📱 Modern Love Challenges

Stories and reflections on the particular difficulties of romantic connection today — dating apps, emotional unavailability, competing ambitions, and the paradox of infinite choice.

Modern Love

by Daniel Jones • 2007

Endless choice was supposed to make love easier. These true stories reveal the catch.

4.19

14k+

🧑‍💻 Modern Dating 📱 Digital Intimacy 💍 Modern Commitment ⚧️ Gender Roles In Love 🪞 Self-Discovery In Love

Modern Love 91%

Endless choice was supposed to make love easier. These true stories reveal the catch.

by Daniel Jones 2007

4.19

14k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Modern Dating 📱 Digital Intimacy 💍 Modern Commitment ⚧️ Gender Roles In Love 🪞 Self-Discovery In Love

Why Love Hurts

by Eva Illouz • 2011

Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.

3.99

2k+

💕 Sociology Of Love 🔀 Paradox Of Choice 📱 Online Dating 💍 Mate Selection 🪞 Self-Worth And Love

Why Love Hurts 89%

Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.

by Eva Illouz 2011

3.99

2k+ ratings

💕 Sociology Of Love 🔀 Paradox Of Choice 📱 Online Dating 💍 Mate Selection 🪞 Self-Worth And Love

Data, A Love Story

by Amy Webb • 2013

Study top profiles. Score every suitor. Game the algorithm. A data journalist's path to a husband.

3.57

2k+

📱 Online Dating 💔 Modern Dating ♟️ Dating Strategy 📊 Data Hacking 🧪 Self-Experimentation

Data, A Love Story 88%

Study top profiles. Score every suitor. Game the algorithm. A data journalist's path to a husband.

by Amy Webb 2013

3.57

2k+ ratings

📱 Online Dating 💔 Modern Dating ♟️ Dating Strategy 📊 Data Hacking 🧪 Self-Experimentation

Just Send the Text

by Candice Jalili • 2021

Why being your unvarnished self and sending the risky text beats every dating rule.

3.68

323

🚀 Modern Dating 😰 Dating Anxiety 📱 Digital Dating 💪 Rejection Resilience 🫂 Self-Acceptance

Just Send the Text 88%

Why being your unvarnished self and sending the risky text beats every dating rule.

by Candice Jalili 2021

3.68

323 ratings

🚀 Modern Dating 😰 Dating Anxiety 📱 Digital Dating 💪 Rejection Resilience 🫂 Self-Acceptance

Modern Romance

by Aziz Ansari • 2015

Dating apps promised soul mates on demand. The data says they delivered the opposite.

3.80

190k+

💻 Online Dating 💕 Modern Courtship 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📱 Digital Communication 📊 Sociology Of Love

Modern Romance 88%

Dating apps promised soul mates on demand. The data says they delivered the opposite.

by Aziz Ansari 2015

3.80

190k+ ratings

💻 Online Dating 💕 Modern Courtship 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📱 Digital Communication 📊 Sociology Of Love

Amor líquido

by Zygmunt Bauman • 2003

Relationships now work like shopping: browse, compare, discard. What happens to our ability to love.

3.74

8k+

🏙️ Late Modernity 📖 Critical Theory 🛒 Consumer Culture 🤝 Social Bonds 😶 Modern Alienation

Amor líquido 88%

Relationships now work like shopping: browse, compare, discard. What happens to our ability to love.

by Zygmunt Bauman 2003

3.74

8k+ ratings

🏙️ Late Modernity 📖 Critical Theory 🛒 Consumer Culture 🤝 Social Bonds 😶 Modern Alienation

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II

by Pierre Alex Jeanty • 2016

The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.

4.35

220

🖋 Modern Poetry 💔 Male Vulnerability 🔒 Unrequited Love 🌑 Male Loneliness 🩹 Healing From Infidelity

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II Summary

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II 88%

The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.

by Pierre Alex Jeanty 2016

4.35

220 ratings

🖋 Modern Poetry 💔 Male Vulnerability 🔒 Unrequited Love 🌑 Male Loneliness 🩹 Healing From Infidelity

Conversations on Love

by Natasha Lunn • 2021

Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.

