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Jan 9

62% of Single Women Gave Up on Dating. I’ve Lived in 8 Countries. Here’s What They’re All Missing.

After watching dating culture across 12 countries, I know exactly why women are opting out — and what nobody’s telling them.

62% of Single Women Gave Up on Dating. I’ve Lived in 8 Countries. Here’s What They’re All Missing.

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Jan 9

Americans Say ‘Split the Bill.’ Europeans Say ‘Man Pays.’

Everyone says they believe in equality. So why do dating expectations flip at every border?

Americans Say ‘Split the Bill.’ Europeans Say ‘Man Pays.’

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Dec 28, 2025

The 5 ‘Red Flags’ American Women Keep Finding in European Men (That Are Just… European)

Three months into dating a Spanish man, my friend Jessica was convinced something was wrong.

The 5 ‘Red Flags’ American Women Keep Finding in European Men (That Are Just… European)

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5h ago

He Put His Phone Face Down. Then in His Coat. Then He Handed It to Her

Delia, 57, had a rule about phones on first dates. Stan broke it in the other direction.

Two people at a wooden breakfast table with coffee and plates, a phone lying at the edge, like Delia and Stan at the diner in Billings.

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It’s All Good

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1d ago

He Asked If She Wanted Kids. She Is 56

A catfish dinner in Tulsa and the dating app box nobody rereads

A plate of fried catfish and hush puppies with a cup of sauce on a restaurant table, like the place in Tulsa where Lonnie asked Teresa, 56, how many kids she wanted.

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Namaste Now!

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1d ago

She Said No to a Second Date. His Reply Was the Kindest Text She Ever Got

My friend Ramona, 55, wrote six drafts. He answered in four sentences

A woman in her fifties at her kitchen table with her phone and a notepad, like Ramona reading Hal’s reply in Albuquerque.

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Beloved

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2d ago

He Cried at the Movie on Their Third Date. She Didn’t Know What to Do With Her Hands

A revival screening of Field of Dreams, one big man in row G and the research on men’s tears

Rows of worn red seats in a dark old movie theater, like row G, where Dale cried at Field of Dreams on his third date with Paula.

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Purely Hearts

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3d ago

His Profile Said 58. His Driver’s License Said 63

Noreen, 60, found out at a movie theater ticket counter. He wanted the senior discount.

An empty movie theater lobby in warm afternoon light, like the one in Green Bay where Noreen saw Mel’s driver’s license at the ticket counter.

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Nudge

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4d ago

She Recognized Him From High School Halfway Through the Appetizer

Renee, 54, set her bangs on fire in 1988. He was there.

A warmly lit restaurant dining room in the evening, the kind of place where Renee and Dale shared stuffed banana peppers on their first date in Erie.

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Illumination: Retirement, Aging & Legacy

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4d ago

He Showed Her His Grandkids on Date One. Twenty-Two Photos Later, She Had a Rule

My friend Arlene, 63, doesn’t have grandchildren. He found that out on date two.

A man and a woman in their sixties look at photos on a phone together, the way Arlene and Ray learned to trade pictures one for one after their first date in Des Moines.

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell

American writer in Spain. Stories and studies on what AI and apps are doing to love, dating and raising kids. Observations, not advice.

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