Dating Profile Verification: What That Badge Does—and Does Not—Tell You
Profile verification can reduce impersonation, but it is not a character reference. Use technology and practical judgement together. [...]
Articles by David Pomeroy
Why Group Dates Are Making a Comeback
Group dates can reduce first-date pressure and show how someone behaves around others. Here is how to organise one without turning it into an audition. [...]
Hot-Take Dating: How Strong Opinions Can Help You Find a Better Match
A thoughtful hot take can rescue a bland dating profile and reveal compatibility—provided confidence never becomes contempt. [...]
Friendfluence: When Should Your Friends Have a Say in Your Love Life?
Trusted friends can reveal dating blind spots—but they should not run your love life. Learn how to use friendfluence without outsourcing your judgement. [...]
Dating Across an Age Gap: The Conversations Mature Couples Need Early
Age-gap relationships can thrive when couples discuss the realities early. Here are the essential conversations about life stage, children, money, equality and ageing. [...]
Stability Without Boredom: The Difference Between Consistency and Complacency
Consistency creates safety without killing attraction. Learn the difference between relationship stability and complacency, and how to keep secure love alive. [...]
Run Clubs, Book Clubs and Real-World Romance: Meeting People Beyond Apps
Meet people beyond dating apps through genuine participation in clubs, classes and community events, with respectful ways to turn familiarity into romance. [...]
Dry Dating: First Dates That Do Not Revolve Around Alcohol
Dry dating offers clearer chemistry, easier boundaries and memorable first dates without alcohol. Discover practical ideas and polite ways to suggest one. [...]
Timeline Decline: Building Love Without Racing Towards Marriage Milestones
Timeline decline means rejecting social deadlines without avoiding commitment. Learn how to build love with shared direction at a pace that fits. [...]
Openhearted Masculinity: What Healthy Vulnerability Looks Like in Modern Men
Openhearted masculinity combines emotional honesty, boundaries and responsibility. Learn what healthy vulnerability looks like in modern dating. [...]
Intuitive Intimacy: Building Emotional Closeness Before Physical Chemistry Takes Over
Intuitive intimacy helps attraction and trust grow together, building emotional closeness without letting physical chemistry rush the relationship. [...]
Val-Core Dating After 30: How to Discuss Values Without Starting an Argument
Val-core dating helps adults discuss relationship values with warmth and clarity, revealing genuine compatibility without turning dates into arguments. [...]
Betterment Burnout: You Do Not Need to Become Perfect Before You Date
Betterment burnout turns personal growth into a barrier to love. Learn how to date honestly and confidently without waiting to become perfect. [...]
Clear-Coding: Why Saying What You Want Is the New Dating Superpower
Clear-coding replaces mixed signals with warm, respectful honesty. Here is how to state what you want without turning a date into an interview. [...]