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Fun Winter Date Ideas That Are COVID-Friendly
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Online Dating
The Hottest Dating Trends of 2021, From Astrolove To Hardballing
I kicked off 2020 resolving to go on at least 20 dates, a so-called carrot on a stick that I hoped would force me out into the cruel, daunting dating world
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Molly Longman
At Home Wellness
How To Have The Perfect Virtual Quarantine Date
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
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Molly Longman
Single Files
Why I’ve Retired From the Bridesmaids Game
There are three major events that tend to bring out the worst in people: the arrival of a new baby, funerals, and weddings. For some reason, these occurren
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Horoscopes
Your Love Horoscope For 2021 Is Here
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Dating Advice
Snow-Globing: The Worst Holiday Dating Trend Ever
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
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Molly Longman
Relationship Advice
12 Safe Experiences Your Partner Wants Instead Of A Gift
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Living
I’ve Made More Authentic Friends During The Pandemic Than E...
I have a confession: I haven’t been a very good friend this year. In spring, while everyone I know was having Zoom parties to combat the loneliness of lo
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Anna Myers
Single Files
I Dated Virtually For A Year — & Found Something Way Better Than ...
“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
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Serena Kerrigan
Work & Money
This Year, Our Co-Workers Became Our Best Friends
Our co-workers have always been there to make mid-day coffee runs (well, pre-COVID), shit-talk bad bosses, or celebrate professional accomplishments. Howev
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Olivia Harrison
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Amanda Seales Is Turning Her Radical Outlook on Dating Into An Im...
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
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Katherine Tinsley
Dating Advice
Apocalypsing: The Dating Trend That Could Happen To Anyone
Over the last 11 months, a few of my more conservative friends have confessed to me that they think we’re in the “End Times.” I don’
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Molly Longman
Wellness
17 Awkward “Meet The Parents” Stories That Really Happened
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Sarah Van Cleve
Somos Latinx
Doñas, It’s Time To End The “Y El Novio” Culture
I knew it was too good to be true. Two hours into this year’s Thanksgiving gathering, and I thought I avoided being asked the most intrusive question of
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Jennifer Mota
Relationships
How COVID-19 Has Changed Dating (Hint: “The Talk” Is Way More Int...
Dating has always been unpredictable — like the weather in Britain or the president’s tweets. But this year, the climate for finding romance has been e
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Molly Longman
Relationships
What To Gift Your Long-Distance Partner (Besides A Surprise Visit)
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Cory Stieg
Dating Advice
As A Single, Queer Woman, Lesbian Bars Gave Me A Home
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
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Deniz Sahinturk
Thanksgiving
12 Thanksgiving Pick-Up Lines That Actually Work
‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving, and all through the house, not a turkey-stuffed creature was stirring — but I was aroused. I opened my Hinge app,
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Molly Longman
Entertainment
What ‘Happiest Season’ Gets Right & Wrong About Datin...
The following contains spoilers for Happiest Season. Elena Joy Thurston knows the anxieties of dating someone who isn’t out to their parents. But she con
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Molly Longman
Relationship Advice
Is Your Relationship Ready For Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is a classic “meeting the parents” holiday. On its face, it’s easy to say why: You can introduce a new partner to everyone a
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Elizabeth Gulino
Single Files
After My Dad’s Death, His Dating Advice Became A Guiding Force Fo...
I have a distinct memory of my dad telling me a certain boyfriend “wasn’t worth it”. I was 16. It had been my first love, and we’d just broken up.
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Laura Pitcher
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In this year filled with so many unknowns, finding some semblance of love and comfort has never been more important — especially around the holidays, whe
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Relationships
The True Meaning Of Cheating Dreams
The first time my boyfriend cheated on me in my dreams, I didn’t talk to him for an entire day. How could he? No — how dare he? To say I felt betra
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Relationship Advice
“Cushioning” Might Be The Shadiest Dating Trend Yet
Compared to other dating trend names — zombieing, whelming, benching — “cushioning” doesn’t sound so bad. But in reality, the meaning
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Elizabeth Gulino
Relationship Advice
Can Your Relationship Survive An Election, COVID & The Holidays
Sophia C. met Arthur on OkCupid in 2017. For their first date in New York City, they met up for pizza before stumbling into a kitschy West Village shop fil
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Molly Longman
Relationships
I Tried The 5 Love Languages — & It Helped Me Find Joy In Quarantine
“I’d prefer Chanel. Birkins are ugly,” my friend Iman responds when I ask what her love language is. The term ‘love language’
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Jessica Morgan
Single Files
What Happened When I Stopped Wearing The Hijab & Started Dating
I started wearing the hijab a few months shy of my 13th birthday, as a commitment to my Muslim faith and dressing modestly. That’s also when I got glasse
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Urooba Jamal
Dating Advice
How To Take A Relationship Break & Not Have It End In Disaster
Twenty-three years after Ross first shouted, “We were on a break!” in an episode of Friends, people are still debating what, exactly, taking a break me
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Erika W. Smith
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