modern-love

New Dating Site Is Indistinguishable From Prostitution

Adrian Chen · 04/06/11 03:30PM

The kindest thing you could say about the new dating site Whatsyourprice.com is that it is the perfect place for the world's laziest dudes and most cynical women to hook up. The least kind thing you could say is that it is mass-scale prostitution. Are you ready to buy and sell "first dates?"

Sexting Leads to Sexing

Hamilton Nolan · 01/24/11 10:05AM

Fantastic news, lazy-ass men everywhere: a semi-believable new survey says that many women are physically unable to resist jumping into bed with you if you know how to press the magic button. The one that says "Send."

Online Girlfriend: $36 an Hour Plus Tips

Ryan Tate · 09/29/10 02:17PM

She'll talk to you, she'll play games with you, and for a little extra she'll consider doing even more. Welcome to GameCrush, the new website that helps nerds battle loneliness and young women battle the recession.

The Way We Love Now: Without Speaking

Hamilton Nolan · 07/22/10 10:23AM

Do you like to fuck, but hate being forced to say one word to your prospective sex partner up until the very moment of copulation? You live in the right decade, buddy. Modern dating is retreating even deeper into sullenness.

The New First Date

Adrian Chen · 07/03/10 12:06PM

Is there anything worse than a first date? It's as if a condemned man was forced to eat his last meal with some random girl his friend knows from grad school. But first dates are getting worse! They're getting quirkier.

The NYT Discovers Xanax Lit

Sheila · 12/27/08 01:56PM

Chick lit is tired! We predict Xanax lit in 2009. In this week's Modern Love, we learn the perils of what happens when a breast-cancer patient cops an unauthorized Xanax in the waiting room before a biopsy.

The Saddest TV Show In the World

Sheila · 09/15/08 04:30PM

Would you like to watch a TV version of Modern Love, the column in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times? It's usually about heartbreak, divorce, death, infertility, or cancer. Page Six says it might be optioned for TV—so you have that to look forward to, along with your next breakup. ("Can I guest star in the one that was about my ex-boyfriend (but that I didn't write)?" asks a tipster. [NYPost]

Who Is the Clumsy "Indie Rock Dreamboat" Heartbreaker From This Week's Modern Love?

Sheila · 04/28/08 12:05PM

This week's Modern Love, the column in the NYT's Sunday Style section, bucked a trend. It's supposed to be about modern love, duh, but it's usually about adopting babies and cancer. This week, it actually was about modern (text-messaging) luv, with an essay by a young woman about her awkward flirtation with a frustratingly immature but totally cute indie-rocker boy in Brooklyn. Title of essay: "Was I On a Date or Baby Sitting?" HEY OH! "I asked my musician friends what they knew about him. Joanna, a singer, summed him up: 'He's an indie rock dreamboat. His voice is transcendent and he writes lovely lyrics. He has a nice face, he has a kid and he tours a lot. He's a star in his world.'" Oh, perfect: the conveniently unavailable guy who "goes on tour" a lot. Of course, we'd all love to know who the dude is and what band he is in. Thanks to a tipster, now we know!