From dating apps and ‘leagues’ to pheromones and self-image, our desires are shaped as much by how we see ourselves as by who’s in front of us
May 06, 2026
The controversial Channel 4 reality show is back. We speak to Kat Slade, the show’s resident ‘surrogate partner therapist’, about the ongoing sex recession, the ethics of sex surrogacy, and more
May 04, 2026
By placing attractiveness at the centre of the cultural conversation around infidelity, we reinforce the idea that women have to earn loyalty – and that some people are more deserving of betrayal than others
Apr 30, 2026
From Beef, to Materialists, to The Drama, a new wave of on-screen romances questions whether motivations for marriage can ever be wholly ‘pure’
Apr 27, 2026
Our culture positions the breakdown of a romantic relationship as one of the most emotionally painful experiences a person can go through – but drifting apart from a long-term friend can be just as torturous
Apr 07, 2026
‘I like the idea of hearing about someone who’s already vetted’: We went to the first Date My Friend event in New York, where your closest friends do the selling for you
Apr 01, 2026
Many of us have playlists curated for our most intimate moments – but everyone has a different take on what makes a song feel ‘sexy’
Mar 20, 2026
The tender photobook captures the artist’s closest friends, lovers and muses across cities and time, as they reflect on their changing relationships with the photographer
Mar 19, 2026
Many young women are baffled by the inane TikToks their male partners find funny. Here, we unpack the politics of the ‘humour gap’
Mar 13, 2026
To mark the book’s reissue with Penguin Modern Classics, we speak to author Robert Plunket about gender fluidity, the Aids crisis, and the connection between sex and hustle culture
Mar 06, 2026
Do you struggle to share your wants and needs with your partner? Here, Beth McColl shares her best advice for getting comfortable with asserting yourself in a relationship
During a wrestling speed dating event in Brooklyn, hosted by community-focused group Grownkid, hundreds of 18 to 24-year-olds arrived for a chance to battle it out for love
Feb 19, 2026
Decades after its conception, the ever-popular relationship framework and couples therapy tool has taken on a hyper-specific life of its own
Feb 18, 2026
From the sociological tendency to be attracted to people who look like us, to couples that start merging into each other, is there anything sexier than dating ourselves?
Feb 17, 2026
This Valentine’s weekend, Lovers on Film compiles analogue self-portraits of lovers from all over the world
Feb 14, 2026
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