Split Decisions

How to End a Situationship When You Were Never ...

You can't "break up" with someone you were never officially dating — but you can absolutely end it, cleanly, without his permission or a title. Here's how, including exactly what...

How to End a Situationship When You Were Never ...

You can't "break up" with someone you were never officially dating — but you can absolutely end it, cleanly, without his permission or a title. Here's how, including exactly what...

Am I Asking for Too Much — or Is He Giving Too ...

If the "too much" you keep apologizing for is consistency, effort, and a straight answer — no. Here's why the question itself reveals who's been setting the terms, and where...

Am I Asking for Too Much — or Is He Giving Too ...

If the "too much" you keep apologizing for is consistency, effort, and a straight answer — no. Here's why the question itself reveals who's been setting the terms, and where...

I Told Him He Hurt Me — Why Am I the One Apolog...

You went in to say "you hurt me" and came out saying "I'm sorry." Here's the quiet subject-shift that keeps doing that to you, why it works, and how to...

I Told Him He Hurt Me — Why Am I the One Apolog...

You went in to say "you hurt me" and came out saying "I'm sorry." Here's the quiet subject-shift that keeps doing that to you, why it works, and how to...

Why Is It So Hard to Leave a Situationship? It...

It was never official, so you're not even sure you're allowed to be this sad. You are. Here's why leaving an undefined thing is so uniquely hard — and why...

Why Is It So Hard to Leave a Situationship? It...

It was never official, so you're not even sure you're allowed to be this sad. You are. Here's why leaving an undefined thing is so uniquely hard — and why...

He Acts Like My Boyfriend but Won't Commit — Wh...

He does everything a boyfriend does — except the one thing that would make it real. He texts you good morning. He meets your friends. There's a toothbrush at your...

He Acts Like My Boyfriend but Won't Commit — Wh...

He does everything a boyfriend does — except the one thing that would make it real. He texts you good morning. He meets your friends. There's a toothbrush at your...

Why Does He Keep Coming Back but Never Commit?

Every time you almost get over him, he comes back — and it feels like proof. It isn't. Here's the difference between returning and choosing, and the one thing to...

Why Does He Keep Coming Back but Never Commit?

Every time you almost get over him, he comes back — and it feels like proof. It isn't. Here's the difference between returning and choosing, and the one thing to...