The Sims 4 is set to release its most in-depth update for LGBTQ game play on July 28, with an entirely new way to represent the sexual identities of its players and their virtual characters. Designed in collaboration with LGBTQ organizations the It Gets Better Project and GLAAD, the game’s sexual orientation update adds two…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Dating can quickly turn from exciting to “Great, another first date” when you’re a working professional. Since the pandemic started, Zoom meetings, workdays balanced with childcare, and virtual office happy hours have us stretched thin when it comes to not just our professional obligations, but the amount of energy we have to invest in our…
Mashable’s readers (and writers) are known for being obsessive about the things we love. You may say we kind of geek out about things. Okay, fine, we *are* geeks. Whatever. Geeks are awesome. But sometimes, awesome can use a bit of assistance in the dating department. Not because there aren’t enough geeks out there — how…
Being a woman on the internet is hard. At times scary and exhausting, too. From Twitter reply guys to other forms of online harassment to straight-up cyberstalking, letting women exist in peace seems to be a hard concept to grasp. When it comes to dating apps specifically, unfortunately, some people assume that merely having a…
Not shy? Find yourself here by mistake? Perhaps you’d like our roundup of the best hookup sites instead. Online dating is kind of the best thing that ever happened to introverts. Now, you can scan for a potential mate without ever leaving the comfort zone that is your couch. Of course, even with virtual dating,…
We’re no strangers to a sesh on the dating apps — after all, they’re one of the best ways to meet people — but if you like to consume weed (whether you smoke, vape, or like edibles) everything gets a little bit more complicated. While getting a little stoned with someone on the first date…
Flirting about mutual interests is hardly a new concept. Just like outdoorsy folks probably wouldn’t want to date someone who’s scared of camping, gamers would probably like to weed out people who say they love video games, but really just mean they like to play Mario Kart at parties. Gaming isn’t just the after-school hobby…
Even in a world where online dating has become the norm and it’s now possible to skip the tiring process of scouring bars and events for other singles in order to get a date, sometimes it’s just the thought of going on the date that’s tiring. No matter what kind of encounter you plan, it…
Vaccine rates are increasing, we’re starting to venture out into the world, and dating in real life has finally become an option again. The pandemic may have changed dating forever, but one thing that hasn’t is that meeting people can be really hard. SEE ALSO: How online dating impacts people with anxiety (and how to…
Since the pandemic started, we’ve largely taken to apps and websites to satisfy our needs. And while porn has seen an uptick during the pandemic in areas that have strict stay-at-home orders, studies also show that coping, boredom, and psychological distress all go hand-in-hand with greater levels of porn consumption. While we do seem to…