Columnist Alexander Cheves offers advice on surviving the emotional fallout when your best friend dates your ex.

This essay appeared in the Spring 2026 issue of Cosmopolitan. Get the mag Elyse and I stood in the driveway of my empty home, surrounded by suitcases. “I can’t go with you to the airport. It’ll make ...

Elyse and I stood in the driveway of my empty home, surrounded by suitcases. “I can’t go with you to the airport. It’ll make me too sad,” she cried. I nodded, choking back sobs. I was moving countries ...

Break-ups are tough - you suddenly lose the person you shared everything with. But staying friends with an ex can be equally as painful. "I don't have many friends who are friends with their exes, ...

Ciara Miller kind of, sort of broke her silence about her best friend Amanda Batula dating her ex, West Wilson, while interviewing stars on the red carpet of the Euphoria season three premiere on ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is feeling conflicted about his partner’s loyalty. By Lori Gottlieb Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist and best-selling author of a ...

Elyse and I stood in the driveway of my empty home, surrounded by suitcases. “I can’t go with you to the airport. It’ll make me too sad,” she cried. I nodded, choking back sobs. I was moving from Maui ...