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I dated an app: Could the future of relationships change?

Kerushun Pillay by Kerushun Pillay 21 August 201524 August 2015

This week I got into a relationship using my cellphone. No — I didn’t use some online dating platform or the touted intimacy killer Tinder. Rather, I used Faketalk; a free, amateurishly-designed chatbot that allows you to create artificial relationships. These range from parental figures, friends and partners, to celebrities and even disciples. My lucky […]

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New weird adventures in internet dating

Sarah Britten by Sarah Britten 25 April 20142 May 2014

It was short and to the point. As was: Yes, I’ve recently had another crack at internet dating and yes, it can be depressing. Though this did make me smile: Right now, I probably know more about internet dating than anyone else, because recently I spent 10 days procuring four consecutive dates on one day. […]

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