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PSA: Don’t Text Your Ex This Valentine’s Day

It’s probably the single worst day of the year you could possibly do it!

By Kayla Kibbe
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Meet the Secret Heroes of Valentine’s Day

By Annabel Iwegbue
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Your Valentine's Day Horoscope

By Lisa Stardust
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Sexy Valentine’s Day Ideas for Sexier Celebrating

By Kayla Kibbe
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The Most Eye-Catching Jewelry for V-Day

By Jessica Neises and Photographed by Rona Liana Adhout
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Love & Relationships

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Am I Too Happy Being Single?

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Is AI Ruining Relationships?

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2026 Dating Trends: V-Day Edition

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6 Influential Black Couples in Pop Culture

February Horoscopes

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Your Aquarius Monthly Horoscope for February 2026

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Your Cancer Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Sagittarius Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Leo Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Scorpio Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Taurus Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Aries Monthly Horoscope for February 2026

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Your Gemini Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Capricorn Monthly Horoscope for February

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Your Virgo Monthly Horoscope for February 2026

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Your Libra Monthly Horoscope for February 2026

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Your Pisces Monthly Horoscope for February

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Cosmo Editor-in-Chief Willa Bennett unpacks dating trends in her new love newsletter.

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2026 Winter Olympics

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Lindsey Vonn Gave Her Fans a Health Update Following Her Tragic Fall in the Olympic Downhill

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Previews

Um…the Olympic Village Is Already Out of Condoms

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All the Celebs Hanging Out in Milan for the Olympics

Biathlon - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 4

Death to the Post-Breakup Grand Gesture

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Breaking Down All the Olympic Village Rules

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Stay Informed

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Why People Say TikTok's Censoring Anti-ICE Content

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How to Support Those Impacted By ICE Raids

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How to Properly Post About ICE In Your Area

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All the Celebs Who Are Speaking Out Against ICE

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2026 Grammys

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Exclusive

The Sound of Now Is Emotional—and That’s the Point

Join Cosmopolitan inside music’s biggest weekend with Universal Music Group.

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Inside the Grammys Afterparty You Didn’t See on TV

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Ayra Starr’s Stunning Look Owned the Grammys

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Our Grammys Faves Look Adorable in These Polaroids

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Kelsea Ballerini Looked Golden at the 2026 Grammys

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Is It Just Us?

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Is It Just Us? Or Are Single Cat Ladies Happier?

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Is It Just Us? Or Is Everyone Wearing Leopard Print Again?

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Is It Just Us? Or Are Engagement Rings Bigger?

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Is It Just Us? Or Has the Hand Fan Fandom Expanded?

Editor-Approved Shopping

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30 Teen Girl Gifts So Good She’ll Think You’re the Coolest Person Ever

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Our Editors Love *These* Specific Quince Items

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70+ TikTok-Viral Amazon Deals to Shop This Month

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TikTok’s Fleece Tights = Your Winter Wardrobe BFF

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These Perfumes Smell Rich, But Are All Under $100

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Gender's New Era

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What I Learned From Trans Fitness Influencers

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Accepting Anger Helped Me Embrace Being Nonbinary

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How I Learned to Love Being a Girl

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What It's Like Finding Pleasure After Gender-Affirming Surgery

Book Exclusives

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Two Foes Clash in Jasmine Mas’s New Excerpt

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B.K. Borison Brings the Swoon in ANBTY Excerpt

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Ayana Gray Announces Her New Novel

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Christina Lauren Are Bringing Lube to Romance

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Get a Look at Dana Mele’s ‘The Beast You Let In’

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Hi, You Look Like You Need a New Romance Novel

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All 'The Lincoln Lawyer' Books in Order

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B.K. Borison’s ‘Grim Tidings’ Cover Reveal

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Read Sarah Domet’s ‘Everything Lost Returns’

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Former Bachelor Producer is Sharing Her Side of the Story

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Tomi Adeyemi Reveals Her Next Novel

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Kerri Maniscalco Has Some Big News to Share

Beauty

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Shellac vs Gel: Which Is Better? We Asked Experts

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Inside the Rosy Cheeks of 'Wuthering Heights'

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Our Favorite Hydrating Primers for Dry Skin

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The Chicest Mani Right Now? Black French Tips

Blind Date

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Madeline Argy Joins Cosmo’s Blind Date

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Chad Michael Murray Joins Cosmo's Blind Date

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JaNa Craig Joins Cosmopolitan's Blind Date

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Giveon Has a Theory About Being Friends With an Ex

Cosmo Quiz

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It Girl Quen Blackwell Takes the Cosmo Quiz

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Margaret Qualley Took the Cosmo Quiz Between Films

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Cole Escola Had Too Much Fun With the Cosmo Quiz

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Actor Chase Sui Wonders Takes the Cosmo Quiz

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Manny Jacinto Gave Me Marriage Advice

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Nicholas Alexander Chavez Gets Into It All

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The Cosmo Centerfold: Anora’s Mark Eydelshteyn

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Caleb McLaughlin Thinks Love Should Be Adventurous

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