Oliver Bennett
I will never forget sitting on the couch after an incredible weekend getaway, staring at my phone screen for a solid forty-five minutes. I had the perfect golden-hour photo of my partner and me. The lighting was flawless, we both actually looked at the camera at the same time, and the filter was perfectly tuned.
I was recently reading through a late-night relationship forum when I stumbled upon a confession that completely caught my attention. A woman wrote, “I’ve realized I don’t just fall in love with a person. I fall in love with the love between two people. When I see a couple who is deeply connected, who share
I was recently talking to a wonderful, vibrant woman in her mid-50s who told me something that broke my heart. She said, “I spent twenty-five years building a family and a career. Now that I’m single again, the thought of creating an online dating profile makes me want to hide under the covers forever. Am
I will never forget the evening I realized something was terribly wrong in my relationship. We were sitting on the same couch, watching the exact same Netflix show, eating the same takeout food. Physically, we were just inches apart. But emotionally? We felt like we were sitting on entirely different planets. Have you ever felt
I remember sitting on the edge of my bed, staring blankly at a phone screen, feeling like all the oxygen had just been sucked out of the room. My hands were shaking, and my mind was racing at a million miles an hour. The person I loved most in the world—the person I trusted with
Your 20s in America are sold to you as the “best years of your life.” Movies tell you it will be a montage of rooftop parties in Brooklyn, romantic road trips to Big Sur, and falling in love with a charming stranger in a coffee shop. The Reality: It’s mostly swiping left on Hinge until
For decades, the United States had a dirty secret. While we championed human rights abroad, right here at home—from the suburbs of New Jersey to the rural communities of Idaho—thousands of individuals (mostly minors) were forced into marriages under the guise of “tradition” or “religious freedom.” Until recently, the US legal system was a patchwork
“Till death do us part” is starting to sound more like a suggestion than a promise. If you scroll through your social media feed, it feels like everyone is breaking up. Celebrity power couples are splitting, your high school friends are on their second marriages, and you might be wondering: Is marriage essentially doomed? The
Ah, France. The land of Molière, Merlot, and… impossible-to-read romantic signals. If you have moved to France (or are planning to visit) with dreams of an Emily in Paris romance, I have some bad news: Reality is a bit more complicated. While the French are masters of romance, they are also the gatekeepers of a
The silence is loud. You are sitting next to her. She is looking at her phone, but her knee is pointing toward you. She isn’t saying much, but she laughed a little too hard at your dumb joke earlier. Your brain is running a marathon: Welcome to the most confusing phase of human interaction: The
Your 20s are a weird, beautiful, and terrifying decade. You are technically an adult, but you often feel like a teenager with a credit card. You are building a career, discovering your identity, and trying to figure out if the person sleeping next to you is your “Forever” or just your “For Now.” It is
Switzerland is famous for three things: chocolate, watches, and being incredibly hard to break into socially. If you are single in Switzerland—whether you are a local, an expat in Zurich, or a student in Geneva—you know the struggle. The scenery is breathtaking, but the dating scene can feel as cold as the Alps in January.