you’ve been feeling down lately, and it hurts me to see you so heartbroken. you deserve way more than anyone else i know; you deserve love that can seep through the letters of any textbook you spend hours reading at night just to improve your grades.

i know you say that’s impossible, but trust me, you deserve someone who will make you scrambled eggs, brew some tea and place it on your bedside in the morning. you deserve someone who …

two of my best friends recently started dating each other, and while i am very stoked for them, i struggled a bit to come terms with it. here’s what i learned when they started dating: it’s natural to want to blow things out of proportion when you find out your friends are dating each other. it makes things harder if you find out about their relationship from someone else, so be honest from the very beginning and tell your friends …

“a lot of gay couples have learned to take the judgments of others in stride and to move forward,” says chris armstrong, a certified relationship coach in the washington d.c. area. “many of those open relationships are very successful and something that heterosexual couples have a harder time pulling off.” “for many of these couples, they are more honest with their families and friends and work colleagues than they have been in the past, because coming out has been a …

when you start to date your best friend, you gain a lot: a protector, undeniable confidence, and a feverish determination to make your relationship work. but you also lose a lot and learn a lot. so while a relationship with somebody new often involves a lot of overanalyzing and sending nerve-racking texts, you won’t have to play the guessing game this time around. at first, you won’t be able to get enough of each other. while you’ll want to spend …

there are plenty of reasons why dating your best friend seems like a good idea, particularly if you’re feeling burnt out on dating apps and sick of meeting strangers you don’t end up clicking with. but of course, there’s one huge risk when it comes to dating your best friend: what if things don’t work out? to learn how to take a more calculated risk when thinking about dating your best friend, we spoke to two relationship experts: sexologist marla …