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Dating in Melbourne

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A magic coffee is poured at Bowery to Williamsburg cafe.

I don’t own a puffer jacket or drink coffee. But this is how I know I’m a legit Melburnian

When guys on Hinge or Bumble asked me who I barrack for, I was stumped. When pressed to decide, I left the apps instead.

  • Maida Pineda

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Carly Sophia recently went on Hinge and had no matches, and then got a flood once she’d paid for a subscription.

Dating apps are sheer hell. But I’m not ready to go ‘boy sober’, either

It takes every ounce of mental strength to not believe I am destined to end up with a man who thinks “doing” countries is a personality trait.

  • Carly Sophia
Love for sale: Lifting the lid on dating apps.

Love for Sale

Dating apps promise genuine connections and fairytale endings. But this investigation by Clay Lucas has revealed dodgy practices and environments where misogyny flourishes.

The State Library could be turned into a ‘third place’ in the evening.

State Library should stay open at night for booze-free chats

Melbourne needs more third places. After 6pm, the library should say “laptops away” and turn the space from study zone into a place for booze-free conversation.

  • Simon Taylor
Elyne Le Faou in Melbourne.

As a visiting Frenchwoman, I find Australian men to be not at all what I expected

Living in Melbourne and working in hospitality, one cultural difference with France was immediately apparent: men’s behaviour towards women.

  • Elyne Le Faou
Is Valentine’s Day dead? It depends who you ask.

Has the cost-of-living crisis killed Valentine’s Day? It depends on who you ask

While some people are cutting costs and cancelling the chocolates, others are spending big on their friends as well as their partners.

  • Jada Susas
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Bud of Love in Footscray hosts trivia and speed dating nights.

From strangers to soulmates by dessert: The Melbourne restaurants serving social connection

Live dating shows, feasts for solo diners and “speed friending” nights are selling out at bars and restaurants across Melbourne.

  • Emma Breheny
People enjoying the first weekend out of lockdown in Melbourne.

‘Absolutely huge’: Is Melbourne set for a #hotvaxsummer?

For the uninitiated the conjures visions of a summer of socialising and partying free of lockdowns, with the protection of a COVID-19 vaccination. It can also be code for wanton debauchery.

  • Rachael Dexter
Olivia Bury and Melanie Hawthorne are among the Melburnians signed up to a start-up style dating night.

Armed with a Powerpoint and a mic, Melanie is out to get her mate a date

Start-up inspired dating craze 'You Should Date.ppt' is coming to Australia.

  • Mary Ward
Fewer people are meeting their partners on nights out.

In the dating app age, can you still ask someone out in a bar?

'Because we have dating apps, when you're out, you're not necessarily looking for a date.'

  • Mary Ward

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