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The refused emotion: How Indian women's anger gets managed out of existence
By Sharvani Togata (27 Oct 2026)
The refused emotion: How Indian women's anger gets managed out of existence
The conversation follows a predictable sequence. A woman says she was hurt, or that she needs clarity, or that something that happened was not acceptable. And then, somewhere in the responses that follow from the man, from her friends, from the wellness account she follows, the subject changes.
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The death of intentional dating: How strategic ambiguity became the default
By Sharvani Togata (22 Oct 2026)
The death of intentional dating: How strategic ambiguity became the default
The man on the other side of the screen has no such calculation. He says "let's see where things go" and means it exactly as stated: he will see where things go, with her, and with the family-arranged candidates his mother is curating and with the other matches in his queue.
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Written validation for getting onto THIS dating app.

The refused emotion: How Indian women's anger gets managed out of existence
By Sharvani Togata (27 Oct 2026)
The refused emotion: How Indian women's anger gets managed out of existence
The conversation follows a predictable sequence. A woman says she was hurt, or that she needs clarity, or that something that happened was not acceptable. And then, somewhere in the responses that follow from the man, from her friends, from the wellness account she follows, the subject changes.
See More
The death of intentional dating: How strategic ambiguity became the default
By Sharvani Togata (22 Oct 2026)
The death of intentional dating: How strategic ambiguity became the default
The man on the other side of the screen has no such calculation. He says "let's see where things go" and means it exactly as stated: he will see where things go, with her, and with the family-arranged candidates his mother is curating and with the other matches in his queue.
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Verified means nothing: The structural failures Indian  women navigate on dating apps
By Sharvani Togata (10 Sep 2026)
Verified means nothing: The structural failures Indian women navigate on dating apps
That badge is supposed to be a trust signal: the platform awards it after a user submits a pose-matching selfie, confirming a real person is behind the account. What it cannot confirm is whether the profile photos are actually of you; it verifies consistency, not identity.
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The dating recession: Why 70% of young adults have stopped trying
By Sharvani Togata (08 Sep 2026)
The dating recession: Why 70% of young adults have stopped trying
An analysis of why a generation that wants love is not dating
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The disappearance of courtship
By Sharvani Togata (02 Sep 2026)
The disappearance of courtship
Modern dating didn't get harder because people changed; it got harder because the infrastructure that made meeting each other easy was quietly dismantled.
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Verified means nothing: The structural failures Indian  women navigate on dating apps
By Sharvani Togata (10 Sep 2026)
Verified means nothing: The structural failures Indian women navigate on dating apps
That badge is supposed to be a trust signal: the platform awards it after a user submits a pose-matching selfie, confirming a real person is behind the account. What it cannot confirm is whether the profile photos are actually of you; it verifies consistency, not identity.
See More
The dating recession: Why 70% of young adults have stopped trying
By Sharvani Togata (08 Sep 2026)
The dating recession: Why 70% of young adults have stopped trying
An analysis of why a generation that wants love is not dating
See More
The disappearance of courtship
By Sharvani Togata (02 Sep 2026)
The disappearance of courtship
Modern dating didn't get harder because people changed; it got harder because the infrastructure that made meeting each other easy was quietly dismantled.
See More