4.20

48k+

🧠 Psychology Of Love 💌 Modern Love 🔧 Love As A Skill 🫂 Vulnerability 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Conversations on Love 88%

Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.

by Natasha Lunn 2021

4.20

48k+ ratings

🧠 Psychology Of Love 💌 Modern Love 🔧 Love As A Skill 🫂 Vulnerability 💞 Emotional Intimacy

you left me on read

by akhira • 2023

When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.

3.73

1k+

💌 Modern Love 📝 Instapoetry 💔 Unrequited Love 🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 💎 Self-Worth Journey

you left me on read 88%

When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.

by akhira 2023

3.73

1k+ ratings

💌 Modern Love 📝 Instapoetry 💔 Unrequited Love 🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 💎 Self-Worth Journey

Is This Love or Dopamine?

by Iona David • 2022

Emojis, ghosting, and the 0.4-second impression: what your texts say when your mouth isn't moving.

3.35

155

📱 Digital Dating 💌 Modern Courtship 💻 Dating App Culture 🌐 Internet Culture 💬 Online Language Analysis

Is This Love or Dopamine? 87%

Emojis, ghosting, and the 0.4-second impression: what your texts say when your mouth isn't moving.

by Iona David 2022

3.35

155 ratings

📱 Digital Dating 💌 Modern Courtship 💻 Dating App Culture 🌐 Internet Culture 💬 Online Language Analysis

Sex and the City

by Candace Bushnell • 1996

A Manhattan columnist chronicles her friends' pursuit of love among charming, evasive bachelors.

3.38

59k+

🏙️ Urban Dating Chronicles 💔 Commitment-Phobes 👯 Found Family 💍 Marriage Pressure 🔪 Acerbic Social Satire

Sex and the City 87%

A Manhattan columnist chronicles her friends' pursuit of love among charming, evasive bachelors.

by Candace Bushnell 1996

3.38

59k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Dating Chronicles 💔 Commitment-Phobes 👯 Found Family 💍 Marriage Pressure 🔪 Acerbic Social Satire

Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday

by Nick Viall • 2022

Stop the birthday text. Real dating rules for finding love without lying to yourself.

3.62

3k+

💔 Modern Dating 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧲 Dating Compatibility 💔 Breakup Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships

Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday Summary

Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday 87%

Stop the birthday text. Real dating rules for finding love without lying to yourself.

by Nick Viall 2022

3.62

3k+ ratings

💔 Modern Dating 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧲 Dating Compatibility 💔 Breakup Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships

I Didn't Know I Needed This

by Eli Rallo • 2023

A dating guide that starts where others end: with you, alone, and actually loving it.

3.37

9k+

📱 Modern Dating 🎉 Singlehood Celebration 😉 Flirting Tips 🍸 Casual Relationships 💔 Heartbreak Recovery

I Didn't Know I Needed This 87%

A dating guide that starts where others end: with you, alone, and actually loving it.

by Eli Rallo 2023

3.37

9k+ ratings

📱 Modern Dating 🎉 Singlehood Celebration 😉 Flirting Tips 🍸 Casual Relationships 💔 Heartbreak Recovery

Marry Him

by Lori Gottlieb • 2010

After thirty-five, the dating pool shrinks. Your long checklist is why you're still in it.

3.61

9k+

🔎 Dating Advice 📱 Modern Relationships 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💻 Online Dating ❤️ Relationship Psychology

Marry Him 87%

After thirty-five, the dating pool shrinks. Your long checklist is why you're still in it.

by Lori Gottlieb 2010

3.61

9k+ ratings

🔎 Dating Advice 📱 Modern Relationships 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💻 Online Dating ❤️ Relationship Psychology

The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match

by Sonya Rhodes • 2014

Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.

