Relationships

Every ongoing interaction is a relationship, and we talk about all kinds of them: friendships, romantic and sexual relationships, relationships at work and at home, at school and out and about in the world. Dating, breakups, shakeups, makeups; situationships, crushes, love-of-your-lifes. From figuring out what kinds of relationships you want, to navigating change or trouble, if it’s about you + someone else, it’s probably here.

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Articles and Advice in this area:

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  • Demeter Delune

Navigating dating as a young parent is always going to be more complicated than dating without kids, but it’s a worthwhile effort.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

I love my mom, I hate the way she talks about queer people like me, and I feel guilty for not saying something about it.

Article
  • Lisa Laman

Dreaming about your future with a love that isn’t even a love yet: is doing that a problem? Lisa Laman, romantic dreamer, thinks through it.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

I’ve identified as asexual for about five years, but I’m experiencing attraction in a new relationship. How do I talk to my partner about this?

Article
  • Sassafras Patterdale

If you’ve been kicked out, here are some tips to help you assess if adults you meet are trustworthy.

Article
  • Hans Lindahl

Sharing sensitive personal information can feel scary, and you get to disclose on your own terms. This article is about telling a crush, date, or current partner that you are intersex — but the advice can work for any type of relationship.

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  • Adam England

If you’re used to only dating women or girls and nonbinary people and only being in straight-passing relationships, it can feel daunting to think about dating guys.

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  • Lisa Laman

Finding it tough to discover single people in your traditional social outings? Speed dating could seemingly function as a remedy. Lisa Laman checks it out and reports back.

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  • Kelly Justice PhD

If you have a pass/fail mindset about dating, you might end up labeling almost every dating experience a failure. But what you think is failure can actually be a dating developmental task accomplishment.

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  • Lisa Laman

Things can and sometimes do go badly on dates. Let’s look at just some of the various ways a date can go wrong and ways to deal with these problems.