Whether you're waiting on your fairytale romance (or maybe you've found it already) or you've decided that the only sensible decision for you is "strategic singleness", love and romance dominate most of our popular culture.

What better subject to dissect from every possible angle...

“Don’t let one video of a couple doing up baecation on Twitter rattle you out of all the hard work you’ve done.”

– Why Being Single Shouldn't Ruin Your Christmas

“I’m not saying they need to be perfect, but damn, can I at least get more than the bare minimum on the racial allyship scale?”

– Why White People Have To Pass A Quiz Before Dating Me

“My spirit just tek him there and then. I think I fell in love with him from the minute I saw him.”

– Lovers Rock, Gabicci Shirts, and ‘Rubbing Wallpaper’: Black Love Stories From The 70s and 80s

“The more we seem to explore our identities and gain confidence, the more enigmatic we appear to black men.”

– Does Black Revolutionary Love Still Exist?

“He asked if he was the first Aussie I had slept with and when I replied yes, he scream-laughed, his words tumbling out: ‘Aw man, I’ve let the side down!’

“Do feminists shed their liberationist skin to find a life partner?”

– In Our Patriarchal Society, Can Marriage Truly Be A Feminist Choice?