One of the challenges I've encountered since a teenager – and even when married – are aggressive rivals going after the person I'm with/want at the time.

With my ex, it was an immediate connection, and I knew after our first date that I liked him and saw a future.

But I can't attract anyone's attention on a dating site, and never seem to attract anyone romantically in real life either.

I know I’m the fool for staying with him – you don’t need to advise me about my foolishness.

Meredith, I hate modern dating. I find it unsettling that the acceptable courtship procedures dictate a swift, yet faux, intimacy through text. If I get so much as a "good morning" text (let's not even get into "wyd" or "u…

I started to call her but thought, "I’ll let her reach out to me next." She didn't.

All my friends think that I would have more success with a younger man. But THAT much younger?

This has been a very disappointing experience.

No luck in the relationship department.

I sleep with them on the first date, and then feel ashamed, or disrespected, or like I disrespected them, or....whatever.

Help! I'm a 40-year-old woman who's never been in a relationship longer than a year and a half. I feel like I have trouble connecting with people in general (I don't have a lot of friends), and so I haven't…

I'm 52 years old. I'm single and I seem to have a hard time finding the right woman. I have been scammed by woman on two dating sites; I'm so stupid to have allowed myself to believe these women's phony…

It's almost as if something in my profile or pics has the equivalent of spinach in its teeth.

I am hoping you can clarify generally about what type and nature of differences are boons in a relationship (chocolate and peanut butter) as opposed to those differences in vision that can be harmful (chocolate and tuna).

In the past year, I thought back to all the guys who showed an interest in me but I backed off. I found plenty of excuses.

Thanks to the global pandemic, there is almost no chance of meeting love naturally "in the wild." Like many 20-somethings in the world, I turned to online dating. According to the internet, there was a 50 percent increase in downloads…

I will either get really excited about someone after the first date and then horribly disappointed after date three or four ... or I will not like someone after meeting them (virtually now) after about 10 minutes.

Hi there. I'm 50 years old and have never been married. I finally met someone who likes me a lot, but I don't think he’s my soulmate. We enjoy some of the same activities; hiking, cooking, movies, dogs, etc. Intimacy…

How do you relax and be "authentic" interacting with someone when there's so much potentially riding on it?

I want that partner who will be around until my dying day.

In 2021, I am no closer to my goal.

I'm usually the one who likes to set and plan dates, to be the pursuer rather than the pursued.

I decided it wouldn't be shocking to bring up that I had real feelings for him, saw him as a priority, and wanted to affirm we were on the same page.

The phrase is somewhat scoff-worthy and a little vulgar, but its sentiment has gained legitimacy in my mind.

Hello Meredith, I am a 56-year-old male widower. I have been widowed now for more than four years. I married later in life, at 42. (If I had a dollar for every time I was asked if it was my…