Love - xoJane

How To Bewitch Someone and Make Them Love You Using Only the Power of the Mix CD

Emily — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0400

Once, in the dusty annals of my romantic career, a mix CD fucking moved me.

My Boyfriend's Abandoned Me And I've Realised I'm A Massive Nag

Natalie — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

He's only gone away for a week but WHATEVER!

I'm A Mushy Weenie When I'm In Love But Don't You Dare Tell My Friends

Shayla — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400

It’s just that being in love brings out completely different sides of ourselves, sides that are completely opposite from the selves we are when we are around one another.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: "There Is No Way I'm Fitting Into An XS Ever Again."

Michelle Tea — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Smoking is for single people. Now that I found Dashiell, I want to live forever.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Let A Guy Break My Heart Over And Over

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0500

I honestly believe you don’t get to the good stuff in relationships if you don’t put yourself out there.

I Dated A Conman And Went on The Today Show and 20/20 to Discuss It

Andie Nash — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

In March 2011, Simon was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 30 months in jail. The British tabloids picked up on the story and went wild with the tale of “Simon the love rat.”

I Don't Care What You Say: Cat Guys Make the Best Husbands

Angie Bailey of Dogster — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Once I realized the extent of John's cat-mandom, I was in full swoon.

I Love Me Some Olivia Pope, Even Though Some People Find It "Problematic"

Christiana Mbakwe — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500

“How can you justify watching a show about a glorified mistress? You’re supposed to be a feminist. How can you support a show about one woman destroying another woman’s home?” I was asked.

I Can't Say "I Love You"

Louise Hung — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:00:00 -0500

I envy the people who can readily let fly with an "I love you!" for a job well done, a hilarious pratfall or a donut.

I Got A "Conformity Ring" Just So People Would Believe I Am Engaged

Nikki Yeager — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

We’d already discussed the engagement ring issue and I’d made it clear there was absolutely no way I was going to make myself suffer a metal noose on my finger for all eternity. No big deal, right?

So You’re Dating An Obnoxiously Sane Person And You Are, You Know, Not

Rebecca Santiago — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0500

The Crazy Town stuff is difficult to explain to my boyfriend. He’s sympathetic, for sure, but as far as I can ascertain, his biggest life tragedy thus far was wearing a palate expander in the fourth grade.

Old People Get Married, Run Really Sweet Wedding Announcement

s.e. smith — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500

This is the story of a genteel (yes, I said “genteel,” deal with it) courtship that began as a friendship and slowly shifted into something else.

Trashy Dating Advice Books Are My Secret Sad Addiction

Leslei Ananny — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

can’t stop reading trashy dating advice books even though I always end up feeling kind of bloated and nauseous afterward.

It Happened To Me: I Had My First Long-Term Boyfriend In Law School, And It Almost Ruined My Career

K. Calle — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

That annoying couple making out at the bar? That was us. That annoying couple having a fight at the bar? That was us as well.

It Happened To Me: I Lied To My Boyfriend And Now He Thinks We're Moving In Together

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Don’t I deserve a little time to be single and unafraid and strong and independent and all those other things Kelly Clarkson sings about?

If You're Not Jealous, Is It Because You're Not Really In Love?

Sally Griffith — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:30:00 -0500

Couples caught up in the passionate throes of jealousy make me wonder if their love is more real than any I’ve ever had, or ever will.

8 Red Flags That You May Be Dating a Narcissist Like The One I Married

Tina Swithin — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:00:00 -0500

By the time I understood this personality disorder, we had two daughters, were almost 2 million dollars in debt and I had lost every ounce of respect that I once had for this man.

How Do You Know When It's NOT Love? Or Why I'm Perpetually Single

Julieanne — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

When did you get to the point where you thought, "NOOOOOOPE," and mentally moonwalked out of the room?

Mr. Rochester and Inspector Gadget: What Bizarre Adolescent Sex Preferences Are Imprinted On Your DNA?

Anna Latimer — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500

I am a Rochosexual. I have been ever since the eighth grade, when I read "Jane Eyre" in Mrs. Buchanan's English class.

10 Ways To Know You're In Everything BUT Love

Helena — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500

Because there's plenty out there dedicated to what Love allegedly looks like, I'm going to tell you how to spot those moments that remind you that you actually just kind of like somebody.