Dating Advice

My high school boyfriend bought me the ugliest dress of all time as a Christmas gift. No, seriously. It was mixed-media ugly, and consisted of a light blue

When my ex first floated the idea of polyamory to me, I didn’t know how to feel. Was I not enough for her? Was she not as committed to the relationship a

My dating app inboxes are full of dozens of conversations just like this: “Hey,” a match messages me. “Hi,” I respond. “How are you?” they say.

When my mother found out I had penetrative sex for the first time, I was grounded for two weeks. I was 15 and my father was sure I’d been raped. Desp

Ghosting, breadcrumbing, paperclipping, stashing… get ready to add another dating term to your vocabulary: curving. First documented by Brittany Cox of T

I climbed into bed in my tiny Shoreditch flatshare. It was 1 a.m. on a Friday night and I’d just returned home after my eighth disappointing date in a mo

While it might feel extreme to write “swipe left if you’re an Aquarius” on your Tinder profile, some people consider astrological compatibility when

Most people are terrified of “settling” in their relationships. But don’t we all fall in love with imperfect partners in the end? Susan* is a

I dated the way I drank. In binges, marked by regret and heartbreak. Never knowing when to stop.  My first kiss was at age 12. My second was at 18, th

If this were a ‘90s rom-com, and I were a beloved (relatable) Hollywood starlet, the mediocre airport bar from which I am writing would make for a superb

I met my boyfriend in the midst of a pandemic — so, as you can imagine, the context for our courtship was particularly unique. We crossed paths during th

My father fell into illness the way Ernest Hemingway described going bankrupt — gradually and then suddenly. At first, there was an accretion of mild ill

I never considered myself to be someone who would put my happiness in someone else’s hands. I’ve always been very independent; I value my space and put

Last fall, I moved from New York City to Europe to intern at a fine-dining restaurant, where I suddenly found myself struggling to blend in with a staff of