonder mixed with goodly portions of self-doubt and anxiety. You’re smitten. Enchanted. Utterly charmed. Now what? During this fantastically magic time, try to keep the following in mind…

A Broken Heart

Ask Renée: I’m Just Not Meeting People

Q: “My problem is not that I don’t encounter attractive people or individuals that catch my attention. My problem is that I’m shy and I don’t really know how to approach people I don’t know. Any suggestions?”—Katy R.

Religion

Discussions about the intersection of faith and dating, and how religious beliefs can impact relationships. See all

Religion

The 3 Sexiest Words Anyone Can Say

When the Good Men Project published The Sexiest 3 Words a Man Can Say to a Woman it stirred up some buzz. Newly minted Heartalytics contributor, Christine Hart, picked up the beat over a radio show and shares her take on the story…

Religion

Wanting Monogamy as 1,946 Men Await My Swipe

> Dating apps are the courtship equivalent of next-day shipping, where you don’t > have to twiddle your thumbs and wait for an adequate romantic prospect to > drift by. They release a flood of potential suitors, your inbox notifications > flashing red with heartbeats of their own…

Religion

Dating Instruction Roundup, Volume III

There is a profound authenticity to meeting someone as you are – as they are – for the first time – especially when you least expect it. In that moment you are discovering another person, figuring out in realtime who they are and – if you’re lucky – sensing that mysterious alchemy of burgeoning interest, maybe attraction…

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Dating

Wayfaring Dater: Dallas

Strap on your boots and pull out your high intensity hairspray–we’re tackling dating in the big ‘D’!  Dallas has a great sense of appreciation for different cultures and the arts. If you have a pioneering spirit and you like the heat, this is your city. Don’t shy away from looking for a two-step partner to step out with here. Even though Texas is riddled with stereotypical types, there really is someone for everyone here; it’s not all gun-strapping men and busty blondes…

A Broken Heart

Why Can’t We Be Friends?

In a recent post by Jezebel, “Taking a Break to Be Friends Is the Most Baffling Activity Known to Humankind,” the conversation turns to couples who decide to break up—sometimes without technically calling it that—in order to be friends. Uh huh…

From the Experts

Matchmaker Says: If You’re Feeling Defeated

Let’s trust ourselves and turn our backs on those who don’t. Let’s breathe fire and magic together. Let’s burn your stupid fucking questionnaires and scorecards to ashes, and then let’s fly through the blustery wind together, brilliant and perfect and terrible. Let’s never live under that mountain again…

From the Experts

Kauai Through Local Eyes

Sometimes you learn the most about a destination because you let yourself be vulnerable and live enough in the moment to meet someone who can share a local perspective…

A Broken Heart

Don’t Get Crushed

When you have a serious crush, it’s a feeling like no other. You catch yourself smiling for no reason and your world feels lighter, somehow sparkly. Thinking about your crush, you’re elated. Like a person with a magical secret. You could fly around your kitchen! It’s wonderful… and nerve wracking.  Falling for someone new is often a time of extreme energy and wonder mixed with goodly portions of self-doubt and anxiety. You’re smitten. Enchanted. Utterly charmed. Now what? During this fantastically magic time, try to keep the following in mind…

From the Experts

What Q2 2025 Dating Trends Reveal About Real Connection

2025 dating trends are taking a confident new shape. Singles aren’t just looking for love; they’re prioritizing authenticity, real-world chemistry, and deeper compatibility. At Tawkify, we analyzed thousands of matches across our database in Q2 of 2025 to identify what’s changing in how people date. Spoiler: it’s not about swiping faster. Whether you’re reentering the […]

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