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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Shopping for labels — and love | The Consumerist

Anna Welsh September 30, 2024
The dating scene has changed drastically over the past decade. One-in-five partnered adults under 30 say they met their current spouse or partner on a dating site or app. What once was a chance encounter at a local coffee shop has now become a pastime enjoyed in the comfort of one’s bed. You swipe, read for a few seconds, scroll and delete as people become items in an online shopping cart.
Connie Dai | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby: Is long distance really worth the time?

Michelle Grullon February 20, 2023
Relationships alone are very hard, but being in one where there's distance from the person you love is harder. 
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: College dating services provide common ground, connection

Editors March 30, 2021
Marriage Pact and Datamatch connect the community and offer a good substitute for meet-cutes.
two people walking through boston common

I’m a hopeless romantic

Maya Frankel March 22, 2021
I feel like my vision of romance is greatly disconnected from reality.
Vanessa Barlett /DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The pandemic poses new opportunities and challenges for dating

Editors September 21, 2020
Surprisingly enough, the coronavirus has posed even more dilemmas for the online dating world.
EDITORIAL: SwindlerBuster allows users to invade Tinderers' already limited privacy

EDITORIAL: SwindlerBuster allows users to invade Tinderers’ already limited privacy

Editors April 6, 2016

One new website wants to show the world that if people play with Tinder, they’re going to get burned. For only $4.99, SwindlerBuster helps customers find out if a specific person has an active Tinder...

Wendy Newman reads an excerpt from her new book, “121 First Dates," at Trident Booksellers and Café Thursday night. PHOTO BY SAVANAH MACDONALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trident shows some love for “121 First Dates” author

Corina Pintado February 24, 2016

When it comes to first dates, most people have experienced the good, the bad and the straight-up ugly. While today’s dating world can be a treacherous no man’s land that seems impossible to escape,...

TENTINDO: Skip Valentine's Day pressures

TENTINDO: Skip Valentine’s Day pressures

Will Tentindo February 8, 2016

Romance is in the air, and it’s not because every news reporter is telling us to “Netflix and chill” during snowstorms. Valentine’s Day is upon us. The complicated holiday celebrates love, romance...

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