Blak Dating: Why Matchmaking Beats Swiping: The Personal Touch in Dating
On a rainy Wednesday night, Priya sat on her couch, staring at two things: her phone, which displayed yet another disappointing dating app conversation (“U up?” at 11 pm, from a guy she had not even met yet), and an email from a matchmaking service she had consulted, summarizing a potential match they had in […]
Jessica sat in the lobby of the matchmaking agency, twirling her coffee cup and feeling utterly unconvinced. At 45, she had been single for quite a while after a tough divorce. Her friends kept telling her to try a matchmaker, but she was sceptical. Is this what people do in movies? It cannot actually work. […]
Black Dating: Is a Matchmaker Right for You? The Benefits of Personalised Matchmaking
After a year of frustration with swiping and unsuccessful dates, Brandon found himself curious about a completely different approach: hiring a matchmaker. It sounded old fashioned at first was not matchmaking something from decades past, or only for the ultra wealthy. But a friend mentioned she knew someone who found her husband through a matchmaking […]
Black Dating: More Than a Swipe: Turning Online Matches into Lasting Relationships
It started with a swipe and a heart emoji. Tasha and Amir matched on a dating app in early spring, exchanged playful messages about their favourite sushi rolls and horror movies, and within a week had their first date at a local farmer’s market. Sparks flew from the beginning. They spent two hours sampling food […]
Black Dating: Single and Parenting? How to Navigate Online Dating as a Busy Parent
When Carlos, a 38-year-old single dad, first thought about dipping his toes back into the dating pool, he felt overwhelmed. Between juggling a full-time job and caring for his two kids (ages 8 and 5), his free time was almost nonexistent. The idea of swiping through profiles after the kid’s bedtime or finding a sitter […]
Black Dating: No More First-Date Jitters: Confidence for Meeting Your Online Match
Avery’s heart was pounding as she sat in her car, parked outside the café where she was about to meet Jonah, a guy she had been talking to on a dating app for three weeks. In the virtual chats, Jonah was funny, thoughtful, and easy to talk to. But now, moments away from meeting face […]
Black Dating: The New Dating App Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts for Modern Romantics
Megan stared at her phone, bewildered. She had just received yet another one-line opener from a match that simply read, “hey sexy, you look hot.” She cringed; not only was it disrespectful, but the bar for effort was clearly in the basement. Meanwhile, her friend Alex was on the other side of town, rolling his […]
Vanessa was excited about Tom, a guy she met on a dating site. His messages were charming, and he seemed eager to meet. Yet, something in her gut nagged at her. He often dodged details about his life when she asked what he did for work; he gave a vague “I am in business” and […]
Mikaela opened her dating app for the fourth time that evening and sighed. Swipe, swipe, swipe… It was starting to feel less like flirting and more like a part-time job. She could not remember the last time she was excited about a conversation lately; it was a blur of small talk that went nowhere or […]
Black Dating: Staying Safe and Optimistic: Finding Love in the Digital Age
Late one evening, Priya sat in her living room recounting to her roommate a recent date that had gone very wrong. She had met up with a guy from an app without much planning he picked her up at her apartment for a drive. Midway through the evening, he began pressuring her to come over […]