Dating in your twenties already comes with a long list of uncertainties. Will they text back? Did I say something weird? Are we casually seeing each other or slowly entering a situationship? One of the reasons my colleague Lilly and I started the Dating in Your 20s podcast was because we noticed something interesting in…
Love languages tend to get all the attention. We’re taught to focus on how we give and receive affection, not on how we handle conflict. The pressure to be “cool,” “chill,” or “low-maintenance” is especially strong in early dating, making it easy to suppress our real reactions in order to be liked. But at what…
My college roommates and I were obsessed with Sex and the City. For bright-eyed 21-year-olds, it was the perfect blend of procrastination and fantasy—laughing at Carrie’s misadventures while imagining what it might be like to be single in a big city. Fast forward to adulthood, now living in Chicago, and I totally get why Charlotte…
I once cried in a liquor store in Starkville, Mississippi. I was on the phone with my mom, sobbing relentlessly about how lonely I felt because I was single. When I walked in – already crying – I looked around the store, making sure I didn’t see anyone I knew. I realized all of the…