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I'm Falling For Someone I Work With

This was submitted anonymously by a Datingish reader. I started a new job a few months ago and a month or so into it, I met a co-worker who I felt very different around. He was very nice and very friendly to me. One da…
Awkward Things to Say to Someone You're Interested In

Okay, so not all of us are the most graceful of creatures when it comes to social interaction. We may get a little bashful around a new flame, or maybe we wish we come off more macho and superior than we really are and…
Are Interracial Relationships Wrong?

Last January I met my boyfriend/best friend. We share many similarities and our differences generally don’t tend to disrupt the regular functioning of our relationship. However, there is something that has caused…
He Accidentally Met My Parents, So Now What?

I don't know if it's still a big deal in this day in age when your significant other meets your parents, but for me it is. I don't mean it's monumental because that means our relationship has to go to the next level per…
Awkward Sexual Encounters

Recently, during a mini-game of Never Have I Ever amidst a long game of Kings with some friends, we stumbled on the topic of awkward sex situations. One of our rules is when you draw a 6, you are put in the hot seat. In…
He's Making Me Feel Awkward? Why?

Recently, I felt a work colleague was interested. Over time, I have felt that I have been getting mixed signals. So far it seems, that when I try and speak to him subtly about things that I am noticing, he backs off and…
Four is Definitely a Crowd: Her Boyfriend's Mom Hangs Out with His Ex!

My friend, Tom, has this new girlfriend. Well, actually she's not so new-- it's been a few months already. His girlfriend, Kira, is great. She's funny, intelligent, confident, and she gets him. So, what's the problem?…
Does Sex Mix With Friendship?

For me, there are two paths to a relationship - going through friendship, or going through sex. It's rare that I find other ways to handle things. Which is why I was surprised at the track-switching I saw today: one of…
Irreparable First Dates

First dates are magical things. They can hold all sorts of hope, potential, possibility. Probably in any relationship, it'll be the date with the most ripe conversation, the most effort put into makeup, and the most exc…
"Just Be Yourself." Uh, How Do I Do THAT?

I consider myself to be pretty lucky in the dating department-- my only truly devastating heartbreak, one that took months to get over, was years ago in high school. My friends were very good to me during that grieving…