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Dating in 2021 isn’t easy with the constant swiping, failed talking stages, and ghosting—it’s hard to find any hope that you may find someone someday. Trust me, I get it. As someone who is now back on the dating apps and trying to find a real relationship, it can get frustrating when you go on yet another bad date or the person you were talking to suddenly leaves you on read. I always tell my friends that I’ve been on so many bad dates, I could write an entire novel about it.

In a recent TikTok video, Bebe Rexha got real and raw with millions of viewers about why she hasn’t been posting quite as much as she once did. The 32-year-old singer’s posts this year have been few and far between, she says, because of an inner struggle with which all too many people can likely empathize: body image issues.

While it’s usually a good idea to breakup with someone either in person or via phone call, there are plenty of situations where it’s a-OK to send a text instead. More often than not it’ll be in fairly casual situations, like after a second date or once a hookup has run its course.

If you have trouble making new friends, you are far from alone.

A 2019 survey of 2,000 US adults found that 45% of people find it challenging to make new friends. They also found that the average American hasn’t made a new friend in five years.

Eilish isn’t alone in watching porn at a young age. Of youth ages 14 to 18, 84 percent of males and 57 percent of females have been exposed, a nationally representative survey suggests. In 2015, an NSPCC ChildLine survey found that a tenth of 12- to 13-year-olds are concerned that they may actually be addicted to porn, and 10 percent of seventh-graders worry that they watch enough to be addicted, according to BBC.

Do you have a hidden kink that you have yet to explore? Let’s talk about what a kink actually is, how to separate a kink from a fetish, and a comprehensive list of some of the most common and popular kinks out there.

PSA: ​​Thanksgiving might seem like the perfect holiday to introduce your partner to your ‘rents, but trust me — it’s a terrible idea. Visiting friends and family at home is complicated as it is, and bringing your partner into a whirlwind of chaotic family dynamics might make matters worse. If you want to save yourself (and your significant other) from Thanksgiving dinner with no escape, reschedule your SO reveal party for another day.

It can feel counterintuitive to show yourself the same compassion you show others. But it’s vital to learn how to extend yourself some grace.