Worth reading elsewhere
Pieces from other publishers we trust, picked by hand. We link to them and say in one line why. We do not copy them.
Dating now
Pew Research Center, 2024
Marriage and dating in the US: Key facts for Valentine's Day (opens pewresearch.org)Current numbers on partnering, marriage and dating that put your own timeline in context.
Brutal breakup
NPR (Shots), 2015
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, But Science Can Help (opens npr.org)Studies on what speeds healing after a breakup, including reflecting on it and reconnecting with old interests.
Who you keep choosing
University of Toronto
Bad relationships and the fear of being single (opens utoronto.ca)Research showing that fear of being single can quietly lower your standards and keep you in unsatisfying relationships.
Texting and mixed signals
The Gottman Institute
Ghosting: The Silent Breakup (opens gottman.com)Why going silent hurts more than a clear no, and how to handle it when the messages just stop.
What you want
Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
10 Pillars of a Strong Relationship (opens greatergood.berkeley.edu)A research-based list of what lasting relationships rest on, useful for rewriting your own partner wish list.
Time pressure
UNC School of Medicine
Fertility After 35: Cutting Through the Junk Science (opens med.unc.edu)University researchers separate real fertility data from the myths that fuel deadline panic in dating.