You’ve met someone. And this one’s great. You’re super excited about where things are headed. Maybe not to the altar — no one can know that yet. (You’re not delusional!) But it seems like this person ...

Ah, there’s nothing like the feeling of new relationship energy. You know the one—the feeling when you’ve been dating someone for a while, it’s going really well, and you start getting giddy thinking ...

A SLOW fade is a dating term that has become more widespread in 2023 to describe an unpleasant phenomenon. But what does it mean and how can you tell if it’s happening to you? Here’s all you need to ...

At xoJane, Victoria Carter has mounted a campaign against the slow fade, a defining phenomenon of romance in the age of the text. Here’s how it works: You go out with someone anywhere from once to a ...

There's almost nothing worse than feeling like you're slowly drifting apart from someone you're dating. The only way the situation sucks more is if it's totally one-sided: you're still into them, but ...

No one likes being rejected—unless, of course, it’s some kind of kink…in which case, more power to you. But that one-two punch to the gut is only made legitimately worse when the person you’re dating ...

First of all, I get it. Nobody likes to hurt someone’s feelings. No one wants to be the bad guy who says, “It’s not me, it’s you.” Photo credit: Image Source/Getty Images Breakups blow. Even if it’s ...

Pairs well with: An overdue breakup, or a nice long walk where no one can hear you sobbing at lyrics like: We were built like concrete / I used to know your heartbeat / The light has disappeared / The ...