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  • Share your pronouns on your OkCupid profile

    Share your pronouns on your OkCupid profile

    Match over what matters to you
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    Sep 10
    The Best Local Dating Spots in the U.S. According to People Who Actually Date

    The Best Local Dating Spots in the U.S. According to People Who Actually Date

    Here are the 2018 OkCupid + Yelp Daters’ Choice Awards winners
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    Jul 16
    What it means when your OkCupid match has the ACLU #RightToLove badge

    What it means when your OkCupid match has the ACLU #RightToLove badge

    Your date’s support of the ACLU reveals a lot more about them than you may think
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    Jun 28
    OkCupid hits the streets at NYC Pride

    OkCupid hits the streets at NYC Pride

    Take a look at our favorite shots from LGBTQ celebration 🏳️‍🌈
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    Jun 27
    Vote for the best dating spots in the OkCupid Daters’ Choice Awards!

    Vote for the best dating spots in the OkCupid Daters’ Choice Awards!

    Together with Yelp, we’re polling daters for the best date spots in the U.S. right now
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    Jun 8
    OkCupid’s new ACLU #RightToLove badge helps you filter for dates looking for love — and justice

    OkCupid’s new ACLU #RightToLove badge helps you filter for dates looking for love — and justice

    In response to the Masterpiece Supreme Court decision, we’ve teamed up with the ACLU so you can easily find people who support the…
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    OkCupid
    Jun 6
    Where have you seen our DTF campaign?

    Where have you seen our DTF campaign?

    We’re redefining DTF across the country — and we’ve found that you are, too
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    Mar 22
    Our conversation with Emma Gray, author of “A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance”

    Our conversation with Emma Gray, author of “A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance”

    We sat down with Gray to chat how dating is different now in the age of Trump and #metoo
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    Mar 14
    We’ve Got Surprises For You at SXSW in Austin

    We’ve Got Surprises For You at SXSW in Austin

    We’re DTFiesta in Austin. Join OkCupid all week for music, panels and freebies
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    Mar 9
    Time’s up for DTF

    Time’s up for DTF

    Journalist Jasmine Lobe, who bravely spoke about harassment at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, reflects on the past, present and future of…
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    Feb 13
    In 2018, people are more open to love that crosses borders than ever before

    In 2018, people are more open to love that crosses borders than ever before

    Together with Rosetta Stone, we’re releasing our first Language of Love Report — just in time for Valentine’s Day
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    OkCupid
    Feb 12
    How to make a great dating profile

    How to make a great dating profile

    We have 7 (easy) insider tips on how to set up your profile
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    Feb 11
    Enter for a Chance to Win $250 in Our Essay Prompt Sweepstakes

    Enter for a Chance to Win $250 in Our Essay Prompt Sweepstakes

    Share your best answers to our brand-new essay prompts for the chance to win big.
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    OkCupid
    Feb 6
    More images from our DTF campaign revealed

    More images from our DTF campaign revealed

    Check out 15 provocative images, from artists Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari, that redefine DTF
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    OkCupid
    Jan 10
    Let’s flip the script on DTF

    Let’s flip the script on DTF

    Dating deserves better, and so do you
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    Jan 2
    The #IStandWithPP Badge Is Back

    The #IStandWithPP Badge Is Back

    Our #IStandWithPP badge is back by popular demand
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    Dec 28, 2017
    #OkCupidStory Roundup: Best of 2017

    #OkCupidStory Roundup: Best of 2017

    Looking back on who found love on OkCupid
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    Dec 28, 2017
    New OkCupid Connection Cards Help You Send Better Messages

    New OkCupid Connection Cards Help You Send Better Messages

    When there’s a match in DoubleTake, you’ll see profile highlights to kick off a conversation
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    Dec 22, 2017
    An Open Letter on Why We’re Removing Usernames, Addressed to the Worst Ones We’ve Ever Seen

    An Open Letter on Why We’re Removing Usernames, Addressed to the Worst Ones We’ve Ever Seen

    Or best, depending on how you look at it—sorry, DoritoprincessXO
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    Dec 21, 2017
    Daters got woke in 2017

    Daters got woke in 2017

    Not only did the use of “woke” increase by 50%, but politics and social issues were also at the forefront of conversation this year
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    OkCupid
    Dec 19, 2017
    How to Represent All of Dating in One Painting

    How to Represent All of Dating in One Painting

    Muralist Bill Rebholz depicts the emotional journey of dating in new OkCupid office mural
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    Dec 13, 2017
    Why OkCupid is changing how you message

    Why OkCupid is changing how you message

    A guide to how—and why—it works
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    Dec 11, 2017
    Feminism in Dating: It’s not about making the first move, but having the choice

    Feminism in Dating: It’s not about making the first move, but having the choice

    Our data shows that women who consider themselves feminist aren’t any more likely to want to pursue someone they’re interested in
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    Dec 8, 2017
    OFFICIAL RULES: Enter to Win a $500 Gift Card in the Discovery Sweepstakes

    OFFICIAL RULES: Enter to Win a $500 Gift Card in the Discovery Sweepstakes

    You can now search for people based on interest on OkCupid Discovery, and we think that’s cool—so were giving away $500.
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    Dec 7, 2017
    With OkCupid Discovery, OkCupid is the only dating app that helps you search for shared passions

    With OkCupid Discovery, OkCupid is the only dating app that helps you search for shared passions

    OkCupid Discovery lets users search thousands of interests to find their person
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    OkCupid
    Dec 7, 2017
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