Business
July 27, 2021
How COVID-19 Transformed Match Group’s Online Dating Empire
The Dallas-based industry leader adapted to the pandemic with features that remain popular even as social-distancing recommendations have eased.
Dating
Being Texan
February 12, 2021
Dottie and Ed: A Love Story Mixed Up in Time
Our special Valentine’s Day video tells the story of two ranchers who found each other again in their eighties.
Being Texan
June 18, 2020
What the Pandemic Taught Me About Old-Fashioned Romance
“Six feet away” can be very, very sexy.
News & Politics
May 14, 2020
How Single People Are Speed-Dating Via Zoom in Light of the Pandemic
Intrepid online daters are exploring ways to establish emotional intimacy, one ten-minute date at a time.
Being Texan
April 6, 2020
Seeking Connections in the Time of the Coronavirus, Lonely Texans Turn to Craigslist
Social distancing mandates have been instituted to slow the pandemic’s spread—a necessity that also coincides with a loneliness epidemic.
True Crime
December 18, 2019
The Doctor, the Dentist, and the Killer
Brenda thought she and Ricky would be together forever, until he left her. Kendra thought she and Ricky would be together forever. Then Brenda took matters into her own hands. Inside the case of jealousy, spying, and murder that shook Uptown Dallas.
News & Politics
January 17, 2018
How Whitney Wolfe Herd Changed the Dating Game
The first time I heard about Bumble, I was complaining about dating apps, a favorite pastime of those of us consigned to them. This was December 2015, and I’d spent four months swiping right (but mostly left) on Tinder. It had yielded three good dates, one of which turned
The Daily Post
August 21, 2017
Bumble And OkCupid Are Banning White Supremacists
Texas-affiliated dating apps spoke out against white supremacists by barring them from their services.
The Daily Post
May 23, 2017
A Texas Couple Got Engaged in Front of a Tornado
An engagement photo with a twist(er).
Film & TV
May 17, 2017
The Texas Man Who Sued a Woman For Texting During a First Date Explains his Lawsuit
Austin’s Brandon Vezmar has found himself an overnight celebrity after a lawsuit he filed because ”men are being exploited by people like the defendant.”
The Daily Post
February 9, 2016
Y’all, Two People Just Got Hitched Waiting In Line For Franklin Barbecue
They should get their brisket sometime before their tenth anniversary.
The Culture
October 29, 2015
The Alcohol Blackout
In the war against campus sexual assault, why are we not talking about drinking?
Business
October 1, 2015
Does Austin Have The Most Sugar Daddies In The Country?
Have we learned nothing from the Ashley Madison data hack?
Film & TV
June 5, 2014
A Double Date With Leatherface
Forty years later, I still can’t forget sitting in a darkened theater to watch “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” with the movie’s leading man.
The Daily Post
November 14, 2013
High School Students Turn Sexist Dating Coach’s Lemon Advice into Twitter Lemonade
When "professional speaker and best-selling author" Justin Lookadoo—whose faith-based dating books and websites includes advice like "dateable girls know when to shut up" and "men of God are wild, not domesticated"—spoke at Richardson High School yesterday, parents were concerned about the messages their children would be receiving. But the students
The Daily Post
September 25, 2013
Things You Should Know Before You Consider Dating Viral Web Sensation Romeo Rose
"Sleepless In Austin" Romeo Rose blew up the Internet with his personal ad. Before you respond, here are things you might want to consider.
Bogus Lists
February 5, 2013
Single Ladies in Texas Get Their Pickings
Three of the Top Ten cities for single women are in Texas, according to an online study.
Sports
January 21, 2013
How ’Bout Them Cowboys?!
The ones at Cowboys.com, that is. A URL the Dallas Cowboys failed to buy is now a "an online dating community for men who enjoy the same country living lifestyle."
First Person
July 31, 1999
’Night, Mother
There’s always at least one man in my life: my eight-year-old son, Henry. Sometimes, however, there are two, and that’s when things get complicated.
Business
January 1, 1992
Doing the Hustle
Today, TGI Friday’s is sedate, but twenty years ago this month, the place started the singles era in Dallas.
Film & TV
April 30, 1985
A Date with Leatherface
Is there romance after a starring role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? A leading man reveals all.
News & Politics
March 1, 1977
The New Adultery
Those who haunt the singles bars aren’t always what they seem—namely, single.
Feature
July 31, 1975
Being Single: A True-Life Adventure
The loneliness of the long distance bachelor.