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Alice Porter
By Alice Porter
Dating app coaches promise to upgrade your love life. But what do they actually do?
Would you let a professional manage your dating apps for you?
By Alice Porter
![Cupid, made from paper, emerges from a red envelope over blue background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04XWn6odFEtp8JehjWaZybZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1710942456.jpg)
![Cupid, made from paper, emerges from a red envelope over blue background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04XWn6odFEtp8JehjWaZybZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1710942456.jpg)
Inside the deep, dark world of influencer gossip forums
Tattle Life users speculate about influencers' lives, spout rumours, make hateful comments about them, and judge their life decisions.
By Alice Porter
![Illustration of a person standing on a phone screen, looking puzzled and concerned, surrounded by anonymous comments.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05oE7cNfK7hCyUns5Bneys9/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709118382.jpg)
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How to have a successful double date
For one, the mindset you go into a double date with is key.
By Alice Porter
![Two couples drinking tea, eating cake, talking in coffee shop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/010w7TeClJQ3H6KjL5OukMv/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1707325718.png)
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'Come with me on a first date.' The TikTokkers live-vlogging their love lives.
"I 100 percent would not have gone on as many dates if I was not posting about it."
By Alice Porter
![Gen Z couple holding hands through screen of smartphone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00EJmmfO2iGAjNU1hsAzJsI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1703679419.jpg)
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Why are people turning to blind dates in the era of online dating?
The good old fashioned "set-up" is back. But why?
By Alice Porter
![Illustration of a man and woman on a date at a bar, clinking glasses.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00gnME17QM88Bo21vCJ60dM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1701089076.png)
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All-expenses-paid dates are on the rise, but are they really a good idea?
Is it fair to expect your date to pay for everything?
By Alice Porter
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What does 'casual dating' mean these days?
"Since the pandemic especially, attitudes towards dating have gone through a categorical shift."
By Alice Porter
![Illustration of a mixed sex couple entwined, the woman sits in the lap of a male partner's lap, he has his legs outstretched. Both have their phones open in their outstretched hands.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00o6SVXzXxy2Q0vnyGFspFR/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1676471092.jpg)
![Illustration of a mixed sex couple entwined, the woman sits in the lap of a male partner's lap, he has his legs outstretched. Both have their phones open in their outstretched hands.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00o6SVXzXxy2Q0vnyGFspFR/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1676471092.jpg)
How to move on after a situationship ends
If navigating a situationship that lacks boundaries is hard, moving on from it might be even more difficult.
By Alice Porter
![on the left, a man and woman kiss, on the right, two women kiss.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05UsYQXhS85AgIFuxxkfGWm/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1672412094.jpg)
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'Beige flags' are the TikTok dating trend that could ruin your love life
You've heard of red flags, pink flags, but what are beige flags?
By Alice Porter
![Illustration of a man with his arm around a woman who looks unimpressed and bored.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02kCZUeI9SRBLBdAMyvhH6J/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1660661807.jpg)
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