In the red-hued darkness of the California Clipper in Humboldt Park, a few dozen speed daters chattered on a damp Tuesday evening. Some arrived alone, others accompanied by friends or coworkers. They sat with name cards that got the basics out of the way: name, pronouns, sexuality. People lean in to hear over the noise […]
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Mutual aid, speed dating, polka, and Satanic Panic
Now through Saturday, Logan Square Mutual Aid (LSMA) is looking for volunteers. Today and tomorrow, the group needs help calling or texting families to arrange the week’s food deliveries. Friday they’re looking for help sorting food and packing bags for Saturday’s drop-off (work shifts from 2-4 PM and/or 4-7 PM; work space at LSMA’s free […]
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Reeling online, Between Friends, Black heritage in Evanston, dating at the Hideout
Today is the final day for the online portion of this year’s Reeling: the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. The 40th annual celebration of LGBTQ+ filmmakers and new queer cinema hosted in-person screenings over the last few weeks at the Music Box, Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, and Chicago Filmmakers, but today’s offerings are solely online—which […]
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Dating at a distance
What it’s like to virtually flirt at the hot new first-date spot: Google Hangouts
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For a good time, come all over the dating satire Grindr the Opera
Pride Films and Plays’ new musical gleefully skewers the modern gay-dating scene.
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How to get laid without freaking out
Advice for a victim of sexual abuse and rape. Plus: Help, I snooped and discovered what I most feared!
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‘Spinning Singles’ search for love atop a Ferris wheel—in 12 minutes or less
At the Navy Pier’s speed dating event, 90 participants tried to make a love connection while trapped in a tiny gondola 150 feet in the air.
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Dating during chemotherapy isn’t easy
Trapped in a failing body, a single white female twentysomething cancer patient joins Tinder.
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That moment the relationship got complicated
Six short stories of dating difficulties.
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In Fear of Dying, Erica Jong explores sex and death in the age of Internet dating
And renounces the zipless fuck for good.
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Aziz Ansari is the dating guru we didn’t realize we needed
The comedian blends zaniness with sharp observations about love in the Internet age in his book Modern Romance.
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Reader designer has designs on a mate—is it you?
One of our readers’ awesome single friends is ready for her close-up.
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Streeterville lawyer wouldn’t object to meeting the right guy
One of our readers’ awesome single friends is ready for his close-up.
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Globe-trotting Iowa grad wants to learn the language of love
One of our readers’ awesome single friends is ready for her close-up.
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Teamster seeks a more perfect union—with you, girl
One of our readers’ awesome single friends is ready for his close-up.