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Dealbreaker: She Wanted Kids

I feel I’m doing our crippled economy a favor by shooting for zero offspring. She wanted four.

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Dealbreaker: I Wasn't Attracted to Her

The physical contact remained— “remained” being the key word.

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Blendr Isn't Grindr: Why We Still Don't Have a Straight Hookup App

Sex: There’s an app for that. But only if you're gay.

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Dealbreaker: He Changed His Name

"Hector," it turned out, was his second try at a new name; he hadn’t had much luck with Nicholas.

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Dealbreaker: He's on the Rebound

“Aren’t you, like, a broken man?” I asked, my hand protectively covering my lips. “Probably,” he conceded.

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Dealbreaker: She Was My Opposite

If we kept this up, we would either grow to hate everything about what made us different, or grow to hate ourselves.

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'No Crazy Chicks': Eight Red Flags I Learned from Online Dating

I found that online dating did not force me to be nice—it required me to be mean. And the process of ferreting out the weirdos was oddly cathartic.

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The Rules Of: Running into an Ex

Ten steps for stumbling across your former steady.

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Dealbreaker: He's Anti-Abortion Rights

“You think I’m a baby killer, I think you’re a misogynist” isn’t exactly a strong foundation for a relationship.

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Dealbreaker: She's a Dog Person

Mary had a tremendous sense of humor, a dancer’s body, and an utterly devastating smile, but she was also an insufferable dog person.

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Should You Move for Your Partner?

As couples fall into cohabitation earlier and delay marriage later, moving to a new city for a partner has become a relationship rite of passage.

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Dealbreaker: He Won't Go Down on Me

When it came to going to bed with a straight guy who wouldn’t perform oral sex, there was no roadmap to articulate my experience.

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The Rules Of: Realizing You're On a Date

Ten steps toward escaping a surprise romance.

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Dealbreaker: I Couldn't Handle Her Food Issues

The extent of her eating issues opened up to me like a big, empty cabinet: Everything was gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, taste-free.

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Dealbreaker: She Looks Too Much Like Me

It was more than the haircut and the clothes: It was the whole ensemble of me at 23.