The Statesman

Fellow gays, let’s stop ghosting each other

Mike Gaisser • August 29, 2021

#OPINION: It’s common knowledge that ghosting is common, especially in the gay dating world. However, it shouldn’t be normalized anymore.

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Hookup culture liberates us in more ways than one

Xenia Gonikberg • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: Thanks to more relaxed attitudes toward sex and sexuality, "hook-up culture" - casual sex without emotional intimacy - has become more common among teens and young adults.

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Don’t want to date with Facebook

Andrew Goldstein • May 2, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is planning to offer an online dating service. Please don’t.

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Online dating is destroying our love lives

Gabby Pardo • March 28, 2018

Humans are not objects. We have feelings and emotions. Whether male or female, we deserve to be approached in a proper and respectful way if someone is romantically interested in us.

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Shomer negia: Why I don’t touch women

Andrew Goldstein • February 23, 2016

I am not arguing that people who brush against, hold or caress the gender of their affection are bad or evil. This is a standard I am holding myself to.

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Student finds transplant match on Tinder

Erika Stern • February 17, 2016

For many, Tinder is a typical millennial dating app. But for two people who found a connection with each other on the app, it became much more than that.

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With marriage, we now say “I do… but not yet”

Niveditha Obla • June 7, 2015

We want that raise, we want that title and we want to know that we can stand on our two feet before we jump into some sort balancing act with another person.

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The Sexwolf: Can I has yo numba?

Kate Valerio • April 14, 2015

I’ve conducted some research—which may not be up to Stony Brook research standards, but is interesting nonetheless—and asked some people if they had a go-to move.

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How to wow on the first date: creative first date ideas

Francesca Campione • February 12, 2015

Why does it seem like first dates are limited to the same played out dinner and movie ordeals and are exclusively the product of meeting someone on Tinder these days? As young, educated, vibrant...

The single Seawolves’ guide to Valentine’s Day

Katarina Delgado • February 11, 2015

Singles, it is time to hunker down and buckle up because Valentine’s Day is fast-approaching. This means Single’s Awareness Day or S.A.D. is also around the corner.

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10 reasons to break up with someone

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

Relationships: Everybody seems to want one…until they are actually in one.

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Tinder can lead to something beautiful

Emily Benson • October 9, 2014

Finding a date used to mean having to dress up nicely and put on the ‘ol charm at a college party. Now, students standing in the SAC line for Doritos are swiping through countless hook-up options.

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