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Sheena Holt comes to DatingAdvice with a BA in English and creative writing. Sheena's work has appeared in numerous literary and culture publications, including Lithium Magazine, The Underground, and Bayou Magazine. As Managing Editor for DatingAdvice.com, she interviewed 200+ dating professionals and relationship experts. Sheena also enjoys writing long-form fiction in her spare time to keep her storytelling skills sharp. She is currently an MFA candidate at the University of New Orleans.
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96 posts • Last Updated 6/15/26
No one wants to go through the loss of a breakup. Breakups hurt. Unfortunately, they’re a nearly unavoidable part of dating life. Just how common are... Read More »
![13 Cohabitation Statistics by Age ([updated_month_year])](https://www.datingadvice.com/images/uploads/2026/05/datingadvice-cohabitation-statistics-by-age-491-1-1778082606445.jpg?width=293 "13 Cohabitation Statistics by Age ([updated_month_year])")
Attitudes toward cohabitation have changed dramatically over the years. Once seen as an unusual taboo — referred to as “living in sin” — cohabitation is... Read More »
Online dating has become an extremely common way to meet a date. In the modern age, many people (about 30% of American adults1) have tried online dating at... Read More »
A lot goes into a good dating profile. You need to tell potential matches who you are, what you’re trying to find online, and of course, what you look... Read More »
When I was in college, a few of my female friends online dated half-heartedly, and they found it easy to get tons of matches. But as we get older,... Read More »
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When it comes to cohabitating before marriage, everyone has a different opinion. Some – particularly younger people – feel like marrying a person you... Read More »
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Ask anyone who’s actively dating how they meet people, and they’ll probably tell you they’re on the apps. It’s undeniable: online dating is the go-to way... Read More »
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You don’t need to be a sociologist to know that marriages are shifting in more ways than one. Gone are the days of getting married right out of high... Read More »
This past summer, my partner of four years proposed to me. We were vacationing in Cefalù, Sicily. After a day of swimming at the beach, he took me up to a... Read More »
For most of my early childhood, my dad was a single father. My mother passed away when I was a baby, and so it fell to my dad (and our extended family; it... Read More »
What do Toby from “The Office," Jess from “New Girl,” and Regina Carpenter from “Mean Girls” all have in common? They are energy... Read More »
There have always been generational differences in how we date. When I started dating as a 2010s teenager, my mom lamented that my high school romance was... Read More »
When’s the right time to sleep with a new partner? This age-old question has fostered heated debate among dating coaches, religious organizations, and... Read More »
A growing number of people are sober or looking to drink less, and young people are leading the charge. According to one study, 19% of Gen Zers do not... Read More »
When you’ve been dating in the hopes of finding a long-term relationship, it can be easy to fall into patterns. You may come to take your dates to... Read More »
Some single people know they’re polyamorous, and they seek relationships with multiple people at the same time. Others open up their existing relationships... Read More »
The “Sex and the City” franchise is powerful as an exploration of careers, friendship, and personality (as lifestyle journalists, all of us at DatingAdvice... Read More »
While singles everywhere know just how rough the dating scene can be, season 8 of “Love Is Blind” suggests that a dramatic overhaul of dating norms might... Read More »
There’s a bit of an art to bringing up big topics during the dating process. We all know not to badmouth exes on a first date, but when do you bring up the... Read More »
One of my favorite TV shows is “Sex Education." It’s a heartwarming show about the bright and empathetic son of a sex therapist, who, along with his crush,... Read More »