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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. ‘Nostalgia for a Dating Experience They’ve Never Had’
Young people are tired of swiping. Now they want serendipity.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty. The Golden Age of Dating Doesn’t Exist
Romance in America has never been easy.
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Illustration by The Atlantic Can You Ever Really Escape Your Ex?
Your repeated attraction to a certain “type” may come down more to psychological comfort than a mysterious connection.
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Rachele Daminelli / Connected Archives Don’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Dead
For decades, sitting was both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.
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Anna Breit / Connected Archives The Mystery of Partner ‘Convergence’
Couples’ personalities can become more similar over time—but the causes are still enigmatic.
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Millennium Images / Gallery Stock Why Don’t We Teach People How to Parent?
The ways that Americans used to learn child-rearing are falling apart. The new ones aren’t filling the gaps left behind.
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Nadine Rovner / Gallery Stock Americans Can’t Decide What It Means to Grow Up
Living alone tends to be idolized as a sign of maturity. But maybe that’s misguided.
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Stella Blackmon The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
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Illustration by Ben Hickey No, You Shouldn’t ‘Date ’Em ’Til You Hate ’Em’
First impressions can be unreliable. That doesn’t mean you need to slog through a boring romance.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control
The most social social media these days is … texting. And it’s gotten overwhelming.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life
The case for love-life balance
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Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: … A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself
There’s no harm in fantasies, even if you know they’ll never come true.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The New Old Dating Trend
Why is matchmaking having a renaissance?
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Getty The Gesture That Encapsulates Remote-Work Life
The “Zoom wave” is awkward, corny, and vital.
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Martin Parr / Magnum The Curious Personality Changes of Older Age
When people lose the ability to control their circumstances, their selves sometimes evolve instead.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: … Rebound Relationships Are Totally Fine
Conventional wisdom says you should take time to process a breakup before you start a new romance. Research suggests the opposite.
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Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: … How to Fall in Love When You Don’t Speak the Same Language
Multilingual relationships are a crash course in putting yourself out there.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: H. Armstrong Roberts … America Is in Its Insecure-Attachment Era
Discomfort with intimacy seems to be on the rise—and no one’s quite sure why.
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Illustration by Katie Martin. Source: Getty The Parenting Prophecy
The way someone was raised often shows up in the way they raise their own kids—for better or worse.
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Brook Pifer / Gallery Stock The Scariest Part of a Relationship
For partners to make it “official,” they have to survive the period between acquaintanceship and closeness. But that’s when people tend to be especially bad at communicating.
