Relationships
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RelationshipsHis Girlfriend Died. Eight Years Later, An AI Version Of Her RepliedDeath tech allows you to create a digital replica of a loved one. But the question is, should you?
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RelationshipsWhy Is It So Hard to Throw Away Things From Our Past?An ex’s love letter, a childhood souvenir, a box of things you swear you’ve moved on from. So why can’t you throw any of it away?
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Relationships“I’m Not Looking for Anyone to Make Me Happy” — Toni Tone on People-Pleasing, Self-Worth and Healthy LoveFor years, Toni Tone associated emotional highs and lows with excitement. Then she experienced a relationship so peaceful, it felt...boring. It forced her to rethink everything she associated with love.
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RelationshipsI Started Dating Again at 39. Here Are 21 Things I Learned About MenLouise O’Neill went on 28 dates in 21 days in Paris—an experiment she repeated in cities across the world—here, she reveals what it taught her about men, love and starting over.
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RelationshipsI Love My Fiancé, but I Resent the Emotional Labour of Planning Our WeddingMy fiancé and I have an equal relationship. But once we started planning our wedding, I became the default decision-maker — expected to care about every detail, then judged for acting like I was in charge.
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RelationshipsWhy Are We Still Glamourising Emotionally Unavailable Men?From Mr Darcy to Christian Grey, literature has taught generations of women that brooding, distant and difficult equals desirable.
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RelationshipsMove Over Regular Men and AI Boyfriends, The “Wicker Husband” Has ArrivedBaby, where the hell is my rattan husband?
By Meg Walters -
RelationshipsWhy Do Men Ruin Your Birthday?Birthdays, promotions, holidays, even funerals. Writer Chanté Joseph investigates the unsettling relationship pattern hundreds of women instantly recognised.
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Relationships“I’ve Never Had A Boyfriend”: Milly Goldsmith On Being “Chronically Single”After going viral for describing herself as “chronically single”, Milly Goldsmith reflects on never having had a boyfriend, feeling left behind and why being single is no longer her biggest fear.
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RelationshipsDid Dua Lipa Use Astrology to Plan Her Wedding? Here's Why the Internet Thinks SoFrom Ibiza blowouts to Disney-themed dreamscapes, couples are turning to astrology to plan their weddings. And after internet astrologers began dissecting Dua Lipa’s wedding, cosmic timing has never felt more culturally relevant.
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RelationshipsI Finally Stopped Asking “Does He Like Me?” — And Started Asking “Do I Like Him?” It Changed EverythingWe’re taught to see male attention as validation. But what happens when you stop asking if he likes you, and start paying attention to how you feel?
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Relationships“Will It Go Viral?” Meet the Brides Who Treat Weddings as Content, and Guests as CrewAs the social stakes of weddings climb ever higher, more brides are turning private ceremonies into public content opportunities—and roping in their guests to help.
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RelationshipsI Collected 250 Anonymous Confessions About Love — Here’s What I LearnedWhat 1,500 strangers revealed about love behind closed doors.
By Philippa Found -
RelationshipsLosing a Friend Is the Breakup No One Warns You AboutWe have endless language for romantic break-ups, but almost none for the grief of losing a friend.
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Sex & Relationships“I Regret…Him” — 7 Brides Share Their Wedding Day RegretsWhat brides wish they knew before their big day — and want you to know before yours.
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RelationshipsI Got a Puppy With My Boyfriend. He Left. The Dog Stayed.I didn’t think he could mean he was so jealous of a puppy that he would leave. Turns out, he did.
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RelationshipsHow busy brides navigate the stress of wedding planningSponsor Content Created With The Insurance Emporium
Practical tools borrowed from organised brides
By Lauren Hughes -
LifeHow to Tell Your Family You’re Not Going Home for Christmas7 simple, guilt-free steps for navigating one of Christmas’ trickiest conversations
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Celebrity NewsJennifer Aniston’s New Partner Jim Curtis Has Opened Up About Their RelationshipThis is so sweet
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Life'She Never Says No'—AI Girlfriends Are Rewriting Romance (and Rewinding Feminism)What AI girlfriends reveal about modern masculinity
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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