Browsing: Modern Dating Dilemmas

I remember the exact moment I got the “ick” with a guy I’ll call Mark. We were three dates in.…

You know the feeling. It hits you in the gut first, a heavy, sinking weight that has nothing to do…

You see her. She’s across the room, laughing at something her friend just whispered, holding her drink, looking completely approachable…

You know the feeling. That heavy, sinking rock in your gut when a conversation goes off the rails. You say…

I used to think “value” was something you could put on a credit card. Years ago, I found myself standing…

You know that feeling. The one that hits you at 2 a.m. when you’re staring at the ceiling, listening to…

I can still see the exact shade of peeling beige paint on the walls of that HR office. I was…

You know the specific kind of nausea I’m talking about. It’s that heavy, cold stone that settles in your gut…

Look, let’s be real for a second. As a woman, I see the tightrope you have to walk every single…

You know the feeling. It hits you right in the gut—a cold, sharp twist of nausea that comes out of…

My face burned. It wasn’t the spicy tuna; it was the credit card terminal screaming “Declined” at me. Loudly. In…

You’re sitting at the bar, staring into the frothy head of your beer, tracing the condensation on the glass, and…

I sat across from my friend Mark last Tuesday, watching the steam rise off his black coffee. He looked wrecked.…

Three hours. That’s how long it’s been since you sent the text. You’ve checked your screen maybe forty times. The…

You know the exact moment I’m talking about. You wake up one Tuesday, look at the person snoring next to…

I used to be a petty accountant. I didn’t have a literal ledger tucked under my arm, but inside my…

It’s 3:14 AM. The blue light from your phone is the only thing illuminating the bedroom. Beside you, your partner…

It was a Tuesday evening, the sort that feels heavy and gray before the sun even sets. I was standing…

Imagine standing at the edge of a rushing creek. The other bank looks miles away. You can’t jump the whole…

I was sitting in a booth at a dimly lit diner, gripping a cold coffee mug like a lifeline. Across…

I was standing in my kitchen on a rainy Tuesday, staring at a sink full of dishes that had been…

I remember sitting across from my best friend, Sarah, at a cramped, overly air-conditioned coffee shop in downtown Chicago. It…

Let’s be real for a second. You aren’t here because everything is sunshine and roses. You’re here because things just…

It wasn’t even a date. We were just standing in the fluorescent aisle of a 7-Eleven at 2 AM, arguing…

I remember the exact moment I realized my “perfect” relationship was doomed. I was sitting across a wobbly café table…

It was 11:30 PM on a Tuesday. I was staring at the ceiling, listening to the hum of my air…

You know the drill. You match. Their profile is witty, the photos are cute (and not just group shots where…

You know the feeling. You’ve been seeing someone for a while, and everything just clicks. You survived the awkward first…

You are staring at your phone screen. The brightness is turned all the way down because it’s 2 AM, but…

I didn’t even notice when we stopped kissing hello. It just sort of… happened. One day we were hot and…

It’s 11:00 AM on a Sunday. You’re staring at the ceiling. Your phone is on the nightstand, screen down, because…

I was standing in the middle of my kitchen, clutching a dripping wet sponge like a grenade. It was a…

It starts with a feeling. A quiet little shift you can’t quite name. The replies to your texts, once instant…

It’s a special kind of modern madness, right? You post a great picture of your brunch, a clip of a…

Let’s call it the dating dugout. You’re in the game… sort of. But you’re definitely not playing. That feeling hits…

There it is. The screen lights up. His name flashes, a sudden ghost on your phone after days—or was it…

The door closes and you’re smiling. The conversation flowed, the laughter felt real, and the chemistry? Undeniable. You spend the…

The phone buzzes. His name lights up the screen. Your heart does that stupid little jump. It’s just a meme,…

Three hours ago, you sent the text. It was a good one, too. Witty, a little flirty, with an easy…

It began like a scene from a movie, as these things so often do. My phone was a constant flood…

So, you’re seeing someone. But you have no idea what you are. You hang out all the time, you’re intimate,…