Sharing bills, sex, and everyday life can still leave the difficult things unspoken. I’m trying to understand what that leaves between us.

At 2 a.m., my married boss walked me to my hotel and brought up a past near-encounter. Was he trying to find out whether I’d sleep with him?

Flirting can feel effortless until someone’s response matters. That doesn’t make awkwardness a dependable sign of attraction.

He makes me feel calm and safe. After five months and our first kiss, I’m still unsure whether our attraction and curiosity match.

After six women ended things with nearly the same kind words, I started wondering what a gentle rejection could actually tell me.

After years as colleagues, four months of close attention felt like something more. His answer when I asked him out left me with questions.

I like the man I live with. We share late-night conversations and the same sense of humor, but I still don’t know how he’d hear an invitation.