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New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Single women ditch wearing makeup on first dates — and experts encourage it
These ladies are going au natural at their amorous appointments — and loving it. In general, Gen Z has trended towards skipping out on classic date nights like traditional dinners and drinks in favor of more adventurous, active ventures like ocean swims, yoga sessions, or rock climbing. These activities allow potential paramours to get to know each other without the pressure of sitting across from each other and talking for hours on end — though eventually, there comes a point in a relationship where this is necessary. Advertisement The latest move to ease the tension and anxiety of a first date? No makeup, a la Pamela Anderson. 3 The growing trend is also beneficial for those who simply don't enjoy wearing makeup, or don't know how to apply it properly. fizkes – Both Millennials and Gen Zers have taken to the Internet to share their experiences with the movement, and overall, they're psyched about their new looks, and the confidence boosts it can — potentially, as @madisonoud pointed out — bring with it. Advertisement @madisonoud i'm either going to be really proud of myself or hysterically crying in 2 hours ♬ MUTT – Leon Thomas Aside from saving plenty of time getting ready, skipping out on glam can also be helpful for those struggling with perfection compulsions and people-pleasing. Experts say that arriving at a first date fresh-faced can help screen potential suitors who simply aren't a match. 3 If your date doesn't like you as you are, ditch him, many women say. DragonImages – Advertisement 'If someone you date loses interest simply because you weren't wearing makeup, that's useful information,' said Janine O'Brien, a licensed clinical psychologist and relationship therapist, in an interview with Bustle. Women online agree — why waste your time getting ready for someone you barely know, especially when there's a fair chance they didn't do the same? 'Don't see the issue. Men don't do their makeup,' said one comment under @madisonoud's video. 'To your date, [going makeup-free] may communicate confidence, self-acceptance, and authenticity. And that can set the tone for a relationship where you're not afraid to show up as your full self,' O'Brien said. Advertisement Some women are also adopting strategies like wearing more makeup as they go on more dates with the same person — both to show their interest in the other person and to demonstrate that effort goes both ways. 3 Today's generation of women are saying buh-bye to mascara and lip gloss for first dates. Drobot Dean – Gen Z daters are not only ditching makeup — they're apparently also leaving dating apps in the past and turning towards old-fashioned matchmaking services. 'Matchmaking in this country has never been more popular,' Adam Cohen-Aslatei, director of Tawkify matchmaking service, told The Post. 'It's really grown pretty tremendously.' 'Business has never been stronger for Cohen-Aslatei and the company saw its busiest month last year.
New York Post
26-06-2025
- Health
- New York Post
If your relationship doesn't have this, it probably will fail, experts warn
Pucker up! In today's busy world, couples often focus on big gestures — fancy date nights, vacations and therapy sessions — in hopes of keeping their relationship alive. But leading relationship experts are sounding the alarm on something much simpler, yet frequently overlooked: a kiss. This small gesture goes a long way in a relationship. arthurhidden – Not sex, not deep conversation — just a sweet smooch. It may seem minor, but the consequences of skipping this small act could be more serious than many couples realize. Mariah Freya, a sex education expert and co-founder of sex-ed platform Beducated, told the Daily Mail that kissing is the 'most underrated relationship tool.' While couples obsess over how often they're having sex or whether their communication is strong enough, Freya insists they're ignoring one of the most powerful indicators of long-term happiness: genuine, consistent kissing. Mariah Freya, a sex education expert and co-founder of sex-ed platform Beducated, says kissing is the 'most underrated relationship tool.' forma82 – 'Something magical happens when we stop going about kissing in a mechanical way and really focus on it, even if it's for a few seconds more,' Freya told the outlet. 'That's when your brain shifts from 'greeting mode' to 'connection mode.' Your partner literally becomes more attractive to you.' A 2020 study revealed that how often couples kiss is a strong predictor of both sexual and overall relationship satisfaction. But despite its benefits, many couples aren't kissing nearly enough. A 2011 survey found that one in five married couples don't kiss for an entire week. Even more concerning, two in five married people say their kisses last only five seconds or less. Interestingly, age appears to play a role in kissing habits. Those aged 18 to 24 kiss an average of 11 times a week, while five percent of adults over 45 manage to squeeze in more than 31 kisses per week. Still, many adults blame their busy schedules for the decline in physical affection — but experts say that may be something more concerning. 'If kissing fades, it's a subtle sign that something deeper is shifting. It's one of the first signs of emotional disconnection,' Brie Temple, Chief Matchmaker at dating service Tawkify told the outlet. 'Without those soft moments, partners may find themselves feeling like roommates rather than lovers. It's not just an absence of physical touch, but an absence of shared emotional language that keeps relationships close.' In addition to spending more time kissing, if a wedded couple wants their marriage to last, Arthur Brooks, a social science expert and professor who devoted his career to studying love said that every marriage should be built on friendship. 'The goal of your marriage is not passion, it's friendship. This is the goal, you must be close friends, ideally best friends, with your spouse,' Brooks said during his appearance on The Drive podcast.
