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Dealbreaker: He Didn't Go to College

As my vocabulary expanded among my academic peers, the shared language of our relationship narrowed.

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Dealbreaker: She Always Agreed With Me

Lauren was agreeable. About everything. And as we hung out more and more, her unswerving acquiescence only grew—and so did my urge to push back.

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Dealbreaker: He Did What He Wanted

We all egged on his roughhousing, and cheered when he’d shout, “I do what I want”—a common refrain. Then we went tubing.

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Dealbreaker: He Was Jealous

In our Dealbreakers series, exes report on the habit, belief, or boxer brief that ended the affair. I never really wanted to go out with...

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How to Ditch Happily-Ever-After and Build Your Own Romantic Narrative

It's important for us to build alternative romantic narratives for ourselves, ones that conform more closely to our lives as we want to live them.

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Dealbreaker: We Were Friends With Benefits

We’ve heard it all before: Straight men and women can’t be “just friends.” Our interlocking body parts get in the way.

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Dealbreaker: I Was His Sugar Mama

I was working three jobs and running to grad school classes in my limited time off. My new roommate was managing nine fantasy baseball teams.

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Bytox: Can This Patch Prevent a Hangover?

If the patch works, what sort of nightmare would I be living had I not applied it?

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Dealbreaker: He's a Prostitute

That night, I took a tour of Craigslist, clicking at its blue links until they all turned purple. I read all of his ads. He did more than "hang out."

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Dealbreaker: He's a Crack Addict

Some days, he’d wake up on a Saturday morning, say he had to run some errands, and turn up 24 hours later.

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Dealbreaker: He Held Me Back

I was a social butterfly with a wild streak; he could count his friends on one hand and spent most weekends in.

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Dealbreaker: He Fell Asleep Under a Van

As he lay there, snoring and reeking of fuel, I stared at him wondering how I'd sunken to this point. But I knew how.

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Dealbreaker: I Was On Vacation

I needed access to people and parties I wouldn’t meet on the typical tourist route. I decided to do it the easiest way I knew: I would date.

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Dealbreaker: He Was a Drunk

Everyone has those crazy nights once in a while when they drink too much, I told myself.

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Dealbreaker: I Made Him Sick

“Do you want me to take a shower?” I asked, overly conscious of the trace levels of cat that must be caking my skin.

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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: He's a Know-It-All

We both knew a lot about music, but even if I knew the answer, I’d never win a fight.

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