Relationships & Desire

I chose a graduate program partly to build a life near my boyfriend. Now he’s considering leaving California, and I’m afraid of what either choice could cost us.

At 30, I have little dating experience and have never had sex. Getting back into dating has left me unsure when to tell a man—and what he might assume.

He had plans with friends and wanted to keep them. When I told my girlfriends, they noticed something about my response that I hadn’t.

He tells his friends I’m wife material, but he’s still seeing our coworker. I’m left wondering what his interest in me actually means.

We’ve never met in person, but we talk throughout the workday. Now I’m wondering whether a close friendship has become a crush on someone unavailable.

I’m feminine, often mistaken for gay, and attracted to masculine women. Knowing my type hasn’t made approaching someone any easier.

He said honesty mattered and wanted to see me again. After a warm reply to my thank-you message, he stopped answering.

At 37, I’m usually the one making the first move. Now I’m trying to seem more approachable without editing out my personality.

Flirting comes easily to me. A month after leaving someone I loved, feeling close to another woman is a different matter.

She kissed me first, held my hand, and seemed interested. After another affectionate date, her text said there was no romantic spark.

We split the bills, but my partner earns nearly three times my salary. Her offers to pay for more leave me grateful—and worried about our future.

We had only been talking for days, but his silence already felt like rejection. Before he replied, I had removed him.