The Mating Game is the 2006 debut album by trip-hop duo Bitter:Sweet.

About.com gave it a 4 out of 5 star stating that, "vocalist Shana Halligan and producer/composer Kiran Shahani, the Los Angeles duo known as Bitter:Sweet, have produced a perfectly pleasant bossa nova/electro-pop record," but criticizing the album's similarity with Morcheeba, Portishead, Zero 7, and Goldfrapp.

Blogcritics also gave it a good review and asked "what else would you name something that makes beautiful music tinged with a slow seductive shade of melancholy?"

"[2] The songs "Bittersweet Faith" and "Our Remains" were featured in the film The Devil Wears Prada.

The song "Dirty Laundry" has been featured in commercials for Victoria's Secret and Heineken.