3.51

170

💪 Assertive Women 👩‍💼 High-Achieving Women 🎭 Personality Spectrum 📱 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection

The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match 87%

Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.

by Sonya Rhodes 2014

3.51

170 ratings

💪 Assertive Women 👩‍💼 High-Achieving Women 🎭 Personality Spectrum 📱 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection

I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies...

by The Betches • 2016

Self-worth first, texting never: the tough-love dating playbook for millennial women.

3.66

2k+

🧭 Dating Advice 📱 Millennial Dating 💻 Online Dating 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 🪢 Commitment Issues

I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies... Summary

I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies... 87%

Self-worth first, texting never: the tough-love dating playbook for millennial women.

by The Betches 2016

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧭 Dating Advice 📱 Millennial Dating 💻 Online Dating 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 🪢 Commitment Issues

How to Be Dateable

by Julie Krafchick • 2025

Dating strategy matters less than self-clarity. The playbook for finding someone right for you.

4.07

182

🔍 Modern Dating 🔗 Attachment Styles 🎯 Intentional Dating 🧠 Dating Psychology 💫 Authentic Dating

How to Be Dateable 87%

Dating strategy matters less than self-clarity. The playbook for finding someone right for you.

by Julie Krafchick 2025

4.07

182 ratings

🔍 Modern Dating 🔗 Attachment Styles 🎯 Intentional Dating 🧠 Dating Psychology 💫 Authentic Dating

How to Choose a Partner

by Susan Quilliam • 2016

Choosing a life partner is a skill. The self-assessment and compatibility framework for learning it.

3.82

547

💑 Partner Selection 📱 Modern Dating ✅ Relationship Readiness 🧩 Compatibility Assessment 💬 Emotional Intimacy

How to Choose a Partner 87%

Choosing a life partner is a skill. The self-assessment and compatibility framework for learning it.

by Susan Quilliam 2016

3.82

547 ratings

💑 Partner Selection 📱 Modern Dating ✅ Relationship Readiness 🧩 Compatibility Assessment 💬 Emotional Intimacy

The Best Worst Thing

by Lauren Okie • 2025

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

3.94

12k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Best Worst Thing 87%

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

by Lauren Okie 2025

3.94

12k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter

Call It What You Want

by Alissa DeRogatis • 2023

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

3.35

36k+

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

Call It What You Want 87%

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

by Alissa DeRogatis 2023

3.35

36k+ ratings

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans

by Ginny Hogan • 2022

Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.

3.38

419

📱 Modern Dating 🧍‍♀️ Singlehood 📝 Satirical Essays 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 👀 Observational Comedy

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans Summary

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans 87%

Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.

by Ginny Hogan 2022

3.38

419 ratings

📱 Modern Dating 🧍‍♀️ Singlehood 📝 Satirical Essays 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 👀 Observational Comedy

Wellness

by Nathan Hill • 2023

Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.

3.97

84k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Ennui 🪞 Opposites Attract ⏳ Midlife Reckoning 🩹 Generational Wounds

Wellness 87%

Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.

by Nathan Hill 2023

3.97

84k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Ennui 🪞 Opposites Attract ⏳ Midlife Reckoning 🩹 Generational Wounds

How to Not Die Alone

by Logan Ury • 2021

Your dating instincts are sabotaging you. A behavioral scientist rewires the search for love.

3.96

20k+

📋 Dating Advice 🔬 Relationship Science 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏗️ Relationship Design 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

How to Not Die Alone 87%

Your dating instincts are sabotaging you. A behavioral scientist rewires the search for love.

by Logan Ury 2021

3.96

20k+ ratings

📋 Dating Advice 🔬 Relationship Science 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏗️ Relationship Design 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn • 2022

A British-Nigerian woman's quest for a plus-one collides with the life she never knew she wanted.

3.76

19k+

💍 Pressure To Marry 🇳🇬 Nigerian Diaspora 💖 Self-Love Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family 💔 Dating Mishaps

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? 87%

A British-Nigerian woman's quest for a plus-one collides with the life she never knew she wanted.

by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 2022

3.76

19k+ ratings

💍 Pressure To Marry 🇳🇬 Nigerian Diaspora 💖 Self-Love Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family 💔 Dating Mishaps

Existentialism and Romantic Love

by Skye Cleary • 2015

Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.

