Dating & Sex

Dating today can sometimes feel like an extreme sport. One minute you’re swiping through a sea of "just looking for vibes," and the next, someone is treating you like you’re the star of a 90s rom-com. They’re texting you good morning, sending you your favorite coffee, and telling you that they’ve never felt this way …

First dates can feel as high stress as a first interview. You commit to a sit-down dinner or a multi-round drink session, only to realize within five minutes that the vibe isn't there. Now you’re trapped calculating the minimum polite amount of time before you can ask for the check.Enter the 45-minute date—the ultimate micro-date …

Trying to date casually without signaling what you actually want is a recipe for awkward conversations, mixed signals, and mismatched expectations. On OBC, singles are looking for everything from low-stakes date nights, weekend flings, reliable FWBs, but to be successful, your profile should do the heavy lifting for you.Writing an honest dating app bio doesn't …

Let's be honest: online dating has a scammer problem.Whether it's fake profiles, romance scams, catfish accounts, or people trying to move conversations off-platform as quickly as possible, scammers make online dating less fun, less trustworthy, and less effective for everyone.At OBC, we're constantly working to keep scammers off the platform and make sure our members …

Remember when dating was about flirting, stealing hoodies, and maybe finding someone who actually knew their way around a G-spot? Yeah, us too. But lately, trying to meet up like a mixed martial arts tournament.According to a recent piece by Vox, modern dating has become insanely combative. We’ve turned romance into a battlefield, and the …

We all love the idea of a rom-com meet-cute. You know the one: you bump into a gorgeous stranger at a cozy coffee shop, you both reach for the same dropped book, your eyes meet, and the rest is history. It sounds great, but lately, there has been a massive wave of cultural pressure to …

Did you catch that recent HuffPost op-ed making the rounds? The one talking about how dating apps are completely rewriting the rules on younger men dating older women? For decades, society acted like an age gap was a one-way street (cue the cliché older guy with the sports car). But the script has officially flipped. …

InStyle recently dropped an article pointing to a massive trend we at OBC have known about for ages: the romance genre in books, TV, and movies is absolutely exploding because real-life dating has switched gears. People are trading in dates looking for The One for Bridgerton marathons, and swapping out ghosting for a guaranteed Happily …

Let’s be incredibly real for a second. We’ve all been there: the date was a solid 10/10, the banter was flowing, and the chemistry was off the charts. Then, you decide to go back to their place.You walk through the door, and boom—you’re hit with the ultimate ick. We’re talking a mattress on the floor …

Let’s be incredibly real for a second: dating can sometimes feel like a part-time job you didn’t sign up for. You match with someone, they look cute on paper, the banter in the app is decent, and you decide to meet up. But five minutes into the actual date, you feel... absolutely nothing. No spark. …