summertime date ideas
summertime date ideas
Love

10 social distancing date ideas for couples to try this summer

Planning summertime dates might’ve been fun and easy in the past, but as we weather the…

casper friendly ghosting
casper friendly ghosting
Dating

How it feels to be “Caspered,” aka a victim of friendly ghosting

“So I Caspered her,” Matt* said flatly as he took a sip of his second…

what is fleabagging
what is fleabagging
Love

What is fleabagging? Here’s how to stop this self-sabotaging behavior

Remember when you didn’t know what “ghosting” meant? Me neither. It perfectly describes a dating…

lgbtq couple
lgbtq couple
Love

How 4 LGBTQ couples are taking care of each other during the pandemic

Without the parades, Pride looks different this year—but that just means that LGBTQ people across…

quarantine anniversary
quarantine anniversary
Lifestyle

10 fun ideas for celebrating your anniversary in quarantine

Whether it’s your first, fifth, or fifteenth year together, celebrating your anniversary with your loved…

moving in with partner
moving in with partner
Love

6 lessons you learn when you move in with a significant other for the first time

Just two months after my partner and I moved in together, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…

Love

3 women share how their dating game has changed during quarantine, for better and for worse

No matter how you spin it, dating is a tricky business. Just finding someone you…

when to move on from a relationship
when to move on from a relationship
Love

Is your partner letting you down? Here’s why experts believe it might be time to move on

There’s no such thing as a perfect relationship. You and your partner are expected to…

date night box review, at home date ideas
date night box review, at home date ideas
Love

A “Date Night In a Box” helped my partner and I reconnect during quarantine

About three months ago, my partner and I moved in together. We made a home…

breakup during coronavirus
breakup during coronavirus
Love

Going through a breakup during coronavirus sucks—here’s how experts want you to cope

Going through a breakup under normal circumstances is tough enough. But breaking up while social distancing…

cheating infidelity sex IRL
cheating infidelity sex IRL
Love

Sex IRL: 8 people explain how cheating has affected their relationships with their partners and themselves

Not everyone’s comfortable talking about their sex life, but knowing what goes on in other…

first date tips
first date tips
Lifestyle

The biggest first date dos and don’ts, according to relationship experts

A lot of pressure rides on first dates. They’re basically like interviews, but instead of…

how to move on from a breakup
how to move on from a breakup
Love

5 surprising habits that will keep you from moving on after a breakup, according to experts

It doesn’t matter if you were in a relationship for five months or five years;…

what to say on dating apps
what to say on dating apps
Love

7 messages to send on dating apps, if the convo is dragging, according to experts

There may come a moment, while messaging someone on a dating app, when the conversation…

wedding_photo
wedding_photo
Weddings

Here’s how long the average couple dates before getting married

After dealing with the fact that denim-clad Britney and Justin didn’t end up together, we…

what to text after first date
what to text after first date
Love

What to text someone after a first date, according to experts

There was a time when we simply agonized about getting dressed and going on a…

I cheated on my boyfriend but it was more complicated than I thought
I cheated on my boyfriend but it was more complicated than I thought
Love

I kissed another man and learned cheating isn’t as black-and-white as it seems

Originally posted on October 17, 2019. “We broke up because she made out with someone…

Dating in your twenties, dating advice
Dating in your twenties, dating advice
Love

I went on 10k hours of dates in my 20s—and here are the 10 lessons I learned

As a hopeless romantic who was raised on rom-coms, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson’s film…

lucy hale
lucy hale
News

Lucy Hale says she “loves being single,” and her thoughts on her dating history are so relatable

Actress Lucy Hale is spilling the nitty-gritty details about life behind what she sees as…

Online dating League Live
Online dating League Live
Love

I tried video speed dating on my phone—here’s what happened

In an era of swiping and liking, sending emojis and GIFs instead of actual sentences,…