4.08

🧠 Existentialism 💕 Philosophy Of Love 🤝 Relationship Authenticity 💭 Romantic Realism ⚡ Constructive Conflict

Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary

Existentialism and Romantic Love 87%

Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.

by Skye Cleary 2015

4.08

74 ratings

🧠 Existentialism 💕 Philosophy Of Love 🤝 Relationship Authenticity 💭 Romantic Realism ⚡ Constructive Conflict

Big Dating Energy

by Jeff Guenther • 2024

A therapist's dating playbook built on what most advice ignores: being your real self.

4.17

522

🧩 Attachment Styles 📱 Modern Dating 💎 Authentic Dating 🎯 Intentional Dating 🧠 Dating Psychology

Big Dating Energy 87%

A therapist's dating playbook built on what most advice ignores: being your real self.

by Jeff Guenther 2024

4.17

522 ratings

🧩 Attachment Styles 📱 Modern Dating 💎 Authentic Dating 🎯 Intentional Dating 🧠 Dating Psychology

Dream Lovers

by Alfie Bown • 2022

Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.

3.62

🏭 Platform Capitalism 📡 Media Studies 🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis 🎮 Gamification Critique ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Dream Lovers 87%

Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.

by Alfie Bown 2022

3.62

42 ratings

🏭 Platform Capitalism 📡 Media Studies 🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis 🎮 Gamification Critique ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Sex from Scratch

by Sarah Mirk • 2014

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

3.76

655

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Sex from Scratch 87%

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

by Sarah Mirk 2014

3.76

655 ratings

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Decoding Love

by Andrew S. Trees • 2009

Why your genes, your nose, and an invisible market make your romantic decisions before you do.

3.64

329

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🐸 Mate Selection 📱 Modern Dating 💰 Dating Economics 💸 Behavioral Economics

Decoding Love 87%

Why your genes, your nose, and an invisible market make your romantic decisions before you do.

by Andrew S. Trees 2009

3.64

329 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🐸 Mate Selection 📱 Modern Dating 💰 Dating Economics 💸 Behavioral Economics

Three Weddings and a Proposal

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2021

After her boss dies, a Dublin executive's career implodes and her ex returns as her date.

3.81

4k+

🏙️ Single Life ☘️ Irish Setting 💼 Office Politics 👯 Female Friendship 💔 Old Flame Returns

Three Weddings and a Proposal 87%

After her boss dies, a Dublin executive's career implodes and her ex returns as her date.

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2021

3.81

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Single Life ☘️ Irish Setting 💼 Office Politics 👯 Female Friendship 💔 Old Flame Returns

Normal People

by Sally Rooney • 2021

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

4.58

3k+

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Normal People 87%

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

by Sally Rooney 2021

4.58

3k+ ratings

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Evidence of the Affair

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2018

After discovering their spouses' affair, two strangers exchange letters that become a lifeline.

3.85

238k+

✉️ Epistolary Romance 💔 Emotional Affair 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🕰️ 1970s Setting 🏡 Suburban Marriage

Evidence of the Affair 87%

After discovering their spouses' affair, two strangers exchange letters that become a lifeline.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2018

3.85

238k+ ratings

✉️ Epistolary Romance 💔 Emotional Affair 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🕰️ 1970s Setting 🏡 Suburban Marriage

How To Think More About Sex

by Alain de Botton • 2012

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

3.47

6k+

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

How To Think More About Sex 87%

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

by Alain de Botton 2012

3.47

6k+ ratings

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

Disorderly Conduct

by Tessa Bailey • 2017

A caterer's no-strings rule meets a police recruit who plays for keeps.

