Heart palpitations, blushing, sweaty palms: these are the typical symptoms people experience when they’re feeling shy. Whether it’s due to something accidental or something intentional, no one likes to be embarrassed. But some of us are much shyer than others. And if it’s so bad that you’re not dating, your shyness can limit what you…

As the largest chat app in the Netherlands, WhatsApp has the advantage that almost everyone is present on the app. From your aunt to your colleagues: they are all within reach in your WhatsApp contact list. The disadvantage? The chat app cannot be used anonymously. Your phone number is not only needed to register, but…

Group dating may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of looking for love. However, over the past few decades, group dating has become incredibly popular. In various forms, group dating is seen as a modern dating pattern where a group of single men and women spend time together in…

A student who earns a side job as a sugar baby to pay for the expensive study; you hear it more and more often. In the United States it has been done for years, but in the Netherlands it is only now starting to gain a foothold. If it is possible in “prudish” America, it…

So, you’ve gotten to the point where you’re wondering, “Should I text him first?” Because when you wake up, you’re disappointed that you didn’t get a text from him. And you know he woke up before you did. But then it happens again the next day, and the day after that. It bothers you, because…

It is Christmas Day. You are sitting at the table with the whole family. Your uncles and aunts are there, brothers and sisters, cousins ​​and all the entourage. But you are alone again. Just like last year. And all the years before that. On a day like this, you know what you’re going to hear.…

Not so long ago, the idea of ​​‘meeting people online’ was a shameful practice. Those who did it were failures in the eyes of society. Older people and even millennials were openly against this form of contact. In fact, the general idea was that only desperate souls did it – people who were unable to connect in…

You have something with someone, but you can’t really call them your boyfriend or girlfriend. It’s more than friendship, because you kiss and sleep together. But it’s also less than a relationship. It feels like something in between. And now that you think about it, you realize you’ve never talked about it. The conversation about…

A date night with your partner is fun. A group activity with your friends is too. So why not pair them up, to combine the best of both worlds? That’s exactly what a double date is all about: a date for two couples. A double date is not a double date in the sense of…

No date is the same. Sometimes it is a lively and interesting conversation, other times it is a disappointing experience. One time you laugh incessantly at the other's jokes, while the next time you would rather cry. It is difficult to predict how a date will go . What you can predict is that every date has…