romance
What It's Like to Keep Falling in Love with Heroin Addicts
Since the age of 17, I've had three long-term relationships – and all three were with men who were addicted to heroin.
The Secret to True Love According to Three Old Grannies
"I absolutely think you can find 'the love of your life,'" says 71-year-old Honey. "But yes, love is just as scary when you're old as it is when you're young."
Waiting Staff Tell Us Their Valentine's Day Horror Stories
Spare a goddamn thought for the waiters and waitresses getting by proxy nausea from a thousand puppy eyes and footsie games guffing up their restaurants this weekend.
Stories of Women Finding Love at the Office Christmas Party
Apparently, one in seven women find love at the annual Christmas do.
What ‘Chemistry Tests’ with Hollywood’s Leading Men Are Like
It's like a job interview where seven executives watch you and decide whether they'd like to watch you bang a big star on-screen. Failing is easy.
Discussing the History and Meaning of Suicide Notes with a Philosopher
In his new book, Notes on Suicide, Simon Critchley deconstructs the stigma, the clichés and the romance around ending your own life.
I Want Love to Feel Like the Internet
After finding myself watching a stranger masturbate on a live webcam recently, I realized how easy it is to mistake lust for love.
I Got a Lesson in Gender Equality at a Romance Writers' Conference
I'd promised my editor a funny piece about the people who write and read romantic fiction, but what I found wasn't a joke.
What Is It Like to Date When You Have Borderline Personality Disorder?
For those dealing with BPD, the trust and patience required by relationships can be a complicated issue.
We Asked Some Male VICE Writers to Tell Us About Their Worst Ever Break-Up
A study earlier this week found that men are objectively terrible at getting over break-ups. We got four of our favourite male writers to tell us whether or not that's bullshit.
Meet the Couple Who Got Engaged Before a Power Trip Set at This is Hardcore
Love was in the air for THREE couples at This is Hardcore. We talked to one of them.
The Less I Know the More I Want You
It probably says bad things about my capacity for intimacy that the people I have most desired are those I never got to know.