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Rachel Thompson

Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

anna iovine, a white woman with curly chin-length brown hair, smiles at the camera

Associate Editor, Features

Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.

Sex, Dating & Relationships

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Bypass content restrictions to access your favorite porn site from anywhere in the world.

02/11/2025

By Joseph Green

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Can AI save dating apps?

Daters are getting sick of apps, but they might need them.

02/11/2025

By Anna Iovine

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Phone with speech bubbles and heart floating out of it, surrounded by silhouettes of couples and singles

The Relationship Experience dating trend: like a situationship but so much worse

It’s not ghosting. It’s harsher than the average situationship. And it’s capable of tripping up even the most red-flag-savvy daters.

02/10/2025

By Aidan Milan

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A zipper constructed of red hearts. At the opening of the zipper, the hearts become broken.

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02/10/2025

By Joseph Green

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How one tweet led me to meet my partner

After seven years on dating apps, it was time to get creative and try something new.

02/08/2025

By Anna Iovine

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Anna Iovine and Kat Tenbarge, two white women with brown hair, are seen emerging from a shining phone screen

Tinder now allows you to search by what you're looking for

From non-monogamy to something "serious."

02/06/2025

By Anna Iovine

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02/06/2025

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02/05/2025

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Valentine's Day gifts for your wife: How to spoil your forever best friend

Gifts that say, "Thanks for putting up with me."

02/04/2025

By Leah Stodart and Miller Kern

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How does orientation affect the dating app experience?

Read an excerpt from 'The Love Fix' by Mashable's own Rachel Thompson.

02/03/2025

By Shannon Connellan

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The cover of "The Love Fix" beside an image of the author Rachel Thompson on a pink background covered in ribbons and sparkles.

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01/31/2025

By Joseph Green

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Sexy Valentine's Day gifts guaranteed to spice things up

Face it: Valentine's Day is the sex holiday.

01/30/2025

By Leah Stodart , Nicole Cammorata , and Bethany Allard

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The best Valentine’s Day gifts for your girlfriend

Skip the heart-shaped jewelry — we're begging you.

01/29/2025

By Nicole Cammorata and Miller Kern

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'Babygirl' finally shows us what subspace feels like

Halina Reijn’s film gives rare insight.

01/28/2025

By Savina Petkova

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Best Valentine's Day gifts for her: Skip the clichés

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01/27/2025

By Leah Stodart and Nicole Cammorata

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Oklahoma Senator introduces bill to criminalize adult content and imprison creators

And if you produce, distribute, or possess porn, you'd face prison.

01/25/2025

By Anna Iovine

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Morning after pill sales boom on Inauguration Day

This week, the government's site on reproductive rights disappeared.

01/23/2025

By Anna Iovine

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01/22/2025

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24 of the best Valentine’s Day gifts for boyfriends

Spoiler alert: No whiskey stones or beard oil appear on this list.

01/21/2025

By Miller Kern and Haley Henschel

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What the Supreme Court hearing about age verification could mean for you

The court's decision could set a new precedent for free speech online.

01/16/2025

By Anna Iovine

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Are we sharing too much too soon while dating online?

Is there such a thing as telling your prospective partner too much?

01/16/2025

By Ria Wolstenholme

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Two speech bubbles, one containing an in-tact red heart, the other containing a broken red heart.

Hinge launches AI-driven prompt feedback to help users write better profiles

If you type in a lazy response to a prompt, the AI feedback will encourage you to "Go a Little Deeper."

01/15/2025

By Anna Iovine

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The 38 best gifts for boyfriends when you have no idea what to get

Pick out a gift that shows him that you "get" him.

01/14/2025

By Miller Kern

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collage of gifts for boyfriends

24 Valentine's Day gifts your husband won't see coming

Get him something he never even knew he needed.

01/14/2025

By Miller Kern and Haley Henschel

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a collage of valentine's day gift ideas for a husband, including a24 screenplay books, a lego set, a pizza oven, a custom yeti cooler, and a carhartt dog coat

How to unblock XVideos for free from any location

Follow these simple steps to bypass online restrictions.

01/09/2025

By Joseph Green

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In this photo illustration, the adult pornographic video-sharing website Xvideos is seen