r/relationships is a subreddit with 3.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses relationship, breakup, communication, jealousy, and friendship.
/r/Relationships is a community built around helping people and the goal of providing a platform for interpersonal relationship advice between redditors. We seek posts from users who have specific and personal relationship quandaries that other redditors can help them try to solve.
Popular Themes in r/relationships
#1
Advice Requests
: "My (35M) wife (34F) Wants to Meet up with an Old High School Friend/Crush to Help Each Other Grieve the Death of a Mutual Friend"
35 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My (25F) BF (26M) of 3 Years Plays a Sport Anywhere from 16-20 Hours a Week in the Evening, Feel Like He Doesn’t Make Time for Me Anymore"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/relationships
#1
Relationship
: "I (25F) am thinking about marrying my boyfriend (24M), but I'm starting to wonder if I'm the only one putting effort into our 3-year Relationship. Am I ignoring red flags?"
48 posts
#2
Breakup
: "Should I reach out to the guy I went on a few dates with after he ended things?"
11 posts
#3
Communication
: "Communication problems"
7 posts
#4
Jealousy
: "My boyfriend (M29) was disturbed by my way of saying "Hi" to his friend"
6 posts
#5
Friendship
5 posts
#6
Trust
: "My 22F boyfriend 23M has shattered my Trust and I don’t know what I do."
5 posts
#7
Sexual
: "I have a weird Sexual thing and I need advice from men asap"
5 posts
#8
Marriage
: "My wife says she wants to save our Marriage, but she’s worried about hurting the other man’s feelings. Am I overreacting?"
5 posts
#9
Ex
: "My Ex (31F) and I (36M) seemed to be reconnecting, but after one conversation she cut off all contact. I don't understand what happened."
5 posts
#10
Long Distance
4 posts
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Last updated: August 6, 2026