One minute you’re planning your weekend together, the next you’re dissecting text messages like a detective looking for clues to answer: What went wrong? What did I miss? Could this have gone differently?

Dating involves a series of decisions. Some are minor and straightforward, others are complicated and emotion-laden.

Flirting isn’t a test you pass or fail. It’s a social skill. And like any skill, we all start out as bumbling beginners.

Does dating ever leave you spiraling: stuck in your head, overthinking a text, or wondering what that look meant?

Ever wonder why some dates seem to go nowhere, despite your best efforts? Or why someone you thought was “just okay” at first becomes attractive after a few interactions?

There’s a popular idea in modern dating that being sex-positive, confident, and open-minded means sleeping together early — even on the first or second date — is not a big deal.

Dating apps are everywhere — but are they right for you?

This data-backed guide helps you decide, with research on success rates, app psychology, and a simple framework for running a dating app experiment without losing your sanity.

Keep dating the same type of person or ending up in the same frustrating dynamic no matter how much you “work on yourself”?