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Relationships - Dating

Dating is a confusing, emotional, messy business. We certainly don’t have all the answers, but we can provide earnest, “Reader’s Digest version” dating advice for people looking for romance—yes, including for people who are out of their 20s and 30s.

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The idea of being addicted to love, an emotion we all feel and want others to feel for us, may seem crazy. However, love addiction is real. Here's what you need to know.

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The choices we make define us, so we deserve to be confident in those decisions—No justification necessary. These are the...


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11 Daily Habits of Couples in Healthy Relationships

Do you expect your partner to take out the trash every week without ever being thanked? Can you recall the...


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There Are 4 Types of People—and These Two Types Are the Most Compatible

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9 Ways to Keep Paranoia from Destroying Your Relationships

When trust issues in a relationship are fueled by paranoia or self-sabotaging thoughts, these doubts may be even more of...


These 4 Online Dating Opening Lines Will Get You The Date—And These 4 Will Get You Ghosted

No matter what your dating app of choice, coming up with a cool, creative, can-we-just-get-to-the-actual-date-part opener can be a challenge....

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27 Classic Children’s Book Quotes Every Adult Needs To Hear

"All grown-ups were once children... but only a few of them remember it."