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Dating Advice
‘If You’re Not Dating Then What Are You Doing?’: The Joy Of Focusing On Nothing ...
Pema Bakshi
25 Jan. 2022
Books & Art
8 Books Making Us Rethink Love & Dating In 2022
Maybelle Morgan
20 Jan. 2022
Valentine's Day
How To Handle Valentine’s Day When You’re In A Brand New ...
Kasandra Brabaw
20 Jan. 2022
Relationships
With ‘Dry Dating’ On The Rise, Here Are Our Tips For A Sober Good...
With our ever-present desire to keep things nonchalant in our love lives, ‘grabbing a drink’ has become the modern date default. With ambiguous
by Pema Bakshi
Relationships
7 Things Happy Couples Do Differently
by Nicole Yorio Jurick
Relationships
Age-Gap Relationships Can Be Complicated – But So Is Judging Them
I don’t know any happy relationship that isn’t odd in its own way. Add a 13-year age gap into the mix and it doesn’t make things more ‘normal&#
by Elly Parsons
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Relationships
This Is How Many Gen Z & Millennials Are Looking For A Relationsh...
The New Year is a time for taking stock, making resolutions and figuring out what you want from the next 12 months. If you’re single, this can mean r
by Nick Levine
Relationships
How To Spot Emotional Intelligence In A Partner
Dating as a woman who feels a lot isn’t easy. The fear of being called “crazy” became so overwhelming that I learned to keep my emotions to m
by Ellen Nguyen
Living
Gambitting: How To Approach Your Dating Life Like A Game Of Chess
Sitting in her local Italian restaurant, putting the world to rights, Issy’s* Tinder date is going to plan. Her outfit of jeans and a nice top is fancy b
by Lucy Robinson
Relationship Advice
Can It Be ‘Too Soon’ To Meet Someone’s Parents?
Your partner has impressed all your friends, charmed your coworkers with their social grace, and even bonded with your sibling that one time. In theory, th
by Cory Stieg
Living
‘Spontani-Dating’: The Post-Lockdown Dating Trend We&...
It bears repeating: the pandemic has changed the way we approach dating in more ways than one. Since the world has tentatively opened back up, we’ve thro
by Ellen Nguyen
Relationship Advice
You Can Stop Trying To Befriend Your Partner's Sibling
Charming a partner’s parents is a piece of cake compared to dealing with the wrath of a very judgmental sibling. Best case scenario, you get along we
by Cory Stieg
Relationship Advice
Yes, It’s Okay To Flirt Even If You’re In A Relationship
“You’re such a flirt.” There’s a reason this phrase is so common. For some people, flirting is how they relate to others. They laug
by Kasandra Brabaw
Living
9 Love Superstitions To Laugh At (Or Stress Over)
by Sara Coughlin
Living
These Are The Dating Trends To Look Out For In 2022
When it comes to dating apps, it pays to be as clued up as possible. That way, you can avoid all the worst dating trends like benching and that old holiday
by Nick Levine
Single Files
My Dad Is Chronically Ill & It Makes Dating Complicated
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
by Sabrina Qiao
Horoscopes
How Each Zodiac Sign Acts When They Have A Crush
by Sara Coughlin
Wellness
Why It’s So Hard To Sleep After A Breakup
After a breakup, you might find yourself crying on the subway and checking your ex’s social media five times a day. Breakups absolutely affect us emotion
by Erika W. Smith
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Relationships
How To Recognise Negging (So You Can Avoid Men Who Do It)
“In one more drink, I’ll be ready to hit on you.” “You’re too much of a nice girl for me.” “I like your shoes, they look really comfortable.?
by Erika W. Smith
Entertainment
Love Hard Is Riding The Dating Wave Of Women Prioritising ...
At the age of 14 I fell in love with a boy called Nick Darling. A name you’d expect to find in the pages of a Meg Cabot book, Nick was everything my Alex
by Lakeisha Goedluck
Relationships
Why A Road Trip Is The Ultimate Relationship Test
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m a hopeless romantic, an absolute sucker for big rom-com moments in real life. So when my ex-boyfriend (side no
by Bree Grant
Relationships
What A Hideous Christmas Gift From My Ex Taught Me About Relation...
My high school boyfriend bought me the ugliest dress of all time for Christmas. No, seriously. It was mixed-media ugly, and consisted of a light blue sweat
by Cory Stieg
Wellness
I Got A Love Reading From A Psychic & This Is What It Was Like
Over the past few months, I’ve gotten Tarot readings and astrological tips about how I should approach my love life. So when the platform Keen invited me
by Erika W. Smith
Living
Benching Is The Tired Dating Trend Making An Unholy Return
“One minute we’re talking about how we would decorate a new place together, the next, trying to organise a simple coffee catch-up is like pulling teeth
by Pema Bakshi
Single Files
After My Breakup, I Looked For Comfort In The Kitchen
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
by Shayna Goodman
Sex
How To Make Your Breakup Stick (For Real This Time)
For many people, the term “clean breakup” is an oxymoron. And the longer the relationship, the harder it can be to completely remove themselves
by Maria Del Russo
Horoscopes
9 Zodiac Sign Compatibility Theories People Swear By
by Sara Coughlin
Dating Advice
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Makeout Sessions
by Erika W. Smith
Living
Why You Might Be Attracted To Chaos In Your Love Life & How To Un...
Toni Tone is a writer and television personality and starred in Channel 4’s reality series Highlife. In her new book, I Wish I Knew This Earlier, she
by Toni Tone
Wellness
How To Break Up With A Long-Distance Partner
Nobody likes to be the one to pull the plug on a relationship and adding distance to the equation doesn’t make things any easier. Depending on the si
by Mary Paige Nesfeder
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