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5 Relationship Books That Will Change Your Love Life

Love and dating often bring out the worst—and sometimes the best—in all of us. It’s where all our triggers and insecurities show up, and it can...

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‘Throning’ Is a New Dating Trend, and I’m About to Rip My Hair Out

I don’t know about you, but all these “trends” and “theories” are driving me a little nuts—especially when it comes to dating. Apparently,...

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4 Ways to Stop Feeling So Insecure in Your Relationship

If you’re into psychology, you’ve likely heard about the attachment styles, like avoidant and anxious. It seems we’re all striving toward...

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How To Overcome Writer’s Block—for Good This Time

If you’re a writer—especially for a living—you know how easy it is to fall into writer’s block. In fact, I’ve currently been battling the...

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5 Pre-Date Rituals To Help Ease Your Nerves

With first dates packing so much anxiety, it helps to have an individualized getting-ready process that helps ease the nerves. Or, as the internet...

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Are You Emotionally ‘Leaking’ All Over Your Partner?

Have you ever told your partner you were “fine” even though you felt an internal rage so strong that it scared you? Or maybe you brushed off an...

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4 Signs You’re More Likely to Fall Victim to Gaslighting

If you’re online at all in today’s day and age, you’ve likely heard of the term “gaslighting.” According to the National Domestic Violence...

28.06.2025 7

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Why Weaponized Incompetence Is Ruining Your Relationship

With the word “manchild” currently trending (thanks to Sabrina Carpenter), I think all of us are reflecting on our dating patterns and the...

28.06.2025 5

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AI Is Contributing to the Rise in Sextortion on Dating Apps

AI might be helpful in some cases, but I think we can all agree it comes with dangerous risks: one of them being sextortion scams. Now, dating app...

28.06.2025 4

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Teen’s Cocaine Bender Left Him in a Coma With ‘Devil Eyes’

A man from Salisbury in Wiltshire ended up in a coma with “devil eyes” after a five-day cocaine bender.  At the time in 2021, Dave Mullen was...

27.06.2025 10

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5 Tips for Working Through Hard Times in a Relationship

Every relationship, no matter how healthy and happy, goes through ups and downs. To endure the more difficult phases, each partner must be willing to...

25.06.2025 10

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7 Simple Ways to Surprise Your Partner

Keeping romance alive today is not an easy feat. With work, bills, and everyday stressors often stealing our attention, many of us can become...

25.06.2025 2

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7 Tips for Dating Someone Who Travels a Lot

Dating someone who travels a lot—whether for work or play—is not for the faint of heart. Separation, even temporary, can be hard to manage,...

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A Powerful New Moon Is Coming. Here’s How It Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign.

This week, on June 25, there will be a new moon in the astrological sign of Cancer. A new moon occurs at the beginning of the lunar cycle, when the...

24.06.2025 9

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3 New Sea Spiders That ‘Eat’ Methane Discovered on the Ocean Floor

Apparently, there are methane-powered sea spiders lurking among us—or, at least, at the bottom of the ocean. According to a paper published Monday...

23.06.2025 3

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5 Outdated Dating Rules You Can Completely Ignore

Dating is hard enough in today’s day and age, but if you scroll on social media for more than five minutes, you’ll probably hear a list of tips...

23.06.2025 2

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These Tiny Moths Use the Stars to Guide Them Hundreds of Miles

According to a study published in the journal Nature, bogong moths, like birds, use a stellar compass for their migration. “Each spring, billions of...

22.06.2025 8

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6 Financial Red Flags to Look Out for When Dating

Talking about money in relationships can be distressing. While you don’t want to make your partner feel ashamed about their financial health (or...

22.06.2025 2

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What Is Bibliotherapy? 4 Ways a Book Prescription Can Help You Heal.

I’m a writer, a bookworm, and a fellow neurodivergent individual, and while I hate to overuse labels or put myself in a box, I know that reading has...

22.06.2025 2

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7 Questions to Ask During a Relationship Audit

Oftentimes, especially in longer-term relationships, we can become complacent or miss red flags due to our comfort level. After spending months or...

21.06.2025 2

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4 Relationship Dealbreakers You Should Never Ignore

In order for any relationship to work, there needs to be mutual compromise. You’ll have to adjust to and accept your partner’s quirks, deal with...

21.06.2025 5

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WATCH: The Cold-Blooded Rivalry Between Hells Angels and Pagans MC

As two of America’s most notorious outlaw motorcycle gangs, the Hells Angels and Pagans have a fierce and sustained rivalry. Their ongoing violence...

20.06.2025 2

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The Secret to Dating as a Neurodivergent Person

As someone who grew up with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I’ve spent most of my life trying to be “normal.” I’d pretend that first...

20.06.2025 5

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Is Your Partner ‘Pocketing’ You?

Have you ever dated someone who seemingly kept you from their friends and family? Or, on the other hand, perhaps you were the one shying away from...

18.06.2025 5

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Hardballing Might Be a Cutthroat Way to Date, But It Does Work

In a world of ambiguous daters, many people are growing tired of the games, lack of commitment, and poor communication in the dating world. That’s...

