Tinder Fails

Author: Tom Phillips
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0751559741
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
Online dating was supposed to make life easier, to help us bypass cheesy chat-up lines and avoid those awkward getting-to-know-you chats. But thanks to Tinder, the world's favourite dating app, you can now be horrified by lewd come-ons, cringe at incompetent smalltalk and wonder at what some people think passes for 'banter' in the comfort of your own home! Isn't technology great? Featuring some of the most awkward, embarrassing and outright insane Tinder conversations ever committed to smartphone, this is an essential - and entertaining - guide to how NOT to use Tinder.

The Politics of Dating Apps

Author: Lik Sam Chan
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026254234X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
An examination of dating app culture in China, across user demographics--straight women, straight men, queer women, and queer men. In this exploration of dating app culture in China, Lik Sam Chan argues that these popular mobile apps are not merely a platform for personal relationships but also an emerging arena for gender and queer politics. Chan examines the opportunities dating apps present for women's empowerment and men's performances of masculinity, and he links experiences of queer dating app users with their vulnerable position as sexual minorities. He finds that dating apps are both portals to an exciting virtual world of relational possibilities and sites of power dynamics that reflect the heteronormativity and patriarchy of Chinese society.

Tinder Nightmares

Author: Unspirational
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683351878
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
“Will have you in hysterics over truly epic Tinder fails . . . it captures real life conversations potential couples have exchanged over the app.” —Spy Tinder Nightmares is a hilarious look at some of the most epic fails of the often racy, always ridiculous, “romantic” exchanges on Tinder. The Instagram account of the same name has skyrocketed to popularity for its captivating—and sometimes titillating—ability to capture the real-life conversations between people who are looking to connect with that special someone. Tinder Nightmares is organized by theme, with chapters such as Bad English, Broetry, Strange Requests, Sneak Attacks, and more. This book explores everything from pickup lines to breakups, and all the moments that come in between. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who has ever suffered through online dating. Praise for the Tinder Nightmares Instagram account “Taking submissions from womankind worldwide, the account posts the funniest and most tragic lines, which serve to make us simultaneously jubilant with comfort that others out there are enduring the same terror, and weepy at our complete loss of faith in humanity.” —Cosmopolitan “So, for anyone who has ever had a nightmarish experience on Tinder, Tinder Nightmares is here to remind you that you’re not alone. Because when life gives you innocuously bizarre Tinder messages, make jokes.” —HuffPost

The Cyber Predators

Author: Aaron Cohen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009416863
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 411

Book Description
Focusing on dark personalities perpetrating cybercrime and deviance.Provides valuable awareness of this growing phenomenon.

Pacific Affairs

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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 610

Book Description
Includes book reviews and bibliographies.

Tinder Nopes

Author: Holly Dalton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1786854716
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 123

Book Description
Online dating was invented to make finding a potential match a breeze, but for some, the instant, no-effort-required nature of online dating brings out their worst side. From cringeworthy conversation starters to lines that ramp up the rudeness from 0–100 in nanoseconds, here are the best of the worst chat-up fails.

The Long Road East

Author: Quentin Super
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662424973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
From the author of the internationally-selling novel The Long Road North comes Quentin Super's next journey into the unknown. The Long Road East captures Super's 2017 cycling adventure that took him and his best friend Sam 1,800 miles across the United States. Over the course of seven weeks the two encounter a litany of roadblocks, both physical and emotional. Whether it's a near-death experience in Michigan or internal battles with maturity and promiscuity, Super takes you through the most harrowing and revelatory moments of his life. Discover what has made Quentin Super one of the most intriguing up-and-coming writers of his generation, and why personal growth sometimes presents itself in the strangest ways.

The Atlantic

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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 782

Book Description

English Mechanic and Mirror of Science

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Category : Technology
Languages : en
Pages : 652

Book Description

Romantic Relationships in a Time of ‘Cold Intimacies’

Author: Julia Carter
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030292568
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
This book addresses the nature of intimacy and relationships in a time of what Eva Illouz characterizes as ‘cold intimacies’. The contributors to this collection highlight the ambivalence and tensions contained in ‘intimacy’ by uncovering a nuanced and complex dynamic, in which interpersonal relations and the public sphere are mutually constituted. A range of topics areexplored, including the new conditions of ‘choice’, the abundance of partners, class and emotional competence, rational decision-making and the specific forms of ‘love pain’ which can emerge from cooled intimacy. The chapters also shed light on the limits of this theoretical contribution, highlighting the importance of parenting, violence, poverty, and other material constraints that continue to limit and frame individuals’ romantic choices. Overall this volume presents an interpretation of intimacy that is not just ‘cold’ but includes practices, desires and feelings that are safe and dangerous, that bring solace or erupt in violence, that lead to salvation or condemnation, and where virtual encounters and increased internal and crossborder mobility have altered the relationship between intimacy and (physical/emotional) distance. Romantic Relationships in a Time of ‘Cold Intimacies’ will be of interest to scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including sociology, social work, social policy and demography, as well as practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in couple relationships.