relationships
An illustration of a man spinning a wheel with six different types of masculinity, including alpha male, feminist and white knight.

Good Luck Deciphering the “Very Mixed Messages” of Masculinity

Should you be an alpha male or a feminist? Hyper-masculine or gender agnostic? Men’s relationships — with friends, family, society — are being upended by a cultural tug of war.

An illustration of a man and woman talking. We explore the phenomenon of men not asking women questions on dates.

Men Aren’t Asking Women Questions on Dates. It’s a Problem.

"The cashiers at Trader Joe's ask more questions than guys on dates nowadays."

Two guy friends, one sitting playing guitar and the other on piano. Here's the friendship advice from my dad and his bandmate of nearly 50 years.

Friendship Advice From My Dad and His Best Pal of 50 Years
An illustration of two men who used to be friends, facing apart. Today we look at how to recover and repair a lost friendship.

How to Recover a Friendship You Lost
An illustration of a group of men. We look at the state of male friendships and what some are calling the "male friendship recession."

The Male Friendship Equation: Meeting a Loneliness Crisis Head-On
Justin and Hailey Bieber out in LA after Hailey's episode of Call Her Daddy premiered

Stop Saying a Grown Woman Can “Steal” a Man From Another Grown Woman

Newsflash: adults make their own decisions and people are not objects

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The Reddit Group Helping to Fund Herpes Vaccine Research

When the government fails science, the internet is there to help

Three people sitting on a bench, one woman has her head resting on a man's shoulder, while the man hold hands with another woman.

Four Reasons Not to Try Polyamory

Polyamory may be all the rage these days, but that doesn’t mean it works for everyone

A couple holds hands in front of a massive open fire

What Is Relationship Anarchy? Are You a Relationship Anarchist?

Your guide to RA, including everything it is — and everything it isn't

Close-up photo shows three toothbrushes in one white cup

10 Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask Someone in a Throuple

One writer answers the questions everyone always has about what it's really like to be in a relationship with two other people

Photo of two dogs outside sniffing each other during the day with green grass in the background

Do We Choose Our Friends by…Sniffing Them?

A recent study found that people who like each other tend to smell alike

Yellow and red pills and heart-shaped pills scattered on a pink background

Could “Love Drugs” Fix Your Failing Relationship?

Hormone-enhancing pills that could boost your capacity for romance may soon be a reality

Carson Daly and his wife, Siri Daly, photographed together on set of the Today Show in 2019. Daly has said he and his wife sleep in separate bedrooms.

“Sleep Divorce” Is Carson Daly’s Key to Marriage Success

The TV host and his wife Siri decided that sleeping in separate bedrooms is "the best thing for all of us"

Now is the time to break up with your partner.

You Should Break Up With Your Partner This Summer. Just Trust Me.

It's Hot Breakup Summer

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are seen on May 30, 2022 in London, England.

Pete Davidson Is Officially an Instagram Boyfriend

Kim Kardashian announced that he "passed the content taking boyfriend test." Could you?

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2022, after returning from Wilmington, Delaware. In a new interview, Dr. Biden talked about her habit of "fexting" with the president. What is fexting?

Apparently Joe and Jill Biden Do a Lot of “Fexting.” But, Uh, What Is Fexting?

And more importantly, is it a sex thing?

Actress Laura Dern and actor Sam Neill attend 23rd Annual American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Awards on March 2, 1995 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. What would we think of their 20-year age gap in the original Jurassic Park if the movie came out in 2022?

Laura Dern and Sam Neill’s Age Gap Is Patriarchal, Irrelevant and Timeless All at Once

The "Jurassic Park" stars recently opened up about a 20-year age difference that seemed "completely appropriate" 30 years ago

Woman holding cleaning supplies

For High-Earning Women, Motherhood Can Mean Even More Housework

A recent study shows that new moms who out-earn their husbands get saddled with more housework

Illustration shows a man yelling at a woman with her back turned towards him. In this story, we asked relationship experts how to have a healthy fight with your romantic partner.

How to Have a Healthy Fight With Your Partner

Where there is love, there will be arguing. Here’s how to do it the right way.

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox poses backstage for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on May 23, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. According to a new interview with "Glamour," Megan Fox says she "manifested" Colson Baker.

Megan Fox Basically Invented Machine Gun Kelly, According to Megan Fox

Fox said she's been "manifesting" MGK since she was four

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2018 Japanese Akihiko Kondo poses with a doll of Japanese virtual reality singer Hatsune Miku, as both wear their wedding rings, at his apartment in Tokyo, a week after marrying her. Kondo is one of thousands of fictosexuals. Here's what you need to know about fictosexuality.

Fictosexuality Is Now a Thing: Real People Are Falling in Love With Fictional Characters

Thousands of people are involved in fictosexual relationships with made-up partners

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Is Your Partner “Soft-Launching” Your Breakup?

This bizarre dating phenomenon is the ultimate head-trip

two people sitting and talking next to each other with coffee mugs.

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About “Beige Flags” in Relationships

Here's a hint: It may mean you're boring.

House Sparrow Dancing

Men Can Learn a Lot About Dating From the Littlest Birds

Women want a triple threat: someone who can dance, sing and build a house out of twigs and plant sap

A graphic of two cell phones with speech bubbles coming out of them

Meet Rizz: Your AI Dating Wingman and Response Generator

The keyboard plug-in can theoretically do the talking for you on dating apps

Is this feeling actually a good thing?

Can Jealousy Be a Good Thing for Relationships?

Decoding the green-eyed monster for healthier relationships

Bill Maher

Esther Perel Denounced "Artificial Intimacy" on a New "Real Time With Bill Maher"

Plus a policy-heavy panel discussion

Couple holding hands in bed

Why Maintenance Sex Belongs in Every Relationship

The positive effects of going after it, even if you don’t feel like it

man and woman in background with red rose and calendar showing date night

In Defense of Scheduling Sex

It’s time to rethink how we experience desire, especially in long-term relationships

John Melfi and his wife, Jackie

What It’s Like to Run Swingers Clubs for 25 Years

Nobody knows the business of consensual non-monogamy better than Colette's John Melfi

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Is Marriage Actually Good for Your Health?

A new study says maybe so, but we still have thoughts

A male white collar employer is adding a new task to kanban board

Maybe Don’t Put Your Significant Other on a “Performance Review Plan”

The relationship “PIP” is the athleisure of romance

The painting "Paolo and Francesca" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and a man with binoculars looking on, illustrating the idea of cuckolding

The Psychology of Cuckolding, an Insult That’s Become a Male Fantasy

"It's like live porn," says one participant, "but with your favorite person as the star"

Wedding rings

Where Are the States Where Locals Most Often Marry Locals?

Data on marriage is only part of the full picture

A cartoon of Sophie Lucido Johnson, drawn by "New Yorker" cartoonist Sophie Lucido Johnson

Sophie Lucido Johnson Writes (And Draws) About Parenting (And Polyamory) Better Than Anyone

We caught up with the Chicago author, illustrator and "New Yorker" cartoonist

A caricature of a plane flying to a heart.

Could a Long-Distance Relationship Save Your Marriage?

The number of couples "living apart together" continues to grow

A couple on where the woman calls the man a "dork" as a term of endearment

How “Dork” Became a Term of Endearment for a Certain Type of Man

We blame Jim Halpert