Diana Be

Nobody wants to admit they're nervous about going to a dating event. You'll tell your friends you're going "for a laugh," you'll spend hours picking an outfit that doesn't come across as you trying too hard... and then you'll spend the tube journey quietly negotiating with yourself about what counts as a legitimate reason to turn around. This is normal. This is, in fact, almost universal. And it's something we've thought about a lot at Funnier Than Your Mum... because the whole point of what...

Bumble killed the swipe. Limerence got a scientific name. And Gen Z men are apparently gagging for depth... What's new in dating... Dating apps have had a weird week. Bumble announced the single biggest structural change to online dating in a decade. The Gottman Institute gave a name to that unhinged obsessive feeling you've mistaken for love at least once. And a Hinge stat from late last year keeps resurfacing because it's too bleak to ignore. Let's get into it. Bumble is killing the swipe...

Because somewhere between "what's your love language" and a £14 Aperol Spritz, dating feels like it lost the plot