Once upon a time, I sent a man a 700-word email about why we were meant to be together. He’d left me on read for two weeks, and with nothing else to channel my frustration into, I dissected his birth ...

If 2025 proved anything, it’s that dating is no longer about neat labels or fairy-tale timelines. This year, relationships became shorter, messier, more self-aware, and, in some cases, more toxic.