Kayla Kibbe

Astoria

Associate Sex and Relationships Editor at Cosmopolitan

Woman going crazy on Caroline Street. Associate Sex & Relationships Editor @Cosmopolitan. I write Fatherless Behavior on Substack.

Articles

“Floodlighting” Is the New Dating Trend That’s Sort of Like Love Bombing

5 days ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

Vulnerability can be a terrifying and beautiful thing, one that’s pretty much required of anyone who desires to forge and maintain meaningful relationships in life (sorry to my avoidants).
There’s More to This Overused Dating App Bio Than Meets the Eye

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Kayla Kibbe

Like many singles in our current era of dating-app fatigue, I’ve been more or less off the apps in recent years. But a few weeks ago in a moment of renewed curiosity, I decided to re-download one of my old go-tos and quickly discovered that not much has changed in my absence.
The First Good Sex I Had in College Was Borderline Life-Saving

1 week ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

I was a wildly depressed college freshman and I was hunting dick like my life depended on it. I’d had sex exactly one time with exactly one person in high school, a short-lived boyfriend who unceremoniously dumped me almost immediately after said encounter. Still reeling from the emotional annihilation that was the aftermath of my sexual awakening, I’d decided the best course of action would be to simply hook up with as many guys as I could get my hands on the minute I got to college.
Wait...Who Is My Emergency Contact?

1 week ago | cosmo.ph | Kayla Kibbe

RelationshipsThe TikTok trend raises an important question for singles: Who the hell is in charge of us?!A few weeks ago, when FYPs started flooding with TikToks featuring hapless boyfriends doing hapless boyfriend things captioned something to the effect of, "Can't believe I changed my emergency contact from the woman who birthed me to this," I laughed along with the best of them. Haha, that man who just smushed his head into a giant pile of snow is your best bet in case of an emergency?
TikTok’s Emergency Contact Trend Raises a Question for Singles

1 week ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

A few weeks ago, when FYPs started flooding with TikToks featuring hapless boyfriends doing hapless boyfriend things captioned something to the effect of, “Can’t believe I changed my emergency contact from the woman who birthed me to this,” I laughed along with the best of them. Haha, that man who just smushed his head into a giant pile of snow is your best bet in case of an emergency? As Chappell Roan might say, good luck, babe!And then an uncomfortable reality occurred to me.
Why Are We Obsessed With Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak’s Situationship?

1 week ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

Earlier this week, the internet found out that the rumored romance between BJ Novak and TikTok star Delaney Rowe is apparently not a rