Every year brings a fresh set of dating trends that shape how we meet, flirt and fall in love – and there have been multiple predictions for 2026.After a year dominated by terms like "shrekking," ...

I do think we’re in the middle of a serious trend.” Theresa MacPhail is a medical anthropologist and associate professor in the science and technology programme at the Stevens Institute in New York.

There are two debates brewing about redistricting. One involves politics. The other may involve your love life. In the dating world, people are "ZIP coding," a practice that involves dating only ...

Each new year brings its own new crop of dating trends that both shape and reflect the way daters are thinking about and engaging with their love lives. If 2025 was the year of “Shrekking,” ...

Each new year brings its own new crop of dating trends that both shape and reflect the way daters are thinking about and engaging with their love lives. If 2025 was the year of “Shrekking,” ...

As one of your loyal Cosmo sex and relationships editors, I’ve given you my take on many a TikTok dating trend. And while a lot of them, like “Shrekking,” are pretty clearly toxic, others leave a bit ...