Whether 2018 was the year you fell in love for the first time, went through the worst breakup of your life, or experienced enough bad first dates to last you a lifetime, a new year is all about growth.
So whatever you may want to work on for 2019, we got you. Here's everything we learned in 2018 about love, dating, sex, and more—and how you can carry those lessons over to the new year.
If you've had ZERO luck on dating apps:
Try these proven little hacks on your profile.
Or, consider a different app altogether.
Meet people IRL if you're SO sick of swiping.
Learn how to get out of a truly bad date.
If you're terrified of making the first move:
Learn to slide into someone's DMs like a pro.
Become a lil' better at flirting.
Get great ideas on how to ask someone out.
If you've got first date fatigue:
Try some date ideas that don't suck.
Skip the bar and go on a walk (which, BTW, is also totally free).
Do a birth chart reading on your first date.
If you want to get better at reading cues:
Everyone's clicking on...
Suss out the hints that your partner is probs falling in love with you.
Learn what to look for if you suspect you're being cheated on.
Know if it's time to end your relationship.
If you're a little bored or unfulfilled in your relationship:
Go through this super-long list of anniversary ideas.
Find some cheap dates if prix fixe dinners aren't your thing.
Learn what you and your partner's love languages are.
Know when it's time to end a boring relationship.
If you keep fighting with your S.O. over dumb stuff:
Learn how to overcome your differences, even the ones that seem huge.
Make some therapist-approved relationship resolutions.
Learn how living apart can save the relationship.
If your sex life feels kinda strained:
Try these tips to make your sex 1,000-percent more romantic.
Treat yourselves with some new sex toys.
Know that great sex is so much more than sex itself.
Get some sex position inspo for every possible mood.
If you had your heart broken in 2018:
Take these steps to get over that heartbreak, stat.
Read and re-read these inspirational break up quotes to get you through.
Know when you're ready to start dating again.
Treat yourself to one of these amazing sex toys to take your masturbation game to the next level.
If you keep dating douchebags and don't know why:
See if your sometimes-perfect, sometimes-horrible partner is actually a narcissist.
Listen to one of these life-changing sex and relationships podcasts.
Learn there are many sex things no douchebag should ever make you feel bad about.
If all you want right now is a really good sex toy:
Invest in a classic rabbit vibe.
Treat yourself to something fancy.
Or, get something cheap that still gets the job done.
Upgrade your orgasms with this sex toy.
Browse this list of toys and stop yourself from buying all of them.
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I'm a Sex and Relationships Editor for Cosmo's Snapchat Discover, which you should definitely subscribe to :).
