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Relationships

  1. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: I Had My First Date at 28On learning how to start from scratch.
  2. friends forever
    25 Best Friend Quotes That’ll Warm Your HeartFrom the likes of Beyoncé, Zadie Smith, and more.
  3. science of us
    Why Are All Stories About Millennials and Sex Like This?Old people love having sex — in fact, they used to have it uphill, both ways, in the snow.
  4. love and marriage
    Michelle Obama Says She and Barack Went to Couples Therapy“I feel vulnerable all the time. And I had to learn how to express that to my husband.”
  5. sex diaries
    The Single Man Who Doesn’t Like Guys Who Are Bad at SportsThis week’s sex diary.
  6. advice
    How to Break Up With Someone in the Kindest Possible WayA relationship therapist’s advice for how to prepare, what to say, and how to move on.
  7. science of us
    Why Do Couples Get Matching Tattoos?A social psychologist explains.
  8. sure why not
    A 69-Year-Old DJ Is Trying to Legally Change His Age to 49He says his age is depriving him of Tinder matches.
  9. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Nothing Sounds Worse Than Dating When You’re GrievingI lost my ability to feel attraction. I lost my ability to feel anything.
  10. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Knowing I’m Bipolar Made Me Better at DatingTreating my mental illness helped me feel stable enough on my own.
  13. sex diaries
    The Surgical Resident Who Obsessively Checks Her Boyfriend’s PhoneThis week’s sex diary.
  14. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: How My Ex-Husband Accidentally Became My Good FriendWhat started as something I did for our kids turned into something I did for myself.
  15. science of us
    It Would Be Great If Psychopaths Would Just Date Each OtherHow hot are psychopaths? These researchers aimed to find out.
  16. science of us
    I’m Plagued by This Decades-Old Dating EquationI’ve lost 37 percent of my mind.
  17. sex diaries
    The Sex Educator Freshly Single After a 10-Year RelationshipThis week’s sex diary.
  18. science of us
    Maybe ‘Should We Move in Together’ Is the Wrong QuestionSomething more like, “Why are we doing this?” (Beyond “My lease is up.”)
  19. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: I Got Married Before I Was ReadyMaybe commitment could be a path toward the person I wanted to be, not a reward for becoming her.
  20. atypical
    What It’s Like Being a Relationship AnarchistAccording to two people who practice it — with each other, and others, too.
  21. boo
    30 Halloween Costume Ideas for Your ThroupleIgneous rock, metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock.
  22. science of us
    Sleeping Around Before Marriage Doesn’t Reduce Marital Happiness … All That MuchIt’s a trade-off.
  25. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Spare Me the Grand Romantic GestureSometimes the small and the ordinary carry more meaning.
  26. sex diaries
    The New Mom Feeling Nostalgic for Her Lap-Dancing DaysThis week’s sex diary.
  27. science of us
    The Therapeutic Effects of Sleeping With an ExWait, what?
  28. science of us
    People Who Can Laugh at Themselves Might Have Better SexA new study suggests that the ability to enjoy being teased corresponds with higher sex and relationship satisfaction.
  29. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: The Embarrassing Private Languages of CouplesWhy can’t we stop saying awful things like “diggle dog”?
  30. science of us
    Here’s a Depressingly Scientific Way to Describe Your Bad RelationshipAre you in an ACR?
  31. sex diaries
    The 54-Year-Old Widow Having the Best Sex of Her LifeThis week’s sex diary.
  32. engagements
    Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande Have Reportedly Broken UpTMZ is reporting the couple called off their engagement.
  33. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Adventures in Dating While ChristianI didn’t mean to make my faith an ultimatum. Not at first, anyway.
  34. relationships
    What Happens When You Get a Couples Tattoo, Then Break Up?Three people tell us their stories.
  37. ask polly
    ‘Everything I Do Is Wrong’A lot of people — women in particular — feel unbelievably accountable to others.
  38. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Dating Without Texting Is the Absolute BestIt’s exhausting. So why do it at all?
  39. sex diaries
    The Married Mom Whose Boss Is Her ExThis week’s sex diary.
  40. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Growing Up in a Family Like Mine Made Me Terrified of ConflictI shut down even at necessary confrontation.
  41. ask polly
    ‘My Broke Boyfriend Wants Us to Live Together!’No no no no.
  42. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: The Wedding Forum That Helped Me Leave My Abusive ExI couldn’t talk to people who knew me. So I tried people who didn’t.
  43. sex diaries
    The Woman Feeling Stressed Because She Forgot to Wear LingerieThis week’s sex diary.
  44. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: Surviving the Embarrassments of Dating in a Foreign LanguageNot easy for a perfectionist who hates being wrong.
  45. ask polly
    ‘My Ex-Best Friend Is Talking Trash About Me to Other People!’It’s understandable to want to know what others think of you, but at some point you have to recognize that you’re gathering information you can’t use.
  46. science of us
    Millennials Are Ruining DivorceTypical.
  49. science of us
    Your Fear of Confrontation Is Probably UnfoundedIt’ll go better than you expect.
  50. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: My Marriage Was Open, But I Couldn’t Get a DateSo I lied.
  51. sex diaries
    The Man Who Isn’t Sure Why Guys Lie About Their SizeThis week’s sex diary.
  52. science of us
    How to Make Everyone Think You’re an Amazing ListenerIt sounds simple, but it’s easy to forget.
  53. it's complicated
    It’s Complicated: The Time I Scheduled a Heartbreak 3 Months in AdvanceI knew he was moving. We stayed together anyway.
  54. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘My Parents Don’t Love Me!’You don’t deserve to get hurt, over and over again.
  55. it's complicated
    I Live Like I’m a Plus-One to My Own LifeThe silent-meditation retreat that gave my marriage a makeover.
  56. it's complicated
    Giving Up Alcohol Made Me Date Like a Teenager AgainMy newfound sobriety came with a return to the awkward flirting, wholesome booze-free activities, and intense emotions of adolescence.
  57. it's complicated
    Maybe Don’t Sleep With Your Employee’s Brother at Her WeddingThe story of an awkward work relationship, a set of killer abs, and a lesson I learned the hard way.
  58. relationships
    Sofia Richie, 20, Says She and Scott Disick, 35, Are ‘Very Lovey Dovey’They are also “best friends.”
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