29 Dates

How To Turn Your Dating App Match Into A Date

by Erika W. Smith

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Somos Latinx

My Latine Culture Taught Me to Be Selfless. Polyamory Ensures I’m Self-...

Kat Lazo

Jun 6, 2023

Dating Stories

At 29, I Finally Opened Up To My Immigrant Mom About Dating

Radhika Menon

May 12, 2023

Unbothered

To Leave Or Stay? How Black Women Are Rewriting Relationship Rules

Sofiya Ballin

Apr 12, 2023

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Unbothered

Why I Advocate For Disability To Be Fun, Fly & Sexy — Just Like Me

Lauren "Lolo" Spe...

Apr 3, 2023

Can We Talk?

I Shouldn’t Have To Lower My Standards To Find Love… Right?

Moraya Seeger DeG...

Mar 22, 2023

Single Files

I Have Herpes, And Here’s How It Has Affected My Dating Life

Lexi Inks

Nov 15, 2022

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Unbothered

John Boyega Says He Only Dates Black Women — What’s The Issue?

Ineye Komonibo

Sep 22, 2022

Unbothered

Where Is The (Black) Love? A Multi-City Investigation

Ineye Komonibo

Aug 22, 2022

Dating Stories

Dating With Severe Asthma: How I Learned To Put Myself First

Lilly O'Leary

May 31, 2022

Unbothered

For Black Women, Choosing To Be Soft In Relationships Can Be Hard...

I’m the youngest in a family of six, so naturally, you may think that softness was my birthright. Youngest siblings are supposed to be wild, carefree, an

by Ineye Komonibo

Sex

I Was Embarrassed By My Autosexuality — But Now, I Embrace It

In a freshers’ week haze many years ago, I dated a boy whose bed sat parallel to a mirrored wardrobe. Once, when we were having sex, I caught my atte

by Jess Herbert

Single Files

I Married Young. I Was Widowed Young. I Never Want A Long-Term Pa...

When my husband died, I vowed to stay single in my after-life. Not because I was grieving, but because domestic partnership was something I had no interest

by Rebecca Woolf

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News

Is It Ever Okay To Out Someone From A Dating App? Even If It̵...

Ben Affleck has become an intriguing figure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with everything from his blinding back tattoo to his blinding love for Dunkin

by Lydia Wang

News

Heroic Woman Turned In Her Bumble Match After He Bragged About St...

There’s no shortage of dating app matches gone awry. A woman you find attractive shares that, yes, she actually likes “Live, Laugh, Love” wall art. A

by Danielle Campoamor

Single Files

I’m Single, & The Hardest Part Of Dating Is Talking About M...

Welcome to The Single Files, Refinery29’s new bi-monthly column. Each installment will feature a personal essay that explores the unique joys and cha

by Vanese Maddix

Relationships

I Love Being Single, So Why Am I Desperate For A Coronavirus Boyf...

It was only day two of being quarantined alone in my Lower East Side apartment when I got a text from Ethan, a guy I had been on a couple of dates with. We

by Serena Kerrigan

Dating Stories

The Date Where I Proposed To My Partner

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. We met in 2015, at an event for a mut

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date Who Brought Me A Very Unusual Gift

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. Bob* was one of two internet dates I?

by Anonymous

Dedicated Feature

The Surprising Value Of “Bad” Dates, According To Real People

Remember that one date with the “method actor” who didn’t believe in tipping? The one with the stand-up comedian who insisted on recordin

by Eliza Dumais

Dating Stories

The Date Who I Had To Hide From

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I’d been single for a year at t

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date With A Very Famous Actor

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I was 25 and living in London and had

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date Who Turned Out To Be Racist

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. Like most modern romances, I met my d

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date Who Got Arrested

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I’m standing in a car park, watchin

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date I Went On With The Wrong Twin

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I know it sounds disingenuous to insi

by Anonymous

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Dating Stories

The Date Where I Got Catfished

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I had just broken up with my boyfrien

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date That Only Lasted 10 Minutes

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. When I matched with a 32-year-old Tex

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date That Brought Me Back To Life After My Marriage Ended

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. After my marriage fizzled out, I spen

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date Who Sabotaged His Career For Me (& Helped With Mine)

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I had just quit my job to go on tour

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date Who Tried To Arrange A Hookup — During Our Date

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. About six months ago, I went out with

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The First Date I Ever Went On With A Woman

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. There’s a crack in the face of my g

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date That Was My First Date Ever

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. We were 14 years old and our saga had

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date Who Still Lived With His Ex

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I hadn’t had a date in a while. Whi

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date Where I Ditched My Date & Met Someone Else

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. It was the day after Christmas and I

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date That Took Me Two Years To Get Over

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. How I felt when I was with him that o

by Anonymous

29 Dates

The Date That Was My First One Sober

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. We met via Twitter. It’s not the be

by Anonymous

Dating Stories

The Date With My Crush’s Best Friend

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I honestly had no idea he liked me. I

by Anonymous

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