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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.

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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.

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Match graphic

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three screenshots of the archer dating app featuring profiles and pictures

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chest-down closeup of one business woman clutching stomach in an office

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Woman's hand with long fake pink nails on a pink glittery background

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High angle view of two red old-fashioned telephone receivers on turquoise background

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A close of a man who is pleasuring himself, with a thought bubble above his head, picturing another person.

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yellow condom on black background

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A close up of lube on a light pink background.

A close up of lube on a light pink background.

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Close-up Of A Man's Hand Unzipping Blue Jeans

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