I'm not sure it's fashionable in 2025 to worry about being too reticent in one's courtship practices. In fact, I'm sure it's NOT. Better a "goddamn perfect gentleman" than a douchebag whose name is in the whisper network...

https://www.erosblog.com/2020/03/31/slow-boy/

This will probably be a controvercial opinion, and I would not be surprised if I get some backlash from this, but I firmly believe that in terms of #Dating, the honorable thing for a man to do is to take on the financial cost for the date. Its one of those things I was raised to believe and have done so for each one that I've experienced (Although it hasn't happened very much in my life), but not doing so means it doesnt' count as a date, it counts as getting together with a friend which is cool, but its not dating though. Its not because a woman doesn't have the means to pay, its just the traditional thing to do and whileI have very many left-leaning views, I also believe in some traditional values, and this is one of them that I will not be swaded against, although I do like to hear peoples' perspectives even if my perspective is firm, what are your thoughts on this? Is there something that might just be something I am not thinking about when putting out this view that I hadn't considered?

https://www.europesays.com/1983479/ Rhi regrets not backing Jamie during fight at MAFS Australia retreat #australia #dating #mafs #RealityTv

I often get messaged on Fetlife by people I don't know asking to meet up with them to play.

I don't tend to do this anymore because of covid, so I'll simply respond "sorry, I don't meet up with strangers".

Women and queers tend to message back with something akin to "I totally understand, have a great week!"

Men almost always message back asking how to "not be a stranger", or they start arguing with me that they aren't a stranger because we're chatting/I know their name/we both live in Bathurst etc..

But it's like... why are you, a grown adult, unsure how to not be a stranger to someone? Like is the concept of learning about and becoming friends with another person that much of an alien idea to you?

Also, I'm not a vending machine you pay friendship into until I fuck you - and I get the irony of this, seeing as I often fuck my friends.

Ancient Lakes And Rivers Unearthed In Arabia's Vast Desert
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https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-lakes-rivers-unearthed-arabia.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02224-1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #quaternary #desert #geomorphology #landforms #geomorphometry #Arabia #climatechange #RubalKhali #SaudiArabia #holocene #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #earthsystemmodel #geology #lacustrine #fluvial #sediments #sedimentary #flood #flooding #lakes #AfricanMonsoon #rivers #paleohydrology #stratigraphy #remotesensing #landsat #earthobservation #dating #delta #cliff #terrace #rainfall #precipitation

"Running Clubs Are the New Dating Apps"

[Ring ring...]

"Hello?"

"Is your refrigerator dating? [laughter.]"

"What????"

"Why don't you run after it? [laughter.]"

[Hangs up.]

"What was it, honey?"

"Someone who wanted to date our fridge."

"Good thing we bought from Celibate, then."

#USNews #dating #DatingApps #running #satire

https://www.vice.com/en/article/running-clubs-are-the-new-dating-apps/

https://www.europesays.com/1974958/ Paul reveals which MAFS Australia bride he finds most attractive #australia #dating #mafs #RealityTv

https://www.europesays.com/1972019/ The risks of dating in Iran and how it’s done, in coffee shops, on apps or flirting by car #Conflicts #dating #DatingInIran #EbrahimRaisi #Hamdam #Iran #IslamicRepublicOfIran #MahsaAmini #ModernDating #MoralityPolice #Tehran #WhiteMarriage #women

pros and cons of dating me are surprisingly both my mouth

Chronophoto: A Game to Guess the date of the photos

Guess the year depicted in the photograph. Each round is 7 photos with a higher score the closer you get to the date.

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/05/chronophoto-a-gasme-to-guess-the-date-of-the-photos-shared/

#game #photo #photography #date #dating #chronology #Time #web #app #shared

@altbot

Gay dating tips in no. 1: "Everyone you see on Grindr, which is already somehow blocked/slowed down, are either tourists/expats like you or they're locals and 99,9% charge your for their services. Use Grindr wisely in

Attention #dudes - just a heads up the next time you get a crush, and your guys are trying to encourage you...just remember this.

Behauptung:

Um einen potentiellen Partner kennenzulernen sind es Frauen gesellschaftlich tradiert gewohnt angesprochen zu werden. Früher in der Tanzschule, salopper dann am Tresen, in der Disco/Club etc.
Als Frau brauchte man sich gar nicht bemühen, denn man wurde ja zum wohl oder weh angesprochen.
Hat sich diese Verhaltensweise auf das Internet mit seinen Datingapps übertragen?
Frauen brauchen gar nicht aktiv werden, denn sie werden zur Genüge angesprochen?

Yea or Nay?

P.S. Bitte zerreißt mich nicht, ich möchte mich einfach darüber austauschen.
Natürlich gibt es Ausnahmen!

Highlights from the April #CommunityCall!

Thank you to the 8 community members who called in to talk about dating apps, tracked by Marie-Pierre Vidonne in the #Dating Collection, and about ways to improve internal processes for maintainers and contributors.

Save the date: Join our next #CommunityCall on May 7th !

#DigitalCommons #Transparency #TechForGood #DatingApps #SafetyPolicy #DataProtection

@MattiSG @clementbiron

Join us for the April #CommunityCall today at 09:00 UTC!

This month we're focusing on the #Dating collection. Marie-Pierre Vidonne will share the reasons behind the collection and why tracking dating app terms and conditions matters.

Call in on Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

It's so weird, every match I got on dating apps over the past few years can only talk about themselves, and rarely seem interested in me! It's endemic! I don't remember it being like this at all when I was young (~25-20 years ago)!

I wonder..
- maybe people become more self centered as they age?
- maybe it's a cultural thing because we became more individualist?
- maybe the self centered people stay single because nobody likes them?
- maybe it's always been like this but I just never noticed when I was younger?

I'd like to hear other people who did online dating ~20 years ago if they have insights on this; is it just me, or is this really a thing?

#Kitten #Kittens #Kitty #Kitties #Cat #Cats #Dating.