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Single Files
I’m 27, I’ve Never Been In A Relationship, & I’m Starting To Think I Never Will ...
Sana Panjwani
Sep 13, 2021
Single Files
I’m A Self-Help Writer. Post-Breakup, I Realized I Didn’t Know How To Help ...
Lisa Cleary
Aug 23, 2021
Single Files
I Dated Different Versions Of The Same Guy For Years. Here’s How I Stopped
Morgan Sullivan
Jul 26, 2021
Single Files
For Years, I Hid My Love Life From My Parents. Now, I’m Learning ...
“What are you supposed to do on a date?” my aunt asked me a few months ago. “Tell me so I don’t look stupid.” We were talking on the phone as she
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Snigdha Bansal
Dating Advice
On Dating Apps, We’re All Each Others’ Ghostwriters
Dating can be a lonely business — but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve known this since the 7th grade, when I fell in puppy love with my first real b
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Molly Longman
Relationships
Say Goodbye To Your Pandemic Partner & Hello To The Great Uncuffing
When Kelvin Bivins and Nicole* first met on a dating app in August 2020, neither of them thought it was a perfect match. Bivins, who goes by KB, introduced
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Molly Longman
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Single Files
It Took Me A Year To Get Over Someone I Never Even Met
He sent me an Alice in Wonderland GIF on Tinder on February 28, 2020. I remember because it was my last normal weekend before COVID hit South Africa, where
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Alice Draper
Single Files
I Found Mr. Right — Unfortunately, He Only Exists In My Romance N...
I like to joke that I’m not single or taken — instead, I’m in love with a fictional character. Characters, if I’m being honest. Exactly when this g
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Alexis Reliford
Wellness
The Pandemic Has Made All Relationships More Complicated — What H...
Before the pandemic, Rachael, a 32-year-old sex and relationships coach, used to host a monthly potluck. “Everyone would bring their partners and friends
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Elly Belle
Single Files
How I Overcame My Fear Of Losing A Year Of Dating During The Pand...
2020 was the year I was supposed to ramp up my commitment to dating, push myself outside my comfort zone, and finally pencil in the time and energy require
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Linne Halpern
At Home Wellness
How To Have The Perfect Virtual Quarantine Date
Last week, I spent an hour getting ready for a date. I pulled off the ratty sweaty pants I’d been wearing for most of my coronavirus quarantine, and hopp
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Molly Longman
Dating Advice
Snow-Globing: The Worst Holiday Dating Trend Ever
I know it’s the holidays, so you’ll have to forgive me for bumming you out with news of a terrible dating trend. It’s called snow-globing, but do
by
Molly Longman
Relationship Advice
12 Safe Experiences Your Partner Wants Instead Of A Gift
by
Cory Stieg
Single Files
I Dated Virtually For A Year — & Found Something Way Better Than ...
“Are you on the apps?” Traditionally, my answer to that question was a straightforward, “No.” Sometimes I’d add my reasoning: “I’d rather mee
by
Serena Kerrigan
Unbothered
Amanda Seales Is Turning Her Radical Outlook on Dating Into An Im...
Amanda Seales isn’t afraid to have provocative conversations. In fact, tackling tough topics seems to be her niche. Now, the Insecure actress and comedia
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Katherine Tinsley
Dating Advice
Apocalypsing: The Dating Trend That Could Happen To Anyone
Over the last 11 months, a few of my more conservative friends have confessed to me that they think we’re in the “End Times.” I don’
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Refinery29 Team
Relationships
What To Gift Your Long-Distance Partner (Besides A Surprise Visit)
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Cory Stieg
Single Files
As A Single, Queer Woman, Lesbian Bars Gave Me A Home
It’s been almost nine months since the pandemic started, and at this point I’ve gotten used to missing things, people, and places that I once took for
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Deniz Sahinturk
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Dating Advice
How To Take A Relationship Break & Not Have It End In Disaster
Twenty-three years after Ross first shouted, “We were on a break!” in an episode of Friends, people are still debating what, exactly, taking a break me
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Erika W. Smith
Dating Advice
Zombieing Is The Dating Trend That’s Spookier Than Ghosting
Even if you’ve never been ghosted — or ever been the ghoster — you probably know what it is: when someone you’re dating or “talk
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Elizabeth Gulino
Single Files
I’m Single & Dating In COVID-19 — & This Is What I’ve Learned
Back in May, two months into lockdown, I found myself newly unemployed, broke, and depressed. I packed up my things, cleaned out my one-bedroom apartment i
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Kimberly Nario
Relationships
These Are The Dating Apps That College Students Actually Use
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Erika W. Smith
Dating Advice
‘Wokefishing’ Is A Uniquely 2020, Uniquely Terrible D...
If the renowned children’s poet Dr. Seuss was single in the US today, I like to think he’d rethink some of his work. For example, we’d probably have
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Refinery29 Team
Dating Advice
Tinder Is Testing Video Chatting For Virtual Dates
Maybe you can hold off on dating for a month, or two or three to focus on building yourself up from the inside. But we’re about five months into a qu
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Michelle Santiago...
Dedicated Feature
Dating In Quarantine: A Comprehensive Guide To Romance In The Age...
It’s 7 p.m. You haven’t left the house in 30-something days. Wait — 40-something? 50? Is it the weekend? What is “the weekend”? Do weeks end? Why
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Eliza Dumais
Date Ideas
Save Money And Spark Romance With These At-Home Date Ideas
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Erika W. Smith
Dating Stories
The Date That Took Me Two Years To Get Over
Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. How I felt when I was with him that o
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Anonymous
Date Ideas
31 First Dates That Aren't Dinner & A Movie
by
Maria Del Russo
Dating Advice
The Pick-Up Lines To Use If You're Single & Flirting This Valenti...
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Cory Stieg
Work & Money
What Real Women Think You Should Spend On Valentine's Day
by
Ludmila Leiva
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