Experts are going to disagree on the most important thing in a relationship. Is it affection, love, respect, a shared sense of humour, complimentary values, support, or chemistry? I would argue that all of these are necessary, plus a little bit of magic and the ability to sometimes not tell someone they’re turning into their

The idea that women aren’t attracted to nice guys is one of the most infuriating and sexist myths around. On the surface, it seems like the kind of thing someone would whine about after being turned down – “how could she do this to me, I was so nice to her”, as though an actually

What does a happy relationship look like? Is it the 1950s ideal, where the husband provides and the wife has the children washed and sedated, then provides a home-cooked meal with inventive use of gelatin? Is it the cliche from the romcoms of the 90s, where the man surprises the woman at her job at

Whether on a dating app or in real life, sometimes you come across someone and realise that you never, ever want to speak to that person again. Depending on how well you know that person, and if you’re likely to have to interact with them again (colleagues and good friends, significant others, for example), this

By a certain point in our lives, we’ve all acquired some baggage. While it varies from person to person, but we all have something, of a different shape, size or weight, that we carry around with us. It might be a failed marriage, infidelity, loss of a loved one, or even abuse. Opening up in

Relationships – or should I say, good relationships – are all about compassion and compromise. You’re a team, and you’re ready to take on the world together. Sometimes, and ideally, before the relationship gets too serious, you need to check on your fellow player and make sure that you’re looking towards the same goals and

Relationship Quizzes Are Always Popular  It’s 95% of Buzzfeed’s business model, and it makes sense because people always want to know more about how great they are or how to improve their love life. There are the wacky ones (which Harry Potter couple are you and your boo most like), the ones with absolutely no

We’ve all been on bad dates. You don’t need a giant signal from the sky to tell you that this person isn’t your fairytale true love, but you need to make sure that they know this, too, and ideally without causing too much of a scene. With that in mind, here are the best (and

All happy couples are alike; each unhappy couple is unhappy in its own way. We all know couples who fight all the time, constantly cheat, blame and resent each other, believe in the ‘sunk cost’ fallacy, stay together for the convenience or because of their children or are simply too ground down to bother separating,

Here Are Some Things About a Person That Would Turn Me Off Dating Them Obsessively into the gym. Exercise is great; refusing to eat bread is strange and concerning. Not a feminist. Women deserve bodily autonomy, equal pay and fair treatment. Bad breath. I wouldn’t want to kiss anyone with rotten teeth. I imagine if