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Dating

When three is not a crowd
Article
/ 6 May 2016

When three is not a crowd

Polyamory is gaining traction as an ethical way to be romantically involved with more than one person.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Cupid’s flown the Tinder coop
Analysis
/ 20 August 2015

Cupid’s flown the Tinder coop

Dating methods change – from matchmaking widows to app windows – but the reasons don’t.

By Hadley Freeman
Straight to the pimply point
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Straight to the pimply point

Camilla Janse van Vuuren recalls her time at a speed dating event, which she describes as the modern version of a Jane Austen ball.

By Van Vuuren
No country for young women
Article
/ 19 July 2010

No country for young women

I’ve come to the conclusion that ours is not a country for young, single women, writes <b>Adriaan Basson</b>.

By Adriaan Basson
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Analysis
/ 9 July 2009

Love in a time of recession

What to do then if you are still semi-cash-strapped, single and sexless in the city?

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 May 2009

Now you see him, now you don’t

My brother once told me that men will never break up with you because they are too terrified to see the snot en trane such rejection would surely elicit.

By Nikiwe Bikitsha
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Article
/ 11 March 2009

Where art thou, brother?

What happens when one does venture forth — bold, beautiful and determined to take on the big city?

By Nikiwe Bikitsha
No romance without the finance
Analysis
/ 10 March 2009

No romance without the finance

Two brothers respond to Nikiwe Bikitsha’s inaugural High Heels column

By Sandile Memela and Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya
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Africa
/ 5 December 2008

The new currency of romance

Nigerians in their droves initiate love advances, set up meetings and search for soulmates — all by SMS, writes Adetokunbo Abiola.

By Adetokunbo Abiola
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Africa
/ 5 December 2008

Love hurts

Happily married Jabulani Mlotshwa envies the more relaxed dating rules of the younger generation.

By Jabulani Mlotshwa
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Article
/ 13 August 2008

Iraq has a new (but scorned) matchmaker

Young Iraqis in Baghdad are surfing the internet to search for life partners as violence takes its toll on traditional forms of socialising.

By Staff Reporter

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