Alie Benge on dating

Illustration: Tina Tiller

Easy to love: Adventures in online dating

Alie Benge signed up to a dating app with a sense of dread. What she found restored her faith in people – and in love itself.

By Alie Benge | 2nd January, 2021

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Image: Tina Tiller

The more loving one

In the final instalment of her column about her adventures in online dating, Alie Benge ponders a world that isn't afraid of love.

By Alie Benge | 17th October, 2020

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I quit online dating to sit with my loneliness. And then I met someone great

In the latest instalment of her column about her adventures in online dating, Alie Benge makes a real connection – and wonders why she can't shake the need for romantic love.

By Alie Benge | 10th October, 2020

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Illustration: Tina Tiller

And Jesus makes three

In the latest instalment of her series chronicling the ins and outs of dating in 2020, Alie Benge details the unique challenges of dating while Christian.

By Alie Benge | 26th September, 2020

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The dating committee will see you now

As a wise philosopher once said, 'If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends'.

By Alie Benge | 19th September, 2020

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Come on baby, light my fire

You can be attracted to someone on an app, but you don’t know if there’s anything between you until you interact in real life – the air either crackles around you or it doesn’t.

By Alie Benge | 5th September, 2020

Contributing writer

Illustration: Tina Tiller

Easy to love: Adventures in online dating

Alie Benge signed up to a dating app with a sense of dread. What she found restored her faith in people – and in love itself.

By Alie Benge | 29th August, 2020

Contributing writer