LGBTQ

we met in college, she was the first person who made me feel seen, but also the first person i ever hid myself for. stayed with her through grad school, moving back to shanghai, her parents never liki...

We’ve been together for three years, and she keeps saying she can’t stay in Pakistan forever. Wants to move to Canada, build a life there. I get it, opportunities here are crap, especially for someone...

So I’ve been with my partner for about two years now, and lately I feel like I can’t say anything without running it through this mental filter first. Like, I’ll start to say something simple—how my d...

Last night, my boyfriend got mad because he thought I read his messages without permission. I didn’t even touch his phone. When I tried to explain, he said I’m always defensive and too sensitive. It’s...

My parents spent everything—savings, sold grandma’s gold, the works—on my wedding. It was like a big fat Malayali dream, you know? Lots of photos, guests from everywhere, even flew uncles from Cochin....

We’ve been together five years, and I still haven’t met his parents. Not even once. Every time it comes up, it’s always some excuse — they’re visiting relatives, or it’s not the right time, or very th...

So I’m American, she’s French — we met in Marseille last summer and honestly it was electric. But now every time we disagree about something small like — I don’t know — not calling her mom enough or h...

i started seeing someone 3 weeks after breaking up with my ex of 6 years. was hard letting go, even though it ended bad. we were planning marriage, then he said i was too much, too religious, not fun....

been with my partner for 2 years, met during uni days. they’re not Malay, not Muslim either. we never planned too far ahead but lately it’s hitting me — my parents won’t accept it. they already asking...

On the one hand, I appreciate that my partner doesn’t sugarcoat things. On the other hand, he’ll say stuff like 'You look tired today' or 'That outfit makes you look wider' and call it 'honesty'. We’r...

we’ve been together since college me 22 him 21 back then everybody was like oh y’all so cute gonna get married next thing you know 7 years fly by and every time i bring up a ring or even just a date h...

We’ve been together 4 years and he keeps saying I’m the love of his life the one he’s waited for but every decision ends with me bending. Last month his parents wanted us to attend some cousin’s weddi...

So I matched with someone on this dating app, just curious you know? We talked for a few weeks, started getting close, even did a video call once — he wore a cap and kept it casual, but still, there w...

i’ve been with my partner for almost three years and it’s been up and down the whole time. last month i finally said i needed space and they completely fell apart. literally told me if i left they wou...

so we been talkin for months kinda flirty then one night she text me 'i love you' outta nowhere and my heart jumped i wont lie i said it back we talked every day sometimes late into the night about ev...

I never planned for this. I’m Chukwuemeka, from Anambra, and everyone back home expect say I go marry girl from village—good family, church woman, all of that. But then I meet Ada in my office here in...

The thing is... I told Dani we should stop seeing each other. We’ve been together for a year, and it’s not working — I want something serious, marriage one day, kids maybe. Dani’s cool, but it’s all j...

i broke up with maya last winter. she was the kind of woman who remembered my mom’s birthday, always had my favorite tea in her bag, and prayed with me when i was anxious. steady. safe. then i met rob...

we’ve been together for five years, married two… he’s from Brazil, I’m from Osaka. my family never really said it out loud but… you can feel the silence when we visit. anyway, lately I’ve noticed he g...

Every time I bring up even small future stuff… like, I don’t know, holidays, or maybe moving in together someday, it turns into a fight. She says I’m pushing, that I don’t trust her. But how can I not...