Issue 01 · November 2026Dating · Relationships · Sex · Books

theLove Desk.

Staying together

Arguments, habits and the small things that keep two people on the same side.

A woman pointing at a bird outside the kitchen window as her partner looks up from his phone to see
"Oh wow, look at that bird."
Relationships

The five-minute habit happy couples share

It isn't date night or grand gestures. It's what you do when your partner says "look at this," and it takes seconds.

A couple on a sofa having a calm, serious conversation in afternoon light
Relationships

How to fight fair: the rules couples wish they'd learned sooner

Happy couples argue too. The difference is how the argument starts, and what happens in the middle.

A laughing couple carrying cardboard boxes into a bright, empty new apartment
"Which box is the kettle in?"
Relationships

Moving in together? The talks to have first

Money, mess, alone time and the thermostat. Five conversations that save you five hundred arguments.

A couple in their thirties dancing barefoot in their kitchen at night, laughing, candles on the counter
Relationships

12 date nights for couples who've done dinner forty times

Long-term love needs newness, not grand gestures. Twelve date nights that feel like the early days, at home and out.

A young woman laughing with her partner's mother in a festive kitchen while he grins in the doorway
"Mum's asking if you eat turkey 🦃"
Relationships

Meeting the family this Christmas, from both sides

The first big holiday with their people. What to bring, what to avoid, how to survive the awkward uncle, and what your partner owes you.

A couple sitting close at a kitchen table with coffee and a notebook, talking and smiling
"Can we talk about the budget? 😬"
Relationships

The money talk every couple avoids (and how to have it)

Talking about sex is easier for many couples than talking about debt. Here's how to have the money conversation without it turning into a fight.

A woman at a party glancing over her shoulder at her partner laughing with a friend, her expression thoughtful
"Who were you texting?"
Relationships

Jealousy: when it's normal and when it's a red flag

A flicker of jealousy is human. Checking your phone and choosing your friends is not. Where the line is, from both sides.