LOVE


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How changing institutions will define relationships

The institutions where people meet are changing, which could lead to more online forms of meeting and dating. The American Enterprise Institute’s Dan Cox finds this commodification and gamification of relationships troubling.
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Where the next generation of online dating is headed

People are bad at marketing themselves in online dating, says sociologist and dating expert Jess Carbino. Here’s how she thinks dating platforms could use AI to help make better matches.
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How people are rethinking happily ever after

More people than ever are living unmarried and marrying later in life. But many brands are still selling coupledom, says relationship columnist Meredith Goldstein. Here’s how she sees the future of relationships and modern love.
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How expressing love will change ‘putting a ring on it’

As digital media takes a bigger role in how people express love, that’s changing what people want from love tokens like rings and diamonds, says Pandora Jewelry North America President Luciano Rodembusch.
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What business and institutions need to know about changing norms of love

How will people meet their partners? How many will they have at once, and over their lifetimes? These answers are changing, and increasingly technology and platforms are playing a role. What the Future Editor Matt Carmichael outlines how love in all its forms will drive how people live, spend, relate and even vote.