While they're the most sought-after three words in English, the phrase "I love you" is a bit vague — and justifiably so. Human emotions are so fleeting and nebulous that even Shakespeare had ...

Quite simply, relationships are measured by words. There’s a progression that typically starts with "I want you" and ends with "I love you." It seems simple, but there’s a dynamic underneath ...

Think of it as planting a flower and then walking across the garden in muddy boots. You meant to help it grow, but your ...

I’m feeling paralyzed by the amount of love I have to give with seemingly no receptor. I’m a 22-year-old lesbian feeling like a kindergartener of adulthood. I feel so deeply loved and loving ...

and those transactions have to be reconciled regularly so that no one person in the relationship has given more than the other. Love and relationships never require the constant balancing you so ...