Dating in the Digital Age

How technology is changing the ways we meet and fall in love.

Mating

Is Social Media Misinformation Killing Your Relationship?

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on February 5, 2026

Social media could be playing a part in the "romantic recession."

Social media could be playing a part in the "romantic recession."

Relationships

Modern Love in the Age of Technology

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on August 8, 2025

Technology represents much of the problem with modern dating. Can it also be the solution?

Technology represents much of the problem with modern dating. Can it also be the solution?

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI the End of Dating Apps?

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on June 23, 2025

Could AI bring the dating refresh that we need?

Could AI bring the dating refresh that we need?

Relationships

What Makes the Best Online Matches Succeed

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on February 12, 2025

"I don’t know what he did to convince me in that hour and a half, but it worked."

"I don’t know what he did to convince me in that hour and a half, but it worked."

Media

SIFTing Through Relationship Misinformation on Reality TV

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on November 28, 2024

How two researchers used media literacy strategies to trace relationship misinformation back to its source.

How two researchers used media literacy strategies to trace relationship misinformation back to its source.

Mating

How Matchmakers Figure Out What You Want, and Find It

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on July 18, 2024

"We go on everyone’s first date for them."

"We go on everyone’s first date for them."

Mating

Are Relationships That Start Online More Happy, or Less?

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on October 30, 2023

Do those who meet online live happily ever after?

Do those who meet online live happily ever after?

Mating

How to Date Without an App

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on August 25, 2023

Dating apps are so widely used that meeting people in person is starting to feel new again.

Dating apps are so widely used that meeting people in person is starting to feel new again.

Burnout

The Hidden Cost of Dating App Burnout

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on April 26, 2023

Feeling burned out on dating apps? These tips can help.

Feeling burned out on dating apps? These tips can help.

Relationships

5 Lessons From 50 Couples That Found Love Online

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on February 3, 2023

The stories behind their success.

The stories behind their success.

Mating

Inside the Datingverse: Your Guide to Virtual Reality Dating

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on October 25, 2022

A deep dive into web3 and what could be the future of online dating.

A deep dive into web3 and what could be the future of online dating.

Mating

Yes, People Really Are Finding Spouses on Tinder

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on August 3, 2022

Forget what you’ve heard: Dating apps aren’t just for hookups.

Forget what you’ve heard: Dating apps aren’t just for hookups.

Mating

Game On: How to Play to Win at Dating Apps

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on June 2, 2022

Tricks to help you win the dating app game.

Tricks to help you win the dating app game.

Pepper, a social robot that registers and responds to basic human emotions, making it an ideal human companion.

Relationships

Sex, Love, and Machines

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on April 12, 2022

Why the relationships of the future will be more than human.

Why the relationships of the future will be more than human.

Mating

Why More Isn’t Always Better in Online Dating

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on February 8, 2022

To get the most out of online dating, don’t think of it as a numbers game.

To get the most out of online dating, don’t think of it as a numbers game.

Mating

The Social Significance of Online Dating

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on December 28, 2021

2. A higher threshold for commitment.

2. A higher threshold for commitment.

Mating

Dating in Your League

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on November 22, 2021

Dating apps make it easy to shoot your shot, but there are benefits to being realistic.

Dating apps make it easy to shoot your shot, but there are benefits to being realistic.

Mating

The Best Dating App Pick-Up Lines (and the Worst)

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on August 31, 2021

Want to step up your dating game? Try these opening lines.

Want to step up your dating game? Try these opening lines.

Mating

How Virtual Reality Could Change the Way We Date

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on July 9, 2021

Dating in virtual reality could be here sooner than you think.

Dating in virtual reality could be here sooner than you think.

Relationships

What Kind of Person Goes Online to Steal a Partner?

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on May 23, 2021

Poachers tend to be self-important, manipulative, and callous.

Poachers tend to be self-important, manipulative, and callous.