18.06.2025 6

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Ghost Elephant Captured on Camera for the First Time in 5 Years

A rare “ghost elephant” was recently spotted on camera in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park for the first time in around five years. The...

18.06.2025 9

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How To Address Financial Infidelity in Your Relationship

We all know that finances are a touchy topic in relationships. As much as we wish we could skip over those stressful, oftentimes tense discussions...

17.06.2025 5

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Is Young Love Dead?

I remember growing up and believing there was one true love for everyone—one soulmate, one person put on this Earth specifically for you.  Then, I...

17.06.2025 5

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Watch This Woman Get Scary-Close to a Shark in Shallow Florida Waters

One woman was carelessly swimming in the ocean in Florida recently, unaware that she was in for a rude awakening. Little did she know that she was...

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People Are Reverse Catfishing on Dating Apps Now

You’ve likely heard of the term catfishing, which involves presenting a false version of yourself (or a completely different identity) online,...

16.06.2025 2

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Are You Dating a ‘Manchild?’ Ask Your Partner These 3 Questions.

If you’re a fan of Sabrina Carpenter, you’ve likely heard her new song “Manchild.” Unfortunately, many women are familiar with the concept...

15.06.2025 10

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TikTokers Are Bragging About Dating for Dinner—the Latest Budget Hack

It’s rough out here, and not just when it comes to dating. In fact, some people are using first dates as the solution to their...

15.06.2025 4

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Dating During Sober Summer? Here Are 4 Tips for Success.

Hot girl/boy summer is out. This year, many daters are pursuing a sober girl/boy summer. Going sober in today’s world isn’t necessarily easy,...

14.06.2025 6

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Are You in a Delusionship?

You’ve likely heard of the term “situationship,” which is basically a sexual or romantic relationship that lacks labels and exclusivity. But...

10.06.2025 20

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4 Ways Solo Travel Can Improve Your Relationship With Yourself

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed, lost, or disconnected from yourself and immediately thought, “I need to get away?” If so, you’re definitely...

09.06.2025 4

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7 Songs for Your Breakup Playlist

Breakups suck. There’s no way around it. Regardless of whether it was an amicable split or one that ended in pure chaos and betrayal, healing from a...

08.06.2025 6

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Is Your Ex ‘Haunting’ You?

You’ve likely heard of the term “ghosting,” where someone you’ve been seeing consistently suddenly drops off the face of the Earth. But...

08.06.2025 7

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People Are Creating ‘Relationship Contracts’ To Keep Their Partners in Line

Modern relationships are nothing short of confusing. As someone who spends every day researching and writing about today’s latest and “greatest”...

07.06.2025 7

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The Ultimate Steak Frites Recipe

Beloved Farideh Sadeghin is back for The Cooking Show with Farideh on Munchies—and this time, she’s making the “Ultimate Steak Frites at...

07.06.2025 2

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ChatGPT Dating Advice Is Feeding Delusions and Causing Unnecessary Breakups

Earlier this year, I wrote an article about a man whose girlfriend uses ChatGPT for relationship advice. Originally, he wrote to me expressing both...

06.06.2025 10

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10 Reasons You Feel Insecure in Your Relationship

We all feel insecure from time to time, but in a relationship, this can create a major disconnect between partners. Here are 10 reasons you might be...

06.06.2025 5

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The Myth of ‘The One’ Is Ruining Your Dating Life

You’ve likely heard of the “Myth of the One” before, which basically tells us there’s one person out there for each of us—one individual who...

05.06.2025 4

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How Much Money Should You Spend on a First Date?

First dates can be costly in a variety of ways. For one, you’re gifting your precious time and energy to one another. And, of course, there’s the...

04.06.2025 4

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Is Relationship Anarchy a Potential Solution to the Loneliness Epidemic?

Dating app Feeld has teamed up with sex educator Ruby Rare to launch “State of Dating: Vol. 3: Relearning Love in an Age of Loneliness.” The...

04.06.2025 5

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How to Give Your Friends Honest Dating Advice Without Sounding Like a Jerk

A recent article on Cosmopolitan caught my eye this morning. Writer Brit Dawson, Sex & Relationships Editor at the magazine, spoke about being...

04.06.2025 2

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What Makes Someone a Narcissist?

Today, it seems everyone is a narcissist—at least according to social media. Someone cheated on you? Narcissist. They dumped you on a whim?...

03.06.2025 6

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This Is How You Can Spot a Fake Smile

Not all smiles are true indications of authentic joy and contentment. In fact, if you’re a chronic people pleaser like me, you probably spend more...

03.06.2025 10

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Tinder’s New Filter Incentivizes Users to Lie About Their Height

Just as Short King Spring settles in, Tinder is launching a paid height preference filter. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article exploring the question:...

02.06.2025 3

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1 in 3 People Think Monogamy Is Unrealistic

Monogamy was once the norm—one that was rarely questioned or pushed back on. However, it seems that’s changing today. According to the Modern...

02.06.2025 4

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Is the ‘Cut Them Off Theory’ Too Harsh?

The New York Post recently coined the term as the “cut them off theory.” Or, as I like to call it, a healthy way of approaching dating. ...

02.06.2025 5

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