Pink Villa
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Materialists Star Dakota Johnson Would've Been 'Fired' if She Was Real-Life Matchmaker Says Professional, Know Why
Dakota Johnson has been winning hearts with her brilliant performance in her newest release, Materialists. The actress is portraying the role of a matchmaker while finding herself in a love triangle with Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. While Johnson 's character in the movie seems to be ideal on various levels, a real-life dating coach from N.Y.C., Maria Avgitidis, thinks otherwise. Avgitidis went on to critique the actress' role in Materialists and claimed that the character was flawed, with the director and the makers failing at getting the details correct. She claimed that if such an employee as Johnson's character had been in the business, they would have gotten fired. Maria Avgitidis' comments on Dakota Johnson's portrayal of a matchmaker in Materialists Following the release of the Celine Song directorial, the N.Y.C.-based matchmaker, Maria Avigitidis, sat down for a conversation with People Magazine. She revealed to the media portal that her professional self is far away from the Madame Web actress' portrayal. Avigitidis shared, "I don't see myself in this.' She further added, "I was trying to warn some matchmakers: 'I know you're about to throw a whole movie screening for this. 'Tread carefully.' I don't know what else to tell you." Furthermore, in the talks with the outlet, the matchmaker addressed the point of abuse and violence on the first date, as shown in the film. She claimed that Johnson's character would have been fired in such cases if she existed in real life. 'I've had to fire clients for being bad on dates two times in my 17-year career, but they were able to admit, 'You know what, Maria? Yeah, that was really inappropriate behavior,'' she said. Meanwhile, in her defense, the director, Celine Song, revealed that all the details mentioned in the movie came from real life. The Past Lives filmmaker claimed that her inspiration for Materialists came from her when she was working at Tawkify. Song stated, "The things that are in the movie came from the truth I learned: that there is a very funny, very dark objectification of each other's humanity, and therefore a very real commodification of each other, as we go through this thing that we call dating.' The filmmaker went on to say, "But it's supposed to be in pursuit of love." Materialists is running successfully in theaters, following the big premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Turns Out Women Like Dating Younger, Too, A New 'Major' Study Shows
When it comes to dating, the prevailing belief is that men prefer to date a bit younger, while women go for men a few years older. Global marriage stats back that up, showing that men, on average, are 4.2 years older than their wives in mixed-gender marriages. When asked about their preferences, men and women tend to confirm these assumptions, too. The problem is, past studies have mostly looked at self-reported or online behavior and not considered what happens in the real world. Plus, a lot of studies tend to focus on college students' preferences, simply because of who's available to participate in research at a university. But a 'major' new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that when people actually go on dates, men and women prefer to date younger. Up until now, 'there have been remarkably few studies that capture how adults who are ostensibly seeking a long-term partner feel about potential romantic partners they have met face-to-face,' said study author Paul W. Eastwick, a professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis and co-host of the 'Love Factually' podcast. Given that, when Eastwick heard that Tawkify ― a matchmaking site that sets up dates ― wanted to partner with him to analyze its data, he jumped at the chance. 'It was this amazing opportunity — given the diversity of ages in their sample — to see how a partner's age really impacts first impressions,' the professor told HuffPost. The data Eastwick and his co-authors got their hands on included 6,262 registered Tawkify users, most of whom were middle-aged and diverse in terms of race, income and relationship history. Prior to sending them off on dates, daters were asked about their preferred maximum age for a partner. Like standard good matchmakers, Tawkify took those preferences into account, but they also took some liberties, pairing daters up with people who were older than their stated age threshold if they seemed like a good match. On average, men were paired with women who were four years younger than they were. But there was a range, Eastwick said, from the man being seven years younger than the woman, to the man being 12 years older than the woman (98% of the dates fell within this range). 