Women fly first on Bumble: How app’s features offer potential change to dating game

February 10, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Arts and Culture editor Robby Poffenberger and I recently looked at the dating apps Tinder and Mutual. Though these studies were not scientifically rigorous, we did find some interesting trends. This week, we looked into Bumble. This app has a distinct difference—women message first. Alec Osborne, a Bumble user in the area, explained why he […]

It’s Complicated: Reagan offers flirting tips

February 4, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Reagan,How do I indicate to someone I don’t know very well that I find them attractive? Flirting is hard enough as it is, but lately, I’ve found that I’m hesitant to approach women for fear that I’ll come off as overly forward or creepy. Any advice?Cordially,Bearded and Bored Dear Bearded, The initial stages of […]

Survey of local Tinder profiles unearths most common features

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Pictures by waterfalls. Name dropping The Office. Mirror selfies. If you’ve ever found yourself swiping through Tinder, America’s most popular dating app, and asking yourself the question “Why do so many of these look the same?” — you’re not alone. Last week, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Brandee Watters and I set out to find the […]

Serial dating is the new monogamy

January 9, 2017

Reading Time: 5 minutes Blonde hair, blue eyes, attractive, successful, Clint Pulver is missing nothing in his life. The 29-year-old is the perfect example of an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The motivational speaker and role model for youth is sitting in a tiny plane he is controlling. Next to him sits a […]

Jesse Ruins Relationships: How my marriage failed

September 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Those who follow my stories know that I’m the definition of a non-traditional student: I’ve been in school for ten years, I have two kids and I turn 30 this year. You’ve also probably realized by now that I enjoy writing things to be humorous. Today I decided to switch that up a bit, and […]

How to lose a guy in ten ways

October 15, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brooke Morrill | Photo Director | @brookemorrill Photo credit: Valerie Cheatham   There are times in life when you find yourself on dates you would rather not repeat. Boys say they want honesty if you don’t want to date them; however, girls hear boys complain when the truth is told. You may have been set […]

The Attraction

October 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Attraction is an interesting thing. I have noticed that many base their attraction on a first love, a first kiss or a first crush. Another determining factor when it comes to attraction is culture. When I went to Snow College there was a house where a bunch of guys from Hong Kong and Macau lived. […]

The Attraction

October 22, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Each person’s definition of attraction is different and usually acuired at a young age. In my opinion, it is also largly influenced by culture.