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Does Dating Ruin Good People?

In today’s hyper-connected world, the dating landscape has drastically evolved. No longer confined to chance encounters or introductions by mutual friends, dating has become an arena filled with dating apps, podcasts, social media influences, and reality shows that promise to…

Understanding Age-Gap Relationships: Is There Always Grooming Involved?

“You only live once. Enjoy this moment, savor it; this is all very natural,” whispers a highly educated 32-year-old man with his firm, masculine hands all over a timid, quivering 17-year-old trying to stop herself from crying and screaming out…

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Little Things Season Four Closes on an Understated, Wholesome Note

Little Things season one had premiered on Dice Media’s YouTube Channel in 2016 and after garnering over 15 million views within days, Netflix picked it up from season two. From thereon, Little Things catapulted to global recognition overnight. The series tells the…

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Master of None Season Three Takes a Different Turn, Focusing on the Highs and Lows of a Queer Relationship

Master of None has returned with a new season after four years. A lot has changed since then- there’s the pandemic, whose effect on the season is noticeable from the get go. And then there’s the sexual misconduct allegations against…

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Toxic Relationships: Understanding Why People Stay and How to Move Forward

How often do we hear the terms “toxic relationship” or “abusive partner” ? Unfortunately, the answer is more often than we’d like. It's as if every day we hear more and more about abusive relationships and the numbers agree. A…

Little Things Explores Long Distance Relationships (and Changing Priorities) in Season 3

Little Things has gone through a lot of changes since it started out on YouTube. It went from a light-natured, playful look into the lives of a millennial live-in couple to an exploration of how two people living together grow…

Why Making New Friends Gets Harder Over Time (and How to Handle it)

Our twenties are a weird time. We grow through a lot of changes, often very fast, and by the time these years are winding up, we are still in the process of discovering ourselves. Friends are a key part of…

What Dating in a Tinder World Feels Like: a Lot of Trial and Error

There’s a certain math to Tinder that makes the entire prospect of online dating seem like a momentous endeavor. There are a lot of options, yes, but only a few really work out for you. Let’s say you browse a…

The Millennial Art of Dealing with Your Exes

Millennials have a whole new set of circumstances when it comes to dealing with their exes. It’s mostly because of the fact that technology means that huge blocks of your past live on forever. Most of us who have gone…