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What’s a polycule? An expert on polyamory explains

With the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the media shined a spotlight on the personal lives of founder Sam Bankman-Fried and…

Dec 1, 2022

What’s a polycule? An expert on polyamory explains

Dec 1, 2022

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I love your points about how economists have also looked at this issue of selecting vs being…

Dec 1, 2022

Dec 1, 2022

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¿Realmente empodera a las mujeres esperar que ellas den el primer paso?

Las convenciones de las citas heterosexuales han mantenido durante mucho tiempo que los hombres dan el primer paso: son los primeros en…

Nov 28, 2022

¿Realmente empodera a las mujeres esperar que ellas den el primer paso?

Nov 28, 2022

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Does it really empower women to expect them to make the first move?

Heterosexual dating conventions have long held that men make the first move: first to flirt, first to ask out on a date, first to propose.

Nov 21, 2022

Does it really empower women to expect them to make the first move?

Nov 21, 2022

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Powerful women heading up dating apps are framed as young and sexy

Treena Orchard & Riki Thompson

Nov 14, 2022

Powerful women heading up dating apps are framed as young and sexy

Nov 14, 2022

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Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic

A few years ago I started conducting interviews with over 100 people about their online dating experiences. I wanted to know how people…

Nov 11, 2022

Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic

Nov 11, 2022

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What pandemic dating can teach us about connecting during the time of Corona

Many were expecting a reprieve from Covid-19 and a return to a sense of normalcy during the summer, but we have now learned that the…

Aug 11, 2020

Covid Risk Tolerance chart developed by Evelin Dacker MD

Aug 11, 2020

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From Plenty of Fish to Survival Dating

How COVID-19 is changing dating and hooking up

May 29, 2020

Comic of Lil’ Girl chatting on phone about riding out quarantine together.

May 29, 2020

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Pandemic Dating Practices & COVID-19

I was recently interviewed by Tess Goodwin about online dating for Boise State Public Radio. Read the article or listen at He’s Just Not…

May 14, 2020

Spectrum of pandemic dating practices: dating as usual, adapting practices, and taking a break.

May 14, 2020

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Pandemic dating, humor, and selling the selfie in the online market

Recently on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Dr. Sanjay Gupta was asked if people should date in the time of Coronavirus to which his…

Apr 23, 2020

Viral Facebook post of man posing with artifacts of artifacts of the time

Apr 23, 2020

Riki Thompson

Riki Thompson

Digital communication scholar & certified word nerd. Researching how people find love, sex, and connection in the digital age. www.rikithompson.com

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