relationships

Anyone who is in or has been in a relationship will know that love isn't always easy. Everyone comes with baggage (although some suitcases are way bigger than others), and therapy can often help couples get through the more challenging times or specific issues they may be facing. But sometimes, even therapy isn't enough to salvage a relationship and push past specific glaring red flags. Professional relationship therapists shared on Reddit some of the giant red flags they've seen in couples who come in for sessions and whether or not the relationship can survive these issues. Some of them are genuinely eye-opening and might make you feel less alone in your relationship struggles. Or, they might spur you to book that therapy appointment you've been avoiding.

When it comes to dating, everyone needs to kiss a few frogs before finding their prince charming. And by frogs, we mean men who will let you down, screw you over, or generally disappoint you in some way or another. We've all had the 'pleasure' of dating, or kinda dating these men, but hey, at least they make for fun stories to tell our girlfriends, right? And now, instead of just venting about them, you can take it one step further and write them a public letter of disappointment, with the Instagram account To The Guys I've Dated. They help women get the closure they need after kissing yet another crappy frog by publishing short letters written by the women who dated them. Here is the latest collection of these hilariously sad but relatable letters, which might inspire you to submit one of your own.

With the myriad of personalities out there in the dating world, one is likely to encounter the ubiquitous stage-5 clinger. A stage-5 clinger is a person who is likely to become overly attached, overly fast. After one date they are already planning your wedding or can lose their shit if their text isn't replied to in what they deem a timely manner. We receive many stories of these bothersome specimens in particular, so here is a list of 7 times a date was a complete stage-5 clinger, compliments of The Single Society!

If you're a woman, then chances are, you've either been in a relationship with or at least had a date with a man who made you lose the will to live. Men possess a unique talent for really grinding your gears and getting under your skin- and not in a good way—amirite ladies?  Imagine the satisfaction you'd get by writing him a letter expressing what you felt about him and posting it online for all the world to see (including, hopefully, his mom). Well, now you can, courtesy of the Instagram account To The Guys I've Dated, who post funny and real letters of disappointment from girls to their "exes." Each week, we bring you a fresh batch of these letters, so dive in and scroll through this latest haul, and then check out last week's in case you missed them.

I think I can probably speak for most people when I say that growing up, my sex ed was almost non-existent. I picked up everything I know now along the way, either through the garbage my friends told me or, as I got older, through some awkward trial and error experiences. I was that gullible kid who believed you could get pregnant from swimming in a pool and that my parents only had sex the same amount of times as the number of siblings I have (and even that was way too many for my liking). People on Reddit share some of the weirdest myths about sex they believed as kids, and they make me feel less alone, as that kid who believed anything and everything about the big, bad world of sex.

Relationships have their ups and downs. Sure, therapy is a great way to process your feelings, but it's expensive as f*ck. Twitter, on the other hand, is free. So when you need to rant about your partner who is driving you crazy or complain about being so single that you're starting to grow cobwebs down there (speaking for a friend, of course), then tweeting about it can be almost as therapeutic as therapy. Welcome to this week's funniest relationship tweets, where all the highs and lows of love get penned in 280 characters or less.

The extended lockdown over the past year has meant many couples now work together from home. Of course, living and working with your significant other isn't ideal because you're basically on top of each other 24-7, exposing you to sides of them that you might not have seen before. But since it's pretty unavoidable nowadays, couples have had to adapt. Unfortunately, it has brought out the ugly side of people, which one guy who posted on Reddit's Am I The Asshole proved when he went on a jealous rant after observing his GF's work schedule and being bitter that she was making double his salary for half the work. She understandably got pissed off, explaining that it wasn't his place to say what her time was worth because she was hired for her knowledge. If her boss and CEO saw the work she produced and based her salary off that, it wasn't his place to undervalue her because he was jealous. He also casually threw in the fact that she does the housework and he doesn't. Redditors had a lot to say to him, but the main consensus was that he was the asshole who had jealousy issues. Read his ridiculous rant, and let us know what you think.

We've all been through breakups where all we wanted to do was send our piece-of-sh*t ex a message telling them exactly what we thought of them. Because, well... closure. But, whether our friends convinced us not to, or our sense of pride got the better of us, we held back (until we had that second glass of wine). But now, the Instagram account To The Guys I've (Kinda) Dated has your back when it comes to getting the closure you need from any men who let you down. Simply write your ex a short letter, let them post it, and hope his whole family (and new GF) sees it! Simple.

