Topics / Dating & relationships
Where people stand on dating & relationships.
Apps, first dates, deal-breakers, timelines — the relationship debates people have with everyone except their partner.
Most relationship problems aren't about love. They're about dishes, money, and sleep.67%agree · 3Living together before engagement isn't a test drive — it's due diligence.100%agree · 3Height requirements are a preference like any other — nobody owes an apology for theirs.67%agree · 3Whoever asked pays. It's not about gender — it's about who threw the party.100%agree · 3Dating apps broke dating, and nothing has replaced what they broke.67%agree · 3Most dating profiles describe the person someone wants to be, not the person who shows up.50%agree · 2Rebounds have a better track record than anyone gives them credit for.0%agree · 1Most people don't miss their ex. They miss having someone.100%agree · 1Everyone has a number for how long is too long to text back. No two people's match.100%agree · 1You can't be "ready" for a relationship. Readiness is built by couples, not brought to them.100%agree · 1Sharing a streaming account is a bigger relationship step than people treat it as.100%agree · 1Emotional cheating is real cheating. The venue doesn't matter.100%agree · 1Cheating is a series of decisions, not a mistake — there were a dozen moments to stop.100%agree · 1Being single into your forties is a life, not a waiting room.100%agree · 1The first move is still mostly the man's job, whether anyone likes it or not.0%agree · 1"We're taking a break" expires after ninety days. Then it's just a breakup.100%agree · 1Scheduled date nights aren't unromantic — busy lives don't run on spontaneity.0%agree · 1A couple's joint social media account signals insecurity more than closeness.100%agree · 1By the time you're checking a partner's phone, the phone isn't the problem.100%agree · 1Asking "what are we?" first isn't weakness. Somebody always has to go first.100%agree · 1Situationships exist because someone benefits from the ambiguity — and it's rarely both people.100%agree · 1Proposing without discussing it first is a performance, not a question.100%agree · 1Every couple has one person who tells the how-we-met story and one who fact-checks it.0%agree · 1Marriage is still the point of dating, and pretending otherwise wastes everyone's thirties.0%agree · 1Two years without a ring is an answer, not a delay.0%agree · 1If you know, you know — long engagements are for the unsure.0%agree · 1You're not "working on yourself" after a breakup. You're waiting — and that's fine too.100%agree · 1Going no-contact after a breakup is the right call, even though almost nobody manages it.100%agree · 1Breaking up by text is acceptable under five dates.0%agree · 1Staying friends with an ex is possible, but someone at that table is usually lying to themselves.100%agree · 1Settling is underrated — eight of ten boxes and shows up beats the perfect ten who doesn't exist.0%agree · 1Asking "what are your red flags?" on a first date does more harm than good.100%agree · 1Dating someone and hoping they'll change almost never ends well.100%agree · 1A 10-year age gap between consenting adults is nobody's business.100%agree · 1Profile disclaimers like "serious only" don't filter anyone.0%agree · 1Political deal-breakers are reasonable now — some divides are values, not opinions.100%agree · 1Being rude on a date is forgivable. Being boring isn't.100%agree · 1There's no rescuing a first date that starts with "so, tell me about yourself."0%agree · 1The first date should end before either person wants it to.100%agree · 1A coffee first date is respectful, not cheap — nobody owes a stranger dinner.100%agree · 1