'This range was determined by the matchmakers' decisions and the nature of the pool they were working with,' he explained. After going on blind dates, each dater was asked to rate how much they enjoyed their date, how attracted they were to the other person and whether they wanted to pursue a second date. The idea was to compare the daters' stated preferences with their actual post-date feelings. What did Eastwick and his team discover? In all three categories ― enjoyment, attraction and interest in a second date ― youth was linked to higher ratings. 'Men say they are attracted to younger women, and that was true: They were slightly more eager to go on a second date with women who were younger than them,' he said. 'The women said they are attracted to older men, but they, too, were slightly attracted to younger men.' The 'true surprise,' Eastwick said, was that the magnitude of the preference for youth was about the same (r = .10 or so, if you're mathematically inclined) for men and women alike. 'This is very surprising given that women say they want an older partner in nearly every study that has ever been conducted,' he said. 'I am inclined to trust this current data, though, in part because only a single other study has ever captured how a partner's age actually affects women's attraction, and they found something similar to what we find.' So what gives? Why do women say they're into older men and then report that they are more interested in the younger men they met? Eastwick thinks women may be underestimating the appeal of younger men ― 'an appeal that comes to the fore when they meet face to face.' 'I think there may be an important difference in what people say they want in the abstract and what appeals to them in the moment when they go on in-person dates,' he explained. Did the researchers note anything different in queer pairings versus straight ones? In the large sample ― 6,262 registered Tawkify users ― there were 100 dates between two men and 100 dates between two women. Given that relatively small number, researchers could't glean anything conclusive about any differences in queer people's preferences. The study was also confined to first dates. Who knows if the appeal of youth lasts into a third date. 'We really don't know what happens from date two and beyond,' Eastwick said. 'It would also be interesting to randomly assign dates with respect to age. The matchmakers are not assigning dates randomly, of course.' Gen Z Is Particularly Weird About Relationship Age Gaps. Here's Why. Women Who Are Still 'Hot' In Their 40s Would Like A Word With You I'm 63. She's 22. Here's What Most People Get Wrong About Our Marriage.
The Independent
27-01-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Men and women equally attracted to younger partners, research finds
Men and women are equally attracted to younger partners, new research suggests. Even if they do not realise it, both sexes tend to slightly prefer younger people when going on a date, according to the study from the University of California, Davis. The research was carried out on around 4,500 people who went on a blind date via a US dating site which matches people based on their interests and who are looking for long-term love. Professor Paul Eastwick, lead author on the study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said: 'After a blind date, participants were slightly more attracted to younger partners, and this trend was equally true for men and women. 'This preference for youth among women will be shocking to many people because, in mixed-gender couples, men tend to be older than women, plus women generally say they prefer older partners. 'But women's preferences on the dates themselves revealed something else entirely.' Men and women find youth a little more appealing in initial attraction setting - whether they know it or not Professor Paul Eastwick, University of California, Davis The study looked at people of all ages, with daters ranging from 22 to 85, who were using the US-based matchmaking company Tawkify. Around half of daters were men and half women, and most people were set up on mixed-sex dates. The researchers also looked at whether women with higher incomes might be inclined to choose younger partners. However, they found very little evidence that income – either their date's or their own – influenced these women's (slight) preference for youth, the researchers said. The study did not look at whether romantic attraction on a first date led to longer-term relationships. Prof Eastwick said his study showed that 'men and women find youth a little more appealing in initial attraction setting – whether they know it or not.'
