The hot new dating-app trend: matchmaking

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Dating apps are increasingly turning to matchmaking.

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My husband and I met on Tinder when we were both in our hookup eras. 2 weeks later, we said I love you.

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The author, not pictured, fell in love with her Tinder match.

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Read the 16-page pitch deck an app focused on helping people ditch the DMs and go on IRL dates used to raise $3 million

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Move over Hinge and Tinder, there's a new crop of dating apps. Meet the founders behind 11 startups sparking romance.

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Dating app founders: Elle Wilson, Nandini Mullaji, and Anushka Joshi
Founders like Elle Wilson (Met Through Friends), Nandini Mullaji (Sitch), and Anushka Joshi (Friend of a Friend) are disrupting dating with new startups.

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The heartbreaking cost of modern dating

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A comedian has been roasting bad Tinder profiles for a decade. Here are 3 dating app mistakes she sees all the time.

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I moved to Spain single and started dating locals. Most were still living with their parents and expected to split the dinner bill.

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Jennifer Fernández Solano moved to Valencia, Spain single and looking for love.

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Japan has figured out how to build a better dating app

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Could the US government bring some much-needed innovation to dating?

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How a romance scammer defrauded 3 Tinder dates out of over $100,000

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Peter Gray, 35, was recently jailed for defrauding women out of over $100,000.

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Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'

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Match Group CEO Bernard Kim said "thing happen in life" of people who fall victim to romance scams.

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