Dating in Melbourne
This year, dating apps died. What’s next doesn’t have to be scary
Approaching a potential partner IRL means taking a risk. Do we have the skills to go beyond swiping left or right anymore?
- Bronte Gossling
Latest
Rosters and situationships: Has Gen Z abandoned love?
The first in our generational series “Is this the end of love?” examines dating for the youngest adults in the dating pool – Gen Z – and how they navigate ghosting and breadcrumbing among other norms.
- Cindy Yin and Emily Kaine
‘Try dating Josie’: A Melbourne single’s unique approach to finding love
A diehard romcom fan has posted old-school flyers around inner Melbourne in a quest to find dates.
- Sophie Aubrey
Affordable date ideas for couples on a budget
Cost-of-living pressures have put fine dining off the menu for many, but a coffee date may not wow a potential new love. Here are some more imaginative options.
- Cindy Yin
- Opinion
- Real life
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
- Opinion
- Dating
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
- Investigation
- Dating
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.
- Opinion
- City life
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
- Opinion
- Sociology
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
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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