Online dating fraud has sky rocketed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of vulnerable and isolated people being targeted up by forty per cent. Andrew, whose name has been changed to protect his anonymity, was one of them – and like many victims, he may never…
The Adult Friend Finder app sounds like a great virtual space to make some connections and pursue a relationship with like-minded people. It does all that while entertaining your primal side when you create your account and start making friends online. Despite the Adult Friend Finder app’s popularity, questions like…
Single parents face unique challenges in the dating scene because they don’t just have to think about who’s right for them — they have to find a partner who is right for their children as well. That issue can be a dealbreaker on both sides of the equation. When children…
108 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: December 10-15, 2019 – Things to Do _________________________ SantaCon, A Friday the 13th Drag Show, and More Unusual Events Drunk Santa clones will take over downtown Seattle at the annual SantaCon bar crawl…
Gay dating sites, especially the free ones, have been game changers for the LGBTQ+ community. They offer a private, convenient, and easily accessible space for exploring one’s sexuality and meeting a rainbow of date prospects. Today, experts estimate that 65% of gay couples meet one another online. With a little…
On November 19, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison held a press conference to announce an important development. This time, he was not celebrating a major drug bust or outlining a new departmental policy. Rather, he gathered local reporters to tell the public that the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) was cracking…
_________________________ On August 22 at UCSF Medical Center near their home in Auburn, California, the transplant was successfully performed, and Lisa’s kidney was accepted by Dan’s body. Though the Summers are back to normal with their son Jasper, they have a new appreciation for…
When I was 24, I decided that looking for a date the old-fashioned way wasn’t working for me, and it was time to explore the online dating scene for a change. I was fresh out of college and living on a budget, so my first priority was to find a…
Once upon a time, singles would publish personal ads in the local paper when they wanted to meet someone new. It could read something like “Single man seeking a woman who likes to go camping and drink beer” or “Single woman seeking a man interested in Jeopardy marathons and weekend…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with Columbia Journalism Investigations and BuzzFeed. Susan Deveau saw Mark Papamechail’s online dating profile on PlentyofFish in late 2016. Scrolling through his pictures, she…