The Other Half by Bond Touch
6 Ways To Bring The Spark Back To Your Relationship
Is the spark gone from your love? You look at your partner one day and miss those fireworks from when you first met? This is how you relight it. I’ve...
4 Conversations I Had With My Boyfriend Before Moving In Together
Since the pandemic started, a lot of couples tried moving in together. Many viewed spending months together during the lockdown as a test drive for actually living together....
Is Sex Not A Priority In Your Relationship? You're Not Alone!
I’m not sure how I’d define my sexuality; I’d date whoever, regardless of their gender. I feel attracted to all kinds of people. But one thing that I know for...
Love At First Page: loving books helped our love survive
The moment he mentioned loving books on our first date, I knew we were going to be together for a long time. And when he told me to come back...
Dear Toxic Crush: an open letter to the boyfriends I never had.
I used to enjoy romanticizing those around me. All it took was a single glimpse, catching someone’s eye, and I would feel connected. Bonded with your universe. I would create...
Bridging a Cultural Distance
Because my now husband is German and I am American, we met at a cultural distance. After living in a country that was foreign to us both, then visiting Germany...
Sometimes I Miss My Pre-Pandemic Relationship
My boyfriend and I made a decision that led to us moving in permanently after only dating for five months. I was sitting in his apartment when his dad called...
Moving In Together Broke My Relationship, but Not the One You’d Expect
I love exploring my neighborhood. Even though I’ve walked the streets a hundred times, I still discover something new: a cafe, a bodega, a park. But lately, my walks are...
How to Maintain Long Distance BFF ships
For many years during and after college, my BFF (let’s call them Charlie) and I lived on different continents. Our relationship was sustained by Facebook messenger, occasional video calls, and...
Oceans Apart, But Close at Heart
With the space between ourselves and our loved ones growing enormously, the topic of long distance relationships has been on my mind.
The Long & Short of It: Comparing a New and Long-term LDR
When we enter the dating game, long distance relationships aren’t the ideal that most of us envision. Yet, there’s a decent amount of evidence that more of us are in an LDR than ever before. Here's what we found.
Distance is Everything
How a rare eye disease shaped the way I see the importance of keeping the right distance in life, love and everything in between.
