tips on navigating the sh*tshow of modern dating and relationships – from family dynamics and friendships, to the long term, long distance, low commitment, casual girlfriend (and everything in between!)

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Non-monogamy might be for you

We’re taught sharing is caring right? So why not apply that same logic to our adult relationships, and share your partner? Whether you’re fantasising about a hard fuck, a threesome, the girl next door, or your boyfriend’s best friend you’re secretly crushing on – we all daydream about other people, whether we’re single or taken. Honey-Blue Stevens argues that non-monogamy might be for you

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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

I don’t understand ‘relationship people’

As any chronically single person will tell you, there’s nothing more frustrating than loved-up friends asking you why you haven’t settled down. But why are “relationship people” the way they are? Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse explores the figure of the serial monogamist

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Dani Clarke Dani Clarke

Are fitness-influencer couples onto something?

This summer, dating-app fatigue hit an all-time high, and singles were joining running clubs en masse in an attempt to find love. But could a fitness-focused romance be the key to a healthy long-term relationship? Dani Clarke scrolls the dark corners of Instagram Reels to investigate

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Lucy Sarret Lucy Sarret

How to end a situationship over text

Situationships can be the worst and the best of casual dating – no labels, no rules, just vibes. For when those vibes start to feel more like red flags, Lucy Sarret advises on how to end things amicably over text

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Editors on… our dating ins and outs

What’s in and out in the world of relationships, singlehood and casual dating in October ‘24? The editorial team at Sextras weighs in – from holiday romances to blindsiding, and the new rules for rejection

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Gen Z are ditching their insecure friends. But are they monsters?

More and more of us are refusing to put up with negative mates who ruin our vibes, according to the latest hot take circulating on TikTok. But, if the solution is dumping your friends, where’s the line between protecting your peace and being a bitch?

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Katie Ross Katie Ross

I went to a blind dating event – here’s what happened

Sextras reviews Soulmate Social, a personalised dating experience that promises to get you a snog (if not your soulmate), and speaks to its founder Breagha Campbell about the inspiration behind mass set-ups (mostly, death to The Apps™).

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Honey Wyatt Honey Wyatt

Why are we so obsessed with our partners’ exes? 

In the age of social media, it’s become totally normal to keep tabs on people we don’t know, like they’re little Sims characters in our lives. But why do people drive themselves crazy doing this with their partner’s ex? Honey Wyatt investigates.

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