Dating Dave

If you had told someone twenty years ago that in 2025 people would be falling in love with artificial intelligence, they might have laughed. Yet here we are. AI chatbots, virtual partners, and digital companions have become part of the modern conversation about love. Some people are forming genuine [...]

Divorce changes you. No matter how it happened, whether it was amicable or messy, fast or drawn out, life after divorce feels different. Suddenly, the future you once pictured has vanished, and in its place is a blank page. For some, that blank page feels exciting, full of possibility. For others, [...]

If there’s one piece of advice that gets repeated over and over when it comes to relationships, it’s this: communication is key. It almost sounds like a cliché now, something people nod along to without really thinking about. But clichés often carry truth, and in 2025, communication is still [...]

If you’ve been single for a while, you’ll know the feeling: another swipe, another match, another conversation that fizzles out before it even begins. Another first date that feels like a job interview, another “let’s grab drinks” that turns into the same small talk you’ve done a [...]

Chivalry is one of those words that sparks instant debate. For some, it conjures up images of knights, roses, and grand romantic gestures. For others, it feels dated, even patronising — a relic from a time when gender roles were rigid and unequal. Yet in 2025, as dating culture continues to [...]

When dating apps first burst onto the scene, they were hailed as revolutionary. Suddenly, you could meet people outside your circle, find matches based on shared interests, and connect with someone across town at the swipe of a finger. For many, it felt like the future of love had arrived. Fast [...]

If there’s one word that makes people nervous in dating, it’s vulnerability. We’re taught to put our best foot forward, to keep our walls up, to act like we’re unfazed. But the truth is, without vulnerability, love never gets beyond the surface. In 2025, when dating culture often feels like [...]

For years now, modern dating has been dominated by hookup culture. Swipe right, meet up, see if there’s chemistry, and if not, move on to the next. Casual connections have become normalised to the point where it almost feels old-fashioned to admit you’re looking for something serious. But in [...]

Most people go into dating with a mental checklist. It might not be written down, but it’s there, ticking away in the back of your mind. Maybe it’s about height, education, career goals, family values, or sense of humour. We all tell ourselves that if we can just find someone who ticks enough [...]

When you look at the way dating plays out in 2025, one theme that keeps coming up again and again is the idea of emotional labour. It’s not a new concept — sociologists have talked about it for decades — but it’s becoming a major talking point in modern relationships. Emotional labour [...]

Every year people like to ask, has dating gotten easier or harder? Is it better than it used to be, or are we living through the most complicated era for finding love? In 2025, the answer isn’t simple. Technology has reshaped the way we meet, social expectations are shifting, and new cultural [...]

Just when you think dating culture has run out of ways to describe the strange and frustrating behaviours people adopt, another new word pops up and makes you realise there’s always another layer to explore. We’ve had ghosting, benching, orbiting, and even breadcrumbing. Now the term banksying [...]