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Heart Affairs

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articles: 70
total claps: 9,765
top claps: 968
avg read: 4.0 min
paywalled: 47
active: 2024-02-13 → 2026-07-17

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💑 · Relationships · 69 PSY · Psychology · 27 🚀 · Self Improvement · 15 PSY · Mental Health & Psychiatry · 12 ✊ · Equality & Identity · 9 🧠 · Mental Wellness · 9 ✍️ · Writing & Creative · 7 SOC · Sociology & Politics · 5

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#relationships ·57 #love ·35 #marriage ·17 #dating ·16 #life-lessons ·14 #self-improvement ·14 #psychology ·13 #relationships-love-dating ·12 #life ·10 #mental-health ·9

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

Dude Refuses to Pay for a Dinner Date After Realizing Sex Is Not on the Dessert Menu

We are in the midst of a loser male epidemic.

Jun 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 968 claps paywalled #dating #sexuality #relationships

Dude Refuses to Pay for a Dinner Date After Realizing Sex Is Not on the Dessert Menu

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DA Dave Of All Styles · Heart Affairs

Her Last Great Love and His Cats

Love After 60 and Strange Bedfellows.

Jul 04, 2026 · 5 min read · 951 claps paywalled #love #heartbreak #fiction

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

What Love Looks Like After Forever

After a thirty-year marriage ended, I discovered that love didn’t disappear. It simply became quieter, steadier, and easier to recognize.

Jul 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 769 claps paywalled #relationships #marriage #divorce

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MI Michelle Zunter · Heart Affairs

The Orgasm Gap: Why I Don’t Think Sex Without an Orgasm Can Be Considered “Good Sex” for Women

Or is it?

Jun 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 403 claps paywalled #women #relationships #sex

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Day My Suitors Met

A gynecological surgery, two online matches, and one very confused mother.

Jun 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 350 claps paywalled #dating #divorce #humor

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Kind of Asshole That Doesn’t Leave

How divorce led to the most unexpected — and reliable — travel companion of my life.

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 319 claps paywalled #relationships #divorce #travel

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

Manosphere Men Are Increasingly Getting Divorced by Their Wives, and the Irony Is Comical

FAFO.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 313 claps paywalled #relationships #divorce #feminism

Manosphere Men Are Increasingly Getting Divorced by Their Wives, and the Irony Is Comical

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LO Love, Unfiltered · Heart Affairs

You Are Not Too Much — You’ve Just Been Pouring Yourself Into Spaces Too Small to Hold You

The problem was never your size. It was always the container.

Jul 09, 2026 · 5 min read · 290 claps #relationships #relationships-love-dating #self-improvement

You Are Not Too Much — You’ve Just Been Pouring Yourself Into Spaces Too Small to Hold You

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Degree I Never Wanted

Nobody hands you a syllabus for dating after a thirty-year marriage. Mine arrived one disappointment at a time.

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 272 claps paywalled #relationships #dating #divorce

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

Two Confessions

One came when there was nothing left to lose. The other came before someone new had a chance to love him.

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 270 claps paywalled #addiction #marriage #divorce

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

This Is Why I Refuse to Go Easy on Men

The evidence is irrefutable: compared to women, we take the cake on being bad.

Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 242 claps paywalled #relationships #feminism #sexism

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JE Jenn M. Wilson · Heart Affairs

I’m Mistrusting of My Wonderful and Loving Relationship

I’m going to ruin it. I just know it.

Jun 20, 2026 · 8 min read · 233 claps paywalled #love #self-improvement #psychology

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AY Aysun Mete · Heart Affairs

The Pressure No One Talks About: Being Loved Only When You Give

Over time, I began to notice something subtle but deeply uncomfortable:

Feb 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 232 claps paywalled #relationships #healing #personal-development

The Pressure No One Talks About: Being Loved Only When You Give

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LO Love, Unfiltered · Heart Affairs

The Uncomfortable Reason Why Some People Can Never Fully Commit

We say we want love. But watch what we actually do — and a different story emerges entirely.

Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read · 230 claps #relationships #relationships-love-dating #love

The Uncomfortable Reason Why Some People Can Never Fully Commit

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LO Love, Unfiltered · Heart Affairs

The Uncomfortable Truth About Loving Someone Who Hurt You — And Why Forgiving Has Nothing to Do…

Forgiveness was never about letting them off the hook. It was always about setting yourself free.

Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min read · 215 claps #relationships #love #self-improvement

The Uncomfortable Truth About Loving Someone Who Hurt You — And Why Forgiving Has Nothing to Do…

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MI Michelle Zunter · Heart Affairs

The Day I Left My Husband

The fear never truly goes away.

Jul 07, 2026 · 4 min read · 210 claps paywalled #domestic-violence #marriage #life

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MI Michelle Zunter · Heart Affairs

The Empty-Nester Sex Fantasy: Will It Live Up to the Hype?

You know what they say about best-laid plans…

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 206 claps paywalled #marriage #life #aging

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MI Michelle Zunter · Heart Affairs

My Husband’s Still A Mystery To Me

Familiarity doesn’t guarantee complete knowledge.

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 201 claps paywalled #marriage #relationships #psychology

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MI Michelle Zunter · Heart Affairs

What I Discovered About Sober Sex and True Intimacy

My journey to sober sex wasn’t just about physical connection.

Jun 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 200 claps paywalled #love #addiction #sex

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PA Patricia Vilchez · Heart Affairs

The Psychology of Men Returning: Why They Always Come Back

In my dating experience, I think I’m finally understanding how men date differently than women. The pattern is almost predictable — you…

Jul 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 187 claps paywalled #dating #love #relationships

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AY Aysun Mete · Heart Affairs

Are We Losing Closeness While Trying to Protect Ourselves?

When we speak about our relationships,

Mar 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 181 claps paywalled #relationships #psychology #personal-growth

Are We Losing Closeness While Trying to Protect Ourselves?

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

Could I Speak to Your Wife?

The married men on dating apps all claimed their sick or disabled wives understood. I wasn’t so sure.

May 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 176 claps paywalled #relationships #disability #marriage

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

Woman Tells Street Harasser ‘No’ 10 Times to No Effect — Until She Says ‘I’m a Feminist’

Could this be the perfect creep repellent?

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 152 claps paywalled #dating #feminism #sexism

Woman Tells Street Harasser ‘No’ 10 Times to No Effect — Until She Says ‘I’m a Feminist’

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EG EG · Heart Affairs

“When Did You Start Having Boundaries?”

And why that question is the whole problem

Jun 19, 2026 · 5 min read · 144 claps paywalled #gabor-mate #feminism #boundaries

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VI Victor Ude · Heart Affairs

She Cheated To Teach Me a Lesson

Why do we reach for revenge when what we really want is reassurance?

Jul 09, 2026 · 6 min read · 115 claps paywalled #relationships #psychology #personal-essay