Relationships & Desire

She was his first sexual partner. He loves her, but his curiosity about other women is growing—and she has said no to an open relationship.

I talk to strangers for work without a problem. Around a woman I find attractive, even starting a conversation suddenly feels complicated.

I stepped outside my comfort zone for our Halloween costume. Then my wife’s mission to help a single friend left me feeling abandoned.

We could talk for hours before we started sleeping together. Now sex fills every hangout, and I’m wondering where the rest of our connection went.

I told him I liked him, and he admitted feeling more than friendship. But he needs time, and he cannot say how long.

He initiated our first intimate moments. Since then, our easy friendship has become angry texts, a rushed coffee, and denials I don’t know how to read.

Six months into living together, his daily calls for his mother’s approval are changing how I feel about him.

Ten months into a happy relationship, our friends keep revisiting the night I denied liking her. Now I’m considering a message to the group chat.

He’s affectionate, available and planning a trip with me. He’s also married—and I’m starting to imagine a future we haven’t discussed.

I was told passion was attractive. At 29, I’m wondering whether that advice still applies when my passion is gaming.

She leans on my shoulder, asks about my type, and says she’s single. The man visiting several times a week makes it harder to know what that means.

We’re both 18, we barely talk, and the eye contact could mean everything—or absolutely nothing. I want him to notice without making the group awkward.