Posts Tagged ‘Love & Relationships’
She Spent Years On TikTok Telling Women Not To Marry. Many Of Us Followed Her Advice. (Then She Got Engaged.)
Here is a question the internet has decided is urgent: if you spend years telling your followers not to do something, are they entitled to question you when you eventually do it yourself? TikTok creator MJ Gray – known to her audience as “texasgardenfairy” – is currently the test case, and the answer is proving…
Read MoreWhy Women Are Falling for AI Boyfriends – and ChatGPT Therapy
Inside the cultural shift that’s reshaping how women find connection, comfort and unconditional listening – at 2am, for free, no questions asked… There’s a Reddit community called “My Boyfriend is AI.” It has over 27,000 members. They share screenshots of conversations, mourn software updates that have “changed his personality,” and post anniversary updates marking the…
Read MoreIlluminated Butterfly Drones Are 2026’s Wildest Wedding Trend
Romantic? Yes. Dystopian? Extremely. First it was drone light shows. Now it’s butterfly-robotics. Across Asia, weddings are quietly becoming tech productions. The latest trend?Illuminated bionic butterfly drones gliding through ceremonies. They’re programmed, choreographed, and designed to deliver maximum emotional impact (and maximum Instagram/TikTok reach). IT-girls – be honest would you book one for your big…
Read MoreFrom Office Crushes to Digital Threesomes: 4 Tech Trends Redefining Dating in 2026
For years, the future of dating was sold to us as frictionless. Swipe. Match. Message. Meet. Repeat. Technology promised to optimise romance the same way it streamlined shopping, banking and productivity. But somewhere between ghosting, algorithm fatigue and one too many “wyd?” texts, the system began to crack. As we head into 2026, relationships are…
Read MoreTinder’s Year in Swipe Reveals the Dating Trends That Will Shape 2026
Why Clarity, Confidence and Hot Takes Are the New Romance Languages of 2026… If the last decade of dating apps taught us anything, it’s that romance moves at the speed of technology. One minute we’re arguing about ghosting, the next we’re debating vibe-coding, and suddenly we’re expected to optimise our emotional bandwidth like we’re updating…
Read MoreAmanda Holden Joins The BBC To Fight ‘Romance Fraud’ Scammers
It’s the collision of identity theft, remote-access hacking, image manipulation and human vulnerability – and it’s exactly the kind of cyber-drama we should care about. When the name and image of Amanda Holden were hijacked by scammers posing as her to exploit a vulnerable man’s trust, the crisis became personal – and the technology behind…
Read MoreThis New AI App Lets You “Talk” To Deceased Relatives – And It’s Causing Major Controversy Online
The idea is simple but unsettling: point your phone at yourself, upload a brief clip, and voilà – you’ve created a digital twin. Now imagine that twin is not yourself but someone you’ve lost. 2wai, the new avatar-powered app co-founded by former Disney Channel actor Calum Worthy, which promises just that – real-time conversations with…
Read MoreDoes Driving an EV Make You Hotter? Gen Z Say Yes, Obviously
Once upon a time, dating red flags were simple: ghosting, chewing too loudly, or being bad with texts. But for Gen Z, the latest relationship dealbreaker isn’t emotional-it’s electric. Literally. New research from AutoTrader, the UK’s largest automotive marketplace, has found that what you drive can determine whether you’re date material-or an instant ick. The…
Read MoreSwipes, Spells & Self-Respect: A Modern Witch’s Playbook For Dating Apps
Forget the stereotype of a pointy-hat and broomstick, because the modern witch is living her best dating-app life. This spooky season (aka Halloween) our spotlight is on Tinder’s UK astrologist, and sonic sorceress Manuka Honey – who divulged to The Modems how to shield our energy, cast the right intentions and use tech with spiritual…
Read MoreAre We Finally Done With the “Ick”? Tinder Thinks So.
Once a favorite excuse to ghost someone who clapped when their flight landed or quoted The Office too much, the “ick” is surprisingly losing its grip. Thanks to fresh insights from Tinder, a cultural shift appears to be underway: singles are beginning to treat quirks as charms, not red flags. According to the research, 67…
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