Relationships

Some relationship advice sounds excellent until two actual people try to use it.

Texting rules get complicated once somebody is busy rather than uninterested. “Good communication” becomes less tidy when both people think they are being perfectly clear. Even decent advice can fall apart when timing, personality, attraction, pride, and history all arrive at once.

That is where this section lives.

We look at dating, breakups, friendship, commitment, attraction, communication, and the habits people bring into relationships without always noticing them