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There comes a time in every relationship where you will have to answer the question: “So… how did you guys meet?” It can be tempting to come up with something like, “Oh, my heel got stuck in a manhole cover and a dumpster was rolling down the street right at me and he jumped to […]
Polyamory is a broad relationship structure that allows for more than one romantic relationship to be active at a given time. And within that dynamic, a variety of different, smaller relationship structures can emerge. One of these is a vee relationship: a three-person dynamic where one partner is very involved with the other two, and […]
The golden rules of friendship go something like this: You never miss the opportunity for a shared eye roll, you gas each other up every chance you get, and (above all) you don’t shy away from sharing the hardest parts of being human. In early 2018, Akilah Hughes (a YouTuber and comedian), Robyn Kanner (a writer), and Timothy Goodman (a […]
While being honest typically carries a positive connotation and lying holds a negative one, the result of either action isn’t always so clear-cut: Exactly how much truth you reveal and withhold at any moment, and the extent of any lie you might tell affects just where you land on the continuum between helpful and harmful. […]
Let’s say you’re ready to take your pandemic situationship to the next level, give your quarantine turbo relationship a real shot, or simply move forward with your long-term partner by deciding to live together. In the midst of a global health crisis or not, deciding to share your home with your significant other is a […]
The early stages of a romantic relationship hold plenty of excitement and potential energy; you’re learning new things about your new partner, settling into new routines, and figuring out your feelings. At a certain point, though, you’ll probably be ready to say those three magic words, but you’re nervous about uttering them first for fear […]
As temperatures drop, spiced drinks appear, and the chaos of seasonal family functions (even if just digital!) kicks into high gear, another calendar-sanctioned event begins: cuffing season. Cuffing season is the phenomena of singles seeking out a partner for October through February, basically for the express purpose of staying warm through winter and staving off […]
For single folks ready to find a romantic partner, dating during quarantine presented it’s fair share of challenges, like overcoming the awkwardness of the virtual date, making sure you’re on the same page about COVID safety, and deciphering whether you trust the person enough to meet up in person. But if you’re now considering downloading […]
A few years ago, an aspiring actress friend of mine wrote a screenplay as a means to an end, with the ideal end being an acting career. That script did land her what some would call kindling for a career—but as a TV writer, not an actor. The old saying of one person’s trash being […]
Seemingly an eternity ago, I entered into a love triangle, splitting my gaze between the guy I was seeing and CrossFit. It wasn’t a relationship per se, but it was codependent, eager, and lustful in the way all Nicholas Sparks movies and soap operas are (rewatch and The Notebook or Dear John and then tell me I’m […]
