A few years ago, my partner introduced me to a concept he calls "a baseball bat gift." It's a gift that you get for someone with the purpose of then using

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In an effort to avoid the generic trap of saying, "hey," plenty of online daters have turned to clever pickup lines as an opening message to their

While we like to think of winter as a time filled with nothing but guilt-free, cozy TV show binges on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate, reality is a

When you're looking for a thoughtful, last-minute gift for your partner, tickets to see a show is an obvious way to go. After all, experiential gifts are

Whether you’re watching porn with a partner to bring a little novelty into a long term relationship or you just like the voyeuristic thrill of looking

You may not always understand why you have certain sexual fantasies, but you can rest assured that — no matter what shape or form they take — it’s

It's usually hyperbole to call December the "most wonderful time of the year," but, if the recent planetary movements are any indication, this month very

After getting back from a trip, a friend of mine learned that her boyfriend had gone to a strip club and gotten a lap dance, which felt like a clear

"You up?" has a way of taking texts with an acquaintance from flirty to frustrating very quickly. But sometimes, when you just want to get laid, it can be

Depending who you ask, flirting can feel like a delightful game of witty repartee or an awkward conversational dance where no one knows the steps. If only

Chances are, at least one person you know has met their partner using a dating app. Male or female, regardless of what you identify as or what you like

When the online dating service Ashley Madison was infamously hacked in 2015, some people (me) thought that there's no way a website that actually helps

We've been told for decades now that half of all marriages end in divorce — and that it's only getting worse. But, as is the case with most "facts" that

Cheating, in all its various forms, can be an extremely complex and personal issue for any couple. But that doesn't mean there aren't general trends we

As told to by Anonymous. I’m 26, run a $3-million fashion company, and I don’t date the way most Americans do: I want an arranged marriage. I was

People aren't having as much sex as they used to, and it's apparently a whole thing, according to The Atlantic's December cover story, written by Kate

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

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When most of us think of the word "crush," we're transported back to middle school. Crushes feel juvenile, with the giggling and the doodling your

Traditionally, October gets its scary reputation from Halloween, but this year we're betting that Venus will deserve some of the credit, too. On Friday,

When my mom was 18, she went on a lot of dates with men she didn't actually like. Maybe that sounds like a sad story: The teenage girl who doesn't know

One of the cardinal rules of breakups is that after a relationship ends, both parties are just supposed to "focus on themselves," as if turning away from

Sugar dating burst onto our radars in the last couple years. While some people are very open about their experiences as a sugar baby, sugar daddy, or

Unless you're a rock star on tour, a paleontologist digging for bones in far-reaches of the world, or have some other job that keeps you out of the 9-to-5

"I need to find myself," is the type of thing that people say right before they announce a break from dating, decide to go on a silent meditation retreat,

The following is an excerpt from Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative And Emotionally Abusive People —And Break Free by Stephanie Sarkis, PhD. Published