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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“Where all the degenerates are”: Facebook launches new AI dating features, including a “meet cute” option

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Blonde woman at a baseball game, screenshot pulled from her Hinge dating profile. Right: DM conversation on Hinge

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“This would work on me”: Man nails baseball photo location down to the inning on Hinge—smooth or creepy?

Left: Woman holding a pint of Guinness at an outdoors restaurant. Right: Woman looking into the camera, text overlay reads "Pov you order a pint of Guinness on a first date"

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“That’s so masculine”: Woman asks for Guinness at a pub. Her date’s horrified reaction makes her block him on everything

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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“If you know, you know”: Man’s video making fun of women who like to travel backfires

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Man looking into camera, caption overlay reads "Find a girl who hates all men." Right: Woman looking into camera, text overlay reads, "Straight women who dislike men, have the best husbands."

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“The boys are catching on”: The TikTok theory that men should actively seek out women who hate them

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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“We’ve all been there”: What is “Shrekking?” The Gen Z dating trend, explained

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Jamie Jirak

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A prophetic fan account on Twitter predicted Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz dating in 2017

Left: Text reading "This morning, I woke up to a Venmo request for $3.25 with the note “half the fries.” At first I thought it was a joke, but nope, he was serious." Right: Woman dipping French fries into red sauce in cafe.

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“I thought it was a joke”: Man baffles date with $3 Venmo request for half the fries

Left: Woman looking into camera, caption overlay reads, "I think more young men are lying about who they voted for in dating." Right: Assorted dating apps, including Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, HUD, Hickey, Wink, Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB), OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish (POF), are seen on an iPhone.

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“Moderate is the new Republican”: Woman warns men are lying about who they voted for on dating apps

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman looking into camera telling a story. Caption overlay reads: "The date that made me swear off dating in New York (story time)." RIght: Woman speaking into the camera, caption overlay reads "so he asked the server to get a separate table for him and I."

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“Acting like that at 43 is the hugest red flag”: NYC woman’s “worst first date” with “egomaniac” goes viral for all the wrong reasons

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Mocked for the “nose ring theory,” woman doubles down: “If I’m not for you—good”

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: Couple standing side by side, text overlay reads "Golden Retriever girlfriend (shaking hands emoji) black cat boyfriend" Right: Man sitting in the backseat of a car in a green crewneck looking incredulous, text overlay reads "My black cat boyfriend."

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“Black cat boyfriends” are dethroning “Golden Retriever boyfriends” as the new internet crush archetype

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Dating apps are out, jet-setting is in. Gen Z is “flocking” for love

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“I don’t date like everyone else”: Woman shares why she only dates one person at at time, sparking reactions

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