3.43

9k+

🔥 No Strings Attached 🖤 Possessive Hero 💬 Witty Banter 😰 Fear Of Commitment 🗽 New York Romance

Disorderly Conduct 87%

A caterer's no-strings rule meets a police recruit who plays for keeps.

by Tessa Bailey 2017

3.43

9k+ ratings

🔥 No Strings Attached 🖤 Possessive Hero 💬 Witty Banter 😰 Fear Of Commitment 🗽 New York Romance

Still Me

by Jojo Moyes • 2018

In Manhattan, a long-distance love frays while a stranger with a familiar face reopens old wounds.

4.11

236k+

👩 Women's Fiction 💔 Long Distance Love 🌎 Starting Over Abroad 🤗 Found Family 👩‍🦳 Mentor Friendship

Still Me 86%

In Manhattan, a long-distance love frays while a stranger with a familiar face reopens old wounds.

by Jojo Moyes 2018

4.11

236k+ ratings

👩 Women's Fiction 💔 Long Distance Love 🌎 Starting Over Abroad 🤗 Found Family 👩‍🦳 Mentor Friendship

How Do You Like Me Now?

by Holly Bourne • 2018

Tori Bailey is the voice of radical honesty for millions, and invisible in her own bedroom.

3.70

14k+

🎤 Self-Help Industry Satire 📱 Social Media Envy 🛏️ Dead Bedroom 🌿 Childfree Protagonist 💔 Emotionally Distant Man

How Do You Like Me Now? 86%

Tori Bailey is the voice of radical honesty for millions, and invisible in her own bedroom.

by Holly Bourne 2018

3.70

14k+ ratings

🎤 Self-Help Industry Satire 📱 Social Media Envy 🛏️ Dead Bedroom 🌿 Childfree Protagonist 💔 Emotionally Distant Man

The Love Wager

by Lynn Painter • 2023

Friends wager on who finds love first. A fake wedding date blurs every line.

3.85

114k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚪 Open Door Romance

The Love Wager 86%

Friends wager on who finds love first. A fake wedding date blurs every line.

by Lynn Painter 2023

3.85

114k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚪 Open Door Romance

I Know How This Ends

by Holly Smale • 2025

One touch reveals their future: the wedding, the stepdaughter, the heartbreak. She leans in anyway.

4.11

5k+

🕰️ Precognitive Romance 📋 Dating Experiment 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

I Know How This Ends 86%

One touch reveals their future: the wedding, the stepdaughter, the heartbreak. She leans in anyway.

by Holly Smale 2025

4.11

5k+ ratings

🕰️ Precognitive Romance 📋 Dating Experiment 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The Sex Education of M.E.

by L.B. Dunbar • 2016

A widow ventures onto a dating app and meets a magnetic man whose offer is strictly physical.

4.25

2k+

🐻 Mature Romance 👩‍❤️‍👨 Widow Finds Love 🍷 Casual Intimacy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🌱 Rediscovery After Loss

The Sex Education of M.E. 86%

A widow ventures onto a dating app and meets a magnetic man whose offer is strictly physical.

by L.B. Dunbar 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🐻 Mature Romance 👩‍❤️‍👨 Widow Finds Love 🍷 Casual Intimacy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🌱 Rediscovery After Loss

The Tactical Guide to Women

by Shawn T. Smith • 2017

Three traits predict a happy marriage, and why 18 months is the minimum to spot them.

4.41

777

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Men's Relationships 💑 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Tactical Guide to Women 86%

Three traits predict a happy marriage, and why 18 months is the minimum to spot them.

by Shawn T. Smith 2017

4.41

777 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Men's Relationships 💑 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection 🚩 Relationship Red Flags 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Truth

by Neil Strauss • 2015

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

4.11

8k+

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Truth 86%

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

by Neil Strauss 2015

4.11

8k+ ratings

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Reasons Not To Fall In Love

by Kirsty Moseley • 2014

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

3.72

1k+

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Reasons Not To Fall In Love 86%

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

by Kirsty Moseley 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Avoiding Responsibility

by K.A. Linde • 2012

A wedding forces her to stop running from the two men who broke her heart.

