Doublelist Team 
It’s Friday night, and you are DTF, but you haven’t made any plans. What are your options? Try your luck at a bar or, perhaps, hit up an ex you haven’t talked to for months. Yes, there are tons of matchmaking sites out there, but many of them are a waste of time. Likely, you … Read more
When you’re single, the world of online dating is either full of exciting possibilities or scary ones; a lot of times, it’s both. For the gay community, gay Craigslist alternative dating sites have definitely made singlehood in this day and age, well, gayer, and more thrilling and promising. If you’re looking for a decisive list … Read more
Somebody sends you a message via text or on a dating site saying, “Heyy.” Are you curious about what they mean? Are they flirting? If you’re interested, is there a protocol for how to respond to “heyy”? If you find their message lame and stale, how do you pull the plug on their unashamedly effortless … Read more
Post a listing, wait for a reply, and hook up! Casual dating and casual encounters were made convenient by Craigstlist Personals. The personals platform no longer exists, however. Luckily for the throng of horny folks who used to prowl the hookup listings on Craigslist, the said exodus gave way to a whole slew of Craigslist … Read more
Three is a magic number. The genie gives you three wishes. The third time’s the charm. Three is the perfect number for Pythagoras because it represents “harmony, wisdom and understanding.” The Rule of Three is a writing principle that suggests a set of three (words, ideas, events, etc.) is the ideal set for optimal pattern … Read more
Online dating can run the gamut from casual and fun to serious and romantic. Whatever you’re in the mood for at the moment, whatever you’re looking for in the long term, and whatever your preferred pronoun and chosen gender identity, there’s a little bit of something for everybody. Many popular dating sites have, in fact, … Read more
Yes, degradation can be hot — when done properly and in the right context. When it makes you feel good to feel bad, then you’re a good-for-nothing pervert with a degradation kink. (See what I did there?) How does degradation cause sexual arousal? Can the practice of degrading somebody for sexual pleasure be taken too … Read more
Who doesn’t like being told they’re amazing in bed? Blushing and feeling giddy are natural responses to honeyed words when they’re whispered softly in your ear by your lover. If compliments about how you look, how you do something, or your character make you sexually excited and make sex more gratifying, then you have a … Read more
“Hey you,” or “Are you busy tonight?” You know you’re in a sex rut when you find yourself messaging an ex for a last-minute booty call. This is the easiest and most obvious solution if they don’t mind and they’re DTF anyway. But what if you have other options that are guaranteed to be uncomplicated, … Read more
Countless people spread out far and wide and scoured the internet, en masse, for online spaces that resembled Craigslist personals — after the site was permanently shut down in 2018. After serving the needs of hordes of seekers for 20 years, Craigslist personals left a huge void in the online dating scene. Perhaps one of … Read more