Aah, that blissful feeling of being in love — it's a beautiful thing, but it doesn't come without its complications. At one point or another, many of us will have found ourselves in questionable relationships where we put up with behaviors we shouldn't have—speaking for a friend, of course. The rose-colored glasses we wear in relationships can blind us to some pretty glaringly obvious red flags, which we can only see clearly once the relationship has ended. On the bright side, we can use them as learning experiences of what not to ignore when it comes to our next relationship. A tweet asking people to share the biggest red flags they ignored in relationships has revealed some hilarious responses, which might make you relate to any previous sh*t shows you dated in the past. What were some red flags you ignored?

We're starting the new year off with a bang by throwing some of the funniest relationship tweets we've seen so far in 2021 your way. Here's to a new year of hilarious Twitter interactions when it comes to all things romance related. May the Twitter gods shine their light down on us and continue to provide us with weekly laughs at the expense of other people's love lives. Amen.

When it came to romance (or anything else, for that matter), 2020 wasn't exactly the best year. Thankfully, 2021 has made an appearance, bringing with it endless possibilities in the 'love' department'. Ladies, it's time to cleanse your spirit (and lady parts) from all the f*ck boys you left behind in 2020. New year, new you! And just in case you need it, the Instagram account To The Guys I've (Kinda) Dated has your back when it comes to getting the closure you need from any men who let you down. All you need to do is write them a letter, explaining what your disappointing ex did to you, and they'll publish it on their account, naming and shaming him for the world to see. Closure never felt so sexy!

Finding out that your boyfriend or husband has been cheating on you is devastating, whatever the circumstances. But sometimes, the truth is so ridiculously stupid, that it's almost funny. Maybe. Sort of. 

Together with The Single Society, we bring you funny, cringe-worthy, and ridiculous stories from real women who discovered that their exes were cheating on them. From finding out he's sleeping with your boss's sister, to meeting their other girlfriend while you're both bailing him out of jail, these stories will make you cringe on behalf of these pathetic men. Enjoy!

Navigating relationships can be challenging at the best of times but throw a global pandemic into the mix, and you've got yourself a whole new level of stress. This year's funniest relationship tweets are just more examples of how the trials and tribulations of love can test us to our absolute limits. And they also prove how therapeutic it can be to vent about them on Twitter. 2020 has been a total sh*t show for most people, and it's reflected in our relationships. Whether you're married, single, or in a situationship, 2020 will have shown you a thing or two about love. Here are the funniest relationship tweets we came across in 2020.

I think I speak for most people when I say dating in 2020 has been an all-round sh*tty experience. I mean, as if the logistics of socially-distance dating or the nightmare of figuring out how to bubble up with your f*ck buddy during a pandemic wasn't stressful enough. When you throw some idiot men into the mix, and you've got yourself a whole new level of 2020 dumpster fire. Luckily, the Instagram account To The Guys I've (Kinda) Dated is here to the rescue. They help women get the closure they need by publishing open letters to the exes or almost exes who have disappointed them in some way, by naming and shaming them online. So ladies, if a certain f*ck boy has f*cked you over one too many times (and let's face it, one time is too many), then write them a letter and hope their mom or current girlfriend sees it. Here's to karma being a b*tch, and to the end of 2020.

Being single this time of year is hard, especially after the sh*t show that was 2020. And with the majority of socializing at a halt, your loneliness stands out more than ever. These memes will remind you just how alone you are, which isn't necessarily a bad thing because it's better to be single than be in an unhappy relationship. But, if we were all in love and happy, that would be great too.

As with everything in life, relationships come with risks. Sure, you could fall desperately in love, get married, and live happily ever after. I mean, that's the dream, right? Alternatively, you could fall for someone, and just as you finally feel secure, they dump you in a soul-crushing, heart-wrenching act of cruelty, causing you to lose all faith and hope in love. It's a real gamble. And the truth is, being dumped suck. It can bruise your ego, make you feel rejected, and question whether or not what you had was real for the other person. But some dumpings are more brutal than others, and these Redditers are sharing the harshest reasons their exes ended their relationship. What's the worst reason someone broke up with you? Or that you dumped someone?