4.07

24k+

❤️‍🩹 Angsty New Adult 🖤 Love Triangle 💒 Wedding Drama 💔 Toxic Ex 👯 Female Friendship

Avoiding Responsibility 86%

A wedding forces her to stop running from the two men who broke her heart.

by K.A. Linde 2012

4.07

24k+ ratings

❤️‍🩹 Angsty New Adult 🖤 Love Triangle 💒 Wedding Drama 💔 Toxic Ex 👯 Female Friendship

Before I Do

by Sophie Cousens • 2022

The bride's long-lost photo-booth crush appears at her rehearsal on her fiancé's sister's arm.

3.59

25k+

👰 Wedding Disaster 💭 What If Romance 🦶 Cold Feet Bride 💔 Love Triangle 🇬🇧 British Rom Com

Before I Do 86%

The bride's long-lost photo-booth crush appears at her rehearsal on her fiancé's sister's arm.

by Sophie Cousens 2022

3.59

25k+ ratings

👰 Wedding Disaster 💭 What If Romance 🦶 Cold Feet Bride 💔 Love Triangle 🇬🇧 British Rom Com

Oceans Apart, #1

by Amanda Heartley • 2013

One beach day with a British stranger becomes a transatlantic passion no screen can satisfy.

3.80

1k+

🌏 Long-Distance Romance 🔥 Erotic Romance 💼 Wealthy Hero 💔 Healing After Betrayal 📱 Digital Intimacy

Oceans Apart, #1 86%

One beach day with a British stranger becomes a transatlantic passion no screen can satisfy.

by Amanda Heartley 2013

3.80

1k+ ratings

🌏 Long-Distance Romance 🔥 Erotic Romance 💼 Wealthy Hero 💔 Healing After Betrayal 📱 Digital Intimacy

Dear Dolly

by Dolly Alderton • 2022

Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.

3.78

45k+

🖋️ Advice Columns 💔 Modern Dating 👯 Female Friendship 🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 👩 Millennial Womanhood

Dear Dolly 86%

Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.

by Dolly Alderton 2022

3.78

45k+ ratings

🖋️ Advice Columns 💔 Modern Dating 👯 Female Friendship 🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 👩 Millennial Womanhood

One Indian Girl

by Chetan Bhagat • 2016

A banker's Goa wedding stalls: three men want her, none of them wants all of her.

3.30

39k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 💼 Ambitious Heroine ⚖️ Career Vs Love 🫣 Self-Deprecating Voice

One Indian Girl 86%

A banker's Goa wedding stalls: three men want her, none of them wants all of her.

by Chetan Bhagat 2016

3.30

39k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 💼 Ambitious Heroine ⚖️ Career Vs Love 🫣 Self-Deprecating Voice

The Devil Wears Black

by L.J. Shen • 2021

A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.

4.10

67k+

💍 Fake Engagement 💔 Second Chance 😈 Reformed Playboy 👗 Fashion World 🏖️ Hamptons Weekend

The Devil Wears Black 86%

A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.

by L.J. Shen 2021

4.10

67k+ ratings

💍 Fake Engagement 💔 Second Chance 😈 Reformed Playboy 👗 Fashion World 🏖️ Hamptons Weekend

Throb

by Vi Keeland • 2015

Joining a reality dating show to save her family, she wants the producer's off-limits brother.

3.91

14k+

📺 Reality Dating Show 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Family Duty

Throb 86%

Joining a reality dating show to save her family, she wants the producer's off-limits brother.

by Vi Keeland 2015

3.91

14k+ ratings

📺 Reality Dating Show 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Family Duty

Yours Truly

by Abby Jimenez • 2023

A doctor trades a fake relationship for a kidney donation, then falls for the surgeon's letters.

4.29

869k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏥 Workplace Romance 💌 Love Letters 🔥 Slow Burn 🧠 Social Anxiety

Yours Truly 86%

A doctor trades a fake relationship for a kidney donation, then falls for the surgeon's letters.

by Abby Jimenez 2023

4.29

869k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏥 Workplace Romance 💌 Love Letters 🔥 Slow Burn 🧠 Social Anxiety

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