A young, single friend visited my husband and me to talk about his troubled relationship with a young woman he admired, maybe even loved. They’d been great friends for quite a while. He figured their ...

If you're seeing someone, and the guidelines are hazy or were never clearly discussed in the first place, at some point you're likely to wonder what's up. So why do we dance around having a "defining ...

The beginning is all fun and games. You go on a few dates with someone—no big deal, you’re not invested. Then you go on some more, and some more after that. This, whatever this is, is kind of nice.

Like virtually everything else in troubled relationships, the core explanation for both their distress is that, deep down, they’re hurting. And what more than anything else has created this pain is ...

There are a few three-word phrases that are like kryptonite for casual relationships: "I love you," "This isn't working," and "What are we?" While the sentiments behind all of these are completely ...