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New research suggests seeing singlehood as an opportunity for growth can help people embrace new experiences and feel better about being single.
If you’re looking to be loved, Simone de Beauvoir would warn you to look away from AI.
The normalisation of AI to mediate and shape intimacy arguably erodes self-curiosity.
For some men, being in a sexual couple is understood as a key marker of masculinity.
Singlehood has been rebranded as a time for self-love, self-prioritisation and personal growth.
Younger generations are exploring non-traditional, non-hierarchical relationships as a way to cultivate authentic connections in a world where meaningful interactions are increasingly rare.
These breakup albums can help listeners to grieve previous relationships.
Are lavender marriages making a comeback? The answer is complicated.
Falling for someone at work can be both exciting and rewarding, but they can also cause challenges to employees and workplaces.
In the security of the Love is Blind pods, people may begin to reveal more intimate information about themselves at a faster rate than normal.
The fact that we are human sets limits to the kinds of love that can work well.
For many autistic people, dating brings added challenges, from miscommunication to overstimulation.
There is growing evidence that gen Z is turning away from traditional dating and long-term romantic relationships.
Queer and trans people can experience harm through dating apps. Here’s what they — and the apps themselves — can do to change that.
Many Gen Z people are tired of dating apps, but haven’t had the same opportunities to build in-person social skills that some of us older folks take for granted.
Money has long been one of the biggest sources of conflict in relationships, but today’s economic landscape has made financial stress an even greater burden.
Apps and users might be hopeful that Gen-AI can make dating apps fun again.
Whether you will go on to have a satisfying relationship in the long run depends more than anything on your relationship expectations and behaviour.
Being single is often seen as a temporary stage, rather than a legitimate or fulfilling way of life, but research shows single people can lead fulfilling, happy lives.
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