Event RoundupOct 29, 202618 min read
Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend (Oct 29 to Nov 1, 2026), ranked by how well they help you meet people: Signal Saigon and Vietnam Premium singles nights, Mundo Lingo on Halloween, Buddies Club and a free costume barbecue.
Event RoundupOct 29, 202619 min read
Things to do in Bangkok this weekend (Oct 29 to Nov 1, 2026), ranked by how well they help you meet people: a singles night at Tony's, OMG! Haunted Hearts at W Bangkok, a Halloween night run, Ghost Circle and Koktail Kraft workshops.
Event RoundupOct 22, 202616 min read
Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend (Oct 22 to 25, 2026), ranked by how well they help you meet people: a Clique83 singles mixer, Mundo Lingo, a seated singles party at Bay Hotel, Buddies Club language exchanges and an old-maps walk.
Event RoundupOct 22, 202617 min read
Things to do in Bangkok this weekend (Oct 22 to 25, 2026), ranked by how well they help you meet people: a singles night at Tony's, slow dating in Ekkamai, a language exchange, Day Dance Dip and Sip & Sound in Ari.
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Deep Dive EssayAug 10, 202614 min read
One arranged meeting through these services runs from 499,000₫ to 990,000₫. In Ho Chi Minh City that same money is a new video game and change from it, or four ninety-minute massages, or a singles event ticket at 690,000₫ where you would meet a roomful of people instead of one, or a week of eating through Grab without cooking.
Deep Dive EssayAug 10, 202617 min read
Most people describe a dating problem as one thing: it isn't working. Push for detail and the answer sharpens into something narrower. Nobody replies to me. Or: they reply, then it dies. Or: I get the date and never a second one. Those are three unrelated problems, and no single product fixes more than one of them.
Deep Dive EssayAug 10, 202610 min read
You go on first dates. They are pleasant enough. Nobody is rude and nothing goes wrong, and then it just ends there, again, and you are wondering what you are doing badly.
Deep Dive EssayAug 10, 20269 min read
Being stood up costs you the evening, the trip across town, and the twenty minutes you spent deciding what to wear. It costs the other person nothing. On most platforms there is no policy at all, because there is nothing to refund and no transaction to reverse.
Deep Dive EssayAug 10, 202613 min read
A paid tier on Tinder or Bumble is sold as a block of time: one month, three, six, or a year, with the longer blocks priced cheaper per month. You pay for the block up front, and it renews on its own when the block runs out unless you cancel.
Deep Dive EssayAug 10, 202610 min read
The scorecard below is built for online matchmaking services: apps and web platforms where an algorithm or a coordinator selects candidates from a pool and arranges the meeting.