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Articles, news and features on dating for millennials, covering dating apps, dating advice and dating tips.
Lo Chun-yip (left) and Crystal Cheung Man-ka in a still from The Dating Menu.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Dating Menu: a drifter chef looks to connect in wistful romantic drama

Lo Chun-yip plays a chef who tries out a dating app and cooks for four very different women as he tries to get over a previous relationship.

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Artificial intelligence

No more swiping? The promise and pitfalls of AI in the search for love

Chinese overseas

Being Chinese | When a Chinese auntie met the right uncle

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Japan

Subsidies for dating apps latest tactic to battle low birth rates in rural Japan

Kochi prefecture says residents aged between 20 and 39 can receive a US$125 subsidy to use certified matchmaking apps.

A couple admires the autumn leaves in Japan. Japanese youth are increasingly turning to matchmaking apps to find life partners. Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Trending in China

Why China jobseekers use dating apps for work, recruitment sites for matchmaking

Many believe a recruitment-based dating app mitigates dishonesty, serves as an effective tool for risk management.

Trending in China

Outrage as Chinese man takes part in matchmaking event while wife goes to toilet

Husband who says he is ‘successful’ requests two women at same time at dating event; faces physical wrath of wife who calls police.

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China ‘city work’ dating trend promotes love on the move as couples earn extra cash

Young people in China view food delivery as a hybrid form of dating, offering light physical activity that can alleviate stress and fatigue.

In Beijing, a new dating trend, termed “city work”, has emerged where couples deliver takeaway orders together after work. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Singapore

A match made in Singapore? ‘Aunties, not algorithms’ aims to woo US singles

Burnt-out US-based singles could win a free luxury trip if they ditch the dating apps and opt to let outspoken older women play Cupid.

Trending in China

China dating scene sees rise in ‘hunter-style lovers’ who are attentive and caring

Growing number of love seekers are on the lookout for observant and thoughtful partners; experts say trend is based on science.

Ageing society

Video | Dating in China as a senior citizen

Although in their golden years, seniors remain hopeful they can find someone to spend the rest of their lives with.

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Trending in China

Emotional economy boom: China ‘love-brained’ youth seek strangers’ ire for guidance

People obsessed with love pay for tongue-lashing from self-styled influencers; some consider growing trend a form of ‘public humiliation’.

Young people in China, labelled “love-brained” on social media, seek live-streams and influencers for “scolding” to gain visibility and guidance, reflecting a rise in the country’s emotional economy. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Sex and relationships

A funny text, coffee in bed, holding hands: why the little things count in love

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time of romantic dinners, gifts and flowers, but experts say there are many more ways to show love.

Trending in China

Why young China viewers are being drawn to dating shows with older contestants

South Korean-influenced reality shows rise in popularity, in part driven by mature women who are brutally honest about the men taking part.

Sex and relationships

Why dating in Hong Kong is so hard and how people spend thousands on agencies

Hong Kong matchmakers share how they’re helping people find love in a city where everyone is both extremely busy and wants a younger partner.

Where does Hong Kong turn to when digital romance fails? More of the city’s bachelors and bachelorettes are trading algorithms for professional human matchmakers. Illustration: Henry Wong
Trending in China

New China dating trend sees people refer exes to new prospects, like job referrals

As trust in traditional dating techniques declines, people place ads detailing selling points of ex-partners in ‘second-hand market’.

Young people in China are embracing a dating trend that involves referring former partners to others, like a job referral. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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China women pay for ‘companions’ in role-playing games, spark love debate

Sociologists suggest that many Chinese women view role-playing games as a safe, low-risk opportunity to ‘rehearse romance’.

Wellness

New dating app is helping disabled and chronically ill people find love

Disabled and chronically ill people are often ghosted or rejected on mainstream dating apps. Dateability is evening the playing field.

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Chinese overseas

Being Chinese | Looking for love in Shanghai, Chinese auntie-style

People’s Square is a ruthlessly efficient analogue of Tinder, run by elderly Chinese parents. I quickly learned about my own limits.

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Elderly parents display information about their children in the marriage market in People’s Square in Shanghai in 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Viral stories

Singapore woman rejects ‘rude’ date at hawker centre, sparks dating standards debate

Some critics label Naomi as ‘high maintenance’; she argues it is not about location, but ‘first impressions and effort’.

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Sex and relationships

How ‘Mountain Tinder’ is helping hikers find love away from dating apps

Notebooks atop mountains in Fribourg, Switzerland enable like-minded nature lovers to find each other in an analogue alternative to Tinder.

United States

Dating intel app for women suffers massive hack, exposing IDs

The ‘Tea’ app, which is designed to protect women from bad dates, has now exposed their identities following a major hack.

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“Tea” boasts a “sisterhood” of more than 1.6 million women who can share dating advice and experiences anonymously on the platform. Photo: AP
Sex and relationships

Fed up with Tinder? How high-end matchmaking is making a comeback

Frustrated with dating apps like Tinder, more people are turning to elite matchmakers to find love – and paying big money to do so.

Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal in a scene from Materialists. Photo: AP
Chinese overseas

Being Chinese | Dating in the UK, Chinese auntie-style

Looking for a life partner as a 40-something Asian woman in the UK, I found success in unexpected ways.

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Sex and relationships

Can Tinder’s new Double Date feature bring back Gen Z users?

Dating app Tinder hopes to win back Gen Z users with a feature that makes it less ‘hook-uppy’ and more about having ‘a good time as friends’.

Trending in China

Chinese man blames failed blind date on saggy T-shirt, claims looks like sleepwear

Rejected programmer says so-called heavyweight shirt was ‘thin’, ‘see-through’, made him look like he was unemployed.

A Chinese man has blamed a failed blind date on a saggy T-shirt, saying it made him look like he was wearing pyjamas. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Internet

The new dating trend in China? Live-streamed video chats

In China, busy young singles are meeting in group video chats hosted by a cyber matchmaker with others watching, and some are finding love.

Live-streamed video group chats are a new dating trend in China, where busy singles don’t have much time for romance. One of those hosting such chats is Tian Xin (above), a cyber matchmaker with more than 130,000 followers. Photo: AP
Sex and relationships

Dating is a fraught affair in Iran, where tradition and modernity collide

In Iran, cultural shifts and societal pressures create challenges for young people eager to find a partner. To succeed they must break rules.

China society

Video | Young Chinese women find virtual love in 'Deepspace'

A virtual character in the romantic mobile game has won over millions of young women in China and beyond

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