Your dating struggles may not be entirely your fault. As great as you are, you may just be a victim to the stars. The more you learn about your sign, the better equipped you can be to combat the unique challenges people born around you face in the world of finding love. Here is a…
There are plenty of reasons people might feel trapped with someone, including the pressure of what others expect of them, the fear of being single, and the ever-present possibility of ending up alone. That’s why expressions like “ball and chain” and getting “tied down” are part of our vocabulary. But I don’t ever intend to…
We’ve all been at a point where we feel like nothing is working out in our love lives. While other people are happily coupled, getting engaged, and getting married, you just end up being the awkwardly single one in your group of friends. Or, maybe you just came back from the 15th Tinder date from…
Being single in a sea of couples is pretty much the worst. You try not to be a green-eyed monster about the whole thing but you can’t help but feel sorry for yourself and wonder why you have such bad luck. But what if you have no reason to feel like you should have what…
Healthy long-term relationships don’t just grow on trees — they’re a work in progress and they all have to start somewhere. Usually, that’s with a first date, a second one, and so on. Sounds like a pain in the butt, right? It’s supposed to be fun, but it’s really the exact opposite when you just…
When we’re kids, we’re conditioned to wish for big, fairytale love — for Prince Charming to sweep us off our feet and hand us our own happily-ever-afters on a silver platter. Most of us grow up and realize that reality is a little less colorful than those childhood dreams, but not me. I’m still holding…
You actually enjoy your solo status most of the time. However, lately you’ve been experiencing some strange emotional responses to the status of your love life and you’re starting to think that being on your own for so long is starting to take its toll on your sanity. Here are some signs you’re starting to…
I’ve been on Tinder for two weeks. Despite friends suggesting I join months and months ago, I didn’t listen. You see, I like to be late to a party — or more accurately, I’ve never done the online thing and wanted to keep it that way. But here I am on Tinder while abroad in…
If you consider yourself forever single, it’s easy to develop a fear of dying alone one day. After all, if you never find a partner (or choose not to have one) and don’t have kids, who the hell will be there when you take your last breath? Newsflash: You probably won’t die alone, and thinking…
Love is amazing. We know that. Who doesn’t love holding hands, having someone to talk to at all hours of the night and that cozy feeling that there’s someone out there who feels the same way about you? But we can’t knock flying solo. You should never be ashamed of being single. In fact, you…
