Dating

From awkward introductions over a can of soft drink to life-changing lunches, here are some of the stories ABC readers told us about their modern dating experiences.

Marriage is still a life goal in Indonesia, but the number of marriages has plummeted over the past decade. 

Long-running global hit If You Are the One returns to Australia to recruit contestants from a younger generation, many who do not prioritise marriage. Here is why the show is still relevant.

Some Australians would rather stay home and talk to an AI bot than go out with friends, according to a YouGov survey.

Both people involved in a date are responsible for creating a safe environment, experts say.  

Chinese Australian women are paying thousands of dollars to find love on matchmaking platforms in Australia, but behind the glossy promotions lies a different reality.

When the dating app radius won't reach the edge of your property, and you're harvesting grain from sun-up til sundown, how do you find a partner?

Experts have raised concerns that women-only app Tea deepens gender divides and fosters a culture of surveillance and mistrust.

Online dating offers a bigger pool of potential partners, but a new study shows it can lead to less passionate, satisfying and intimate relationships. 

A common welfare test has been labelled "prehistoric" and linked to financial abuse. So why is it so controversial?

In the 'sugar dating' world, attractive young women date rich older men to facilitate the kind of romance you pay for. But things can go wrong when sex mixes with money, wealth and power.

For Stacey Donchi, a shared love of Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars and board games with Steve Lyons far outweighed her family and friends' concerns about her dating a man with no legs and one arm.

The study published by the University of South Australia found one in five women are having at least one procedure in their lifetime.

After 33 years of marriage, Michael and Debbie Neat are proof reality TV dating shows can work.

Dating in the bush isn't easy, especially with a limited dating pool. But instead of giving up, one young woman built a dating app to change that.

In Indonesia, a "loyalty test" service offers to put relationships to the test — for as little as $1.70. From flirty texts and late-night calls to in-person meetings, hired testers push boundaries to see if a partner will stay loyal or take the bait.

What if being single wasn't a problem to be solved but a state of bliss? For some women, living without their "other half" is the key to being complete.  

When re-entering the dating world after ending a long-term relationship, Hannah decided to do things differently, putting the exhausting task of disguise behind her.  

Some women of colour think Australia's digital dating culture is "chill". But others have experienced racism on the apps and feel unsure about how a new nationwide code will protect them.

Tinder, Hinge and other online dating platforms will have six months to become compliant with a code of conduct designed to make the matchmaker apps safer, after years of reported failures to act on sexual assaults enabled by their platforms.