Not every woman needs grand gestures and over-the-top romantic moments. Sure, some of us might appreciate flowers and rose petal trails to the bedroom, but sometimes it’s the minor details (like putting the coffee disc in the machine for us in the morning) that we focus our appreciation on more. Dating a low maintenance romantic has a lot …
1. They have a strong sense of identity. They know who they are, which means they also know – specifically – what they do and do not want in a partner, what works and what doesn’t. While this is fantastic in terms of being able to choose wisely, it ultimately diminishes their pool of prospects pretty …
In a group discussion, we were asked – “What’s the difference between love and being in love?” At first, I laughed at this – I thought is there even a difference between the two? Aren’t they the same thing? You are in love with the person you love, right? Or have I been wrong all my …
Men can be so fun, so exciting, so romantic—and yet so utterly confusing. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in one too many situations where I wished I could just get inside a guy’s head just so I could understand why they do the things they do. You have met someone, and he …
You should not settle for someone who makes you wait for a text message, wait for a chance to see him, and wait for a label to be slapped onto your relationship. You should hold out for someone who cannot wait to call you his girlfriend, who cannot wait to introduce you to his parents, …
We texted back and forth until my phone battery came close to dying. We flirted with each other until all of our friends were asking why the hell we weren’t official yet. We spent so much time together that you became one of my closest confidants, one of the people who I would have missed …
Saying goodbye has never been easy for me, but with you it feels infinitely debilitating. Even though there might be some scorched earth beneath us, I want you to know that I do understand. As much as it hurts and as much as the pain feels unbearable at times, I know I need to begin the process …
Sometimes it’s not a matter of finding the right relationship, but realizing when you have it. The story we’re sold about love usually doesn’t go past the exposition. The part people write about and talk about and make films about is the seeking, finding, losing and finding again. We talk about heartbreak and loss, and how we grapple …
Narcissists are dutiful chameleons, forever adapting to their new environment and running from themselves. As long as they can be someone else with every new partner, why change? They’re getting constant love, great sex, and endless amount of affection and attention—all the good bits from a relationship. They don’t actually do love, they do fun, thrills, and …
Maybe I have it all wrong, but I feel like dating was so much better in the past. The stories I’ve heard from older generations have made it seem like they lived in a time when love was pure and couples knew they had to really work for each other if they wanted things to …