Dating Advice

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you’re in a new relationship, Valentine’s Day can be more of a source of anxiety than anything else. Are you going to spend February 14 with someone

If you’re single and dating, you’ve probably been ghosted at some point. You might have been haunted (that’s when a ghost keeps lurking your soci

If you’ve ever been on a date with someone you met on an app, you’ve probably had a well-intentioned friend or family member ask you, “Are you sure i

“ I just want to tell you that I’ve had enough.” NSYNC, Bye Bye Bye, 2000 One year ago this month, I deleted all of my dating apps. No fanfare, no ch