Dating

The guys I was meeting seemed so disingenuous and focused on the wrong things.

Jolynne Keshishian told Newsweek that she is "shocked" people would go to such lengths to ruin others' relationships.

"It was very much like 'The Notebook,'" Kirby Johnson told Newsweek about the unlikely start to her long-term relationship.

TikTok users watched as Nikkolina expressed her shock as her boyfriend conversed with the waiter in French—a skill he had kept from her.

Newsweek spoke to the event organizers, a married couple, about their vision for a dating experience not based on looks.

"I have a partner who goes the extra mile for me every single day," Anna DiBlosi, from California, told Newsweek.

"When I went to take the video, we all watched it after...we lost it," DYLVN told Newsweek. "Could not stop laughing."

"He may not realize that what works within his family doesn't apply to the rest of the world," one expert told Newsweek.

"Yellow flag," one person wrote under the viral clip. "There's reasons for keeping it, but there's not many good ones."

"We all knew the 7 years was not going to call back," one viewer commented, while another added: "7 years [is] playing FIFA."

The move shakes things up for Britain's 11.1 million dating app users, many of whom are used to swiping right on trains.

"I'm always surprised by his gestures, but this time he really outdid himself," the gushing wife told Newsweek.

A recent study from Datingnews.com ranked the most popular dating apps across all 50 U.S. states.

"This is literally the sweetest thing I've ever seen," one person wrote. "I'm crying in public."

"Girlfriend air! We love to see it," one social media user commented.

Newsweek spoke with dating expert Charlotte Ball, who shared three key tips for couples preparing to move in together.

"This is girlhood at its absolute finest," a TikTok user wrote. Another said: "I could not contain my laughter if this was me."

"I was confused why I was so intrigued by this gentle giant," Elizabeth Coll told Newsweek as Chad Piper arrived to sort her pest problem.

Addressing burnout in the digital dating world, the organizers hope to nurture an alternative that stops the swiping.

Isabel Gerenstein's partner told Newsweek that she discovered her passion for flowers after gardening during lockdown.

"If we feel like we're in the right relationship, a crisis in life won't elicit a desire to separate," one expert told Newsweek,

"I wasn't sure how he'd react, and I honestly didn't really care," Erica Giles told Newsweek.

"This gives me hope, when I will know I will know," one viewer said, while others praised the story in the comments.

"Stop it, this is so cute," one viewer commented, while another added: "How sweet! Congratulations."

In a new survey from BLK, a dating app for the Black community, 64 percent of Black Gen Z women said they were celibate.

Aubrie Sellers, a musician based in Tennessee, put the AI tool to the test, but therapist Debra Castaldo has concerns.

"The night before, we had a little argument, so the next morning we were feeling kind of upset," the girlfriend told Newsweek.

Jonathan Van Viegen's "red flags" include not sharing passwords and phone locking when the partner is nearby.

Anastasia Makus told Newsweek about the heartbreak that preceded an epic hiking trip—and how she wouldn't have it any other way.

A district in Busan is offering monetary incentives to people who meet at their matchmaking event and begin a relationship.