Speed Mingle’s Dating Slang Scan Deep Dive
The Rise of “Contra Dating”: Why Looking for a Short Time, Not a Long Time, is the New Summer Mood
Published on Friday, June 12, 2026Summer is traditionally the season of heatwaves, iced coffees, and the sudden, urgent desire to c...
No Games, No Waste: Why Modern Daters Are ‘Hardballing’ from Day One
Published on Friday, June 5, 2026
If you have stepped foot on the modern dating battlefield recently, you are intimately familiar with...
The Rise of Hot Take Dating: Redefining Modern Romance
🧵 The Death of Dating Small Talk
"So... nice weather we're having, huh?" ❌ RIP to the safest, most boring first-date opener in history...
Dealing with the “Yap Trap”
Published Friday, May 8, 2026
Welcome back to another edition of Speed Mingle’s Weekly Dating Slang Scan! I’m your host, Alice, and I’...



