How to Get Closure When Your Ex Ghosts You
Dear Chelsea, My fiancé (boyfriend of 6 years) has recently told me that he needed time for himself and his family. He told me that he needed this time to find his old self. I told him that I will...
View ArticleWhen Chickening Out Is Just Cowardly
“A few months ago, I bumped into this community (r/adultery) and messaged a man who is in my city. It was exciting and gave me the feeling of being alive and the ‘thrill,’” she explained. She added,...
View ArticleA Guide to Ghosting
A lover disappears. Without warning. Oh, the agony. You’ll never know exactly why they left. What you did. What happened? It’s all a guessing game in affair land. Did I say something wrong? Probably....
View ArticleThe Non-Endings That Hurt
Losing a lover. Most of us have been there. Affair partners come and go. Sometimes, it lasts a few weeks or months, and sometimes, if you’re lucky, a year or two. But the non-endings are the worst....
View ArticleGhosting, Benching, and Orbiting: Decoding Modern Dating Trends in the...
In the fast-paced world of modern dating, new trends and behaviors have emerged, reshaping the landscape of romantic relationships in the digital era. From the enigmatic phenomenon of ghosting to the...
View ArticleI Placed a Small Boundary and He Stopped Texting
So I live in an apartment building, a very beautiful apartment building. For the last 2 years, I have been acquaintances with this guy I see every so often in common areas, meaning, we say Hi to each...
View ArticleGhosting 101 for Cowards
Dating has become more complicated than I thought it would be and it comes with new terms. What is Ghosting? Ghosting is ending communication with someone without having to have a conversation about...
View ArticleWhy Do Guys Ghost After Getting Close?
We clicked at once. Hours flew by. We talked, laughed, shared music, and bonded in little things. First impression: I was careful. I did not want to get too attached because I have been there, and it...
View ArticleRules of Modern Love
Modern love feels like assembling IKEA furniture blindfolded — frustrating, chaotic, and barely holding together. Here’s your unofficial cheat sheet for surviving the unspoken rules of dating today,...
View ArticleWhy Your Inability to Connect Does Not Define My Worth
This morning I saw a social media post from an online acquaintance sharing her excitement over an upcoming visit from her long-distance boyfriend. This hurt, because you see, her boyfriend was once...
View ArticleThe Dictionary of Modern Dating
Once upon a time, about a million years ago, dating was far simpler. That isn’t to say that it was easy, but hookup culture did not yet exist, and while there were certainly bad actors and strange...
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