You and a close friend have made a trip back to your college town to visit a mutual friend for the weekend. Since the friend you're visiting is married with kids, you both opted to stay in a hotel instead of at her house, figuring if you shared a room, it wouldn’t be too expensive.
One night you all head out for drinks and end up running into an old male friend who used to go to college with all of you.
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After getting out of a relationship you've had a dry spell, and you're ready to get back in the game. You've been flirting with a friend of a friend for the past few weeks, and you've been dying for the opportunity to get more intimate with him. On a particularly rough night — you think you might be coming down with something and your ex just called out of the blue — your crush asks to come over to cheer you up.
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Since starting a graduate program away from home, you decided to reach out to as many peers as possible to build your network. In doing so, you quickly became friends with your class partner. Although your friendship is relegated to school, he does talk about his wife from time to time.
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At a mutual friend’s going-away party, you encounter your ex and his new girlfriend, much to your surprise. Although you know the situation is invariably awkward, you decide to go out of your way to be friendly.
When standing with a group of friends, your ex comes up to introduce his girlfriend but conveniently skips over you — you can’t help but be offended.
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Prior to meeting his parents, your boyfriend’s been keen on telling you just how well he thinks you’ll get along with them. But when the actual meet and greet happens, your high expectations are no more.
When you introduce yourself to his mom, she’s quick to let you know that she’ll only allow you to call her by her surname and that she’s an absolute stickler for manners; she's also more than happy to point out when you’re not following her rules.
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For the past few months, you’ve been pining away for your best friend’s coworker who you met at a happy hour. You haven’t pursued anything because he’s been dating another girl on and off but when one of his social networking profiles alerts you to his newly single status, you IM your friend in excitement.
She doesn't respond, but she calls you later that night to tell you that her laptop had been hooked up to the projector in the conference room when you messaged her.
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You and your best guy friend have known each other for over ten years and you’ve never been anything more than friends. You’ve both watched each other go through difficult times and failed relationships, but now things have become complicated. He’s finally settled down with a girlfriend, and you’ve found yourself pining away for his closest male friend.
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On Monday night you had a decent first date with a guy you met the previous week. Though it wasn’t ground breaking, you’re definitely up for a second date and would expect a phone call from him later on that week.
Tuesday morning you’re shocked when you receive a bouquet of two dozen long stem red roses from your date with a sappy card expressing how amazing he thinks you are.
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Being in a new relationship can require a reorganization of your time. It doesn’t mean that you have to stop doing any of the things you used to do; you might just need to do a little more balancing, which means every once and a while you might have to disappoint your friends in an effort to spend some one-on-one time with your boyfriend.
Unfortunately, even if our friends are supportive of our relationship, there still seems to be a stigma around “choosing” a man over the ladies.
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Recently you met a great guy through a friend of yours. Even though you haven’t felt that extra spark yet, you’ve still been giving it a try since he’s such a good guy and you enjoy his company.
When he invites you over to his brother’s house for a BBQ, you find yourself incredibly attracted to his brother, not him.
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