Relationships & Desire

He can cover most of a winter trip. I may need two jobs just to cover my part—and we aren’t even officially together.

An after-work connection with my manager has become more than a one-night thing. Now I like him—and workplace gossip has made me wonder what he wants.

A promising Hinge conversation turned sour when I offered coffee the following weekend. We’d matched less than twenty-four hours earlier.

I pulled back because I felt I was carrying our long-distance relationship. She thought I was leaving. Now an important missed call hangs between us.

We’re official, comfortable together and planning a holiday. But between dates, two or three replies a day leave me feeling far away.

She felt loved, safe and wanted. But she believed she needed a boyfriend she could look up to—and three months after leaving, that belief is troubling her.

The banter is easy. Making a plan is another matter, especially when I’m honest that I don’t want a relationship.

I don’t want him as my boyfriend. But after sex, an unanswered invitation felt different from keeping things casual.

We dated twice a week, talked every day, and met each other’s friends. When I asked for exclusivity, she wanted to keep everything except that.

A friend says men often choose love and trust without the physical spark they want. I’m wondering how much that leaves out.

Six months into a relationship, a conversation about past partners gave her boyfriend a very different view of why she had waited.

After two months, he said there was no spark—then hoped his future partner would have many of my qualities. I’m still trying to understand the compliment.