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A Dating App For Asian Americans Is In Development
Are you ready for EastMeetEast, a dating app specifically for Asian Americans? A New York startup company has raised $1 million to create the app. EastMeetEast is a dating […]
5 Lessons Learned From Online Dating
Story by O.D.D. (Online Dating Diary) Girl When Audrey unleashed its new look last fall, it was also the beginning of this column. Around the office (and to some […]
Tinder Claims It Has North Koreans Users
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Tinder threw a public tantrum on Twitter earlier this week in response to a Vanity Fair article that criticized the app’s hook-up culture and […]
Asian Dating Culture: Who to Date Based on Your Blood Type
Ever been on a date and found yourself confused because they asked you about your blood type? Don’t be too alarmed. It’s the trending new question that people in Asia are all asking […]
Report: Samsung, Google Censor LGBTQ Apps in South Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung and Google have banned a number of gay social networking apps in South Korea and in other countries in recent years, […]
Aziz Ansari Reads Embarrassing “First Textual Experiences” with Jimmy Fallon
Aziz Ansari recently joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to discuss a very serious issue faced by our generation: the proper way to flirt through text. Okay, who […]
Millennial Love Column: #RomanceIsNotDead
Nearly 10 years ago, my very first boyfriend asked me out by recording a message on a mix CD that instructed me to meet him on the school […]
Mindy Kaling Talks About Her Dating Life on ‘Ellen’
Mindy Kaling is a successful OB/GYN but her personal and dating life is a mess. Oh wait, that’s Mindy Lahiri, the fictional doctor she plays on her show The […]
Meet the Korean American Sisters Behind Dating App Coffee Meets Bagel
Pictured above: Sisters Arum, Dawoon and Soo Kang (L to R), at their office in San Francisco. (Photo by Andria Lo). by LISA WONG MACABASCO During a talk at […]
Aziz Ansari’s Book ‘Modern Romance’ Explores How Technology Affects Relationships
We were all sad to see the cast of the Parks and Recreation say goodbye to their loyal viewers during the series finale last week, but when one door […]
Millennial Love Column: She’s Just Not That Into You
You may be familiar with the popular 2009 rom-com He’s Just Not That Into You. Basically, the film taught us that a) Ben Affleck is absolute perfection, and […]
Coffee Meets Bagel Turns Down Record ‘Shark Tank’ Offer
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Not many people would reject $30 million, but the Kang sisters aren’t your average individuals. Soo, Arum and Dawoon (left to right, above), […]
Audrey Column: Do’s & Don’ts of Wooing a Girl in This Day and Age
Gen X’s guide to wooing a girl may not apply in today’s dating world, where boys don’t bother to get out of their cars to pick you up on […]
Canadian Dating Website Sues SKorean Government for Ban
by JAMES S. KIM Ashley Madison, a Canadian website for married people seeking affairs, is suing the South Korean government after being banned in the country over allegations of […]