Lauren Hayes

Lauren Hayes

Curates strange, sweet, and unique real-life romance stories.
Specializes in relationship humor, puns, and comedic delivery.
BA in English, minor in Creative Writing from SUNY Geneseo.

Experience

Lauren Hayes knows that sometimes you just want a good story. In the Fun Reading section, she curates the strange, the sweet, and the stranger-than-fiction: real-life tales, odd little phenomena, and the kind of reads that end up in your group chat. Lauren also writes for the Punchlines category because love is funny, and she leans all the way in. She crafts dating jokes, relationship puns, and one-liners built to earn a laugh instead of a left-on-read.

Articles

How to Tell If Someone Blocked You on Instagram: Read This Before You Make a Finsta Just to Check

One minute you’re casually scrolling, the next you’re typing their username into the search bar, watching it load, and then… nothing. Their profile is gone. Or is it?...

Silhouette of a person walking alone through a heavy winter blizzard forest, evoking third man syndrome.

Ever Heard Of Third Man Syndrome? Crazy Real-Life Stories Of People Who Were Saved By A Ghost Companion

Imagine being completely lost in a freezing blizzard, or trapped on a crumbling mountain peak, entirely convinced you aren’t going to make it home. It’s just you, the...

Woman sitting alone at a table working on a laptop, reflecting modern dating in your 30s.

Dating in Your 30s: Why We Need to Stop Lowering Our Standards Just Because We’re Lonely

Hitting your 30s brings a beautiful wave of self-awareness, but it also comes with a weird, unspoken social pressure, especially when your Friday nights start looking a lot...

Lauren Hayes

Experience

Articles

How to Tell If Someone Blocked You on Instagram: Read This Before You Make a Finsta Just to Check

Ever Heard Of Third Man Syndrome? Crazy Real-Life Stories Of People Who Were Saved By A Ghost Companion

Dating in Your 30s: Why We Need to Stop Lowering Our Standards Just Because We’re Lonely

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