Learning to love: Singles in India turn to dating coaches

Learning to love: Singles in India turn to dating coaches

Love at first ‘swipe’ is not for the faint hearted. Especially not with the spectre of ghosting, breadcrumbing or emotional unavailability looming large. Enter the relationship coaches, offering cohort-based courses or programmes in an attempt to make dating and finding love a healthier and happier experience. But how successful are they? Matchmaker and relationship coach […]

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Dating apps thrive in China, but not just for romance

Dating apps thrive in China, but not just for romance

When Qu Tongzhou, a photography assistant in Shanghai, set out on a long-awaited trip to western China in June, she found the cities she visited to be unwelcoming. As an aftereffect of the country’s “zero-COVID” policies, locals were leery of travelers, and some hotels refused Qu, fearing she could introduce the virus. So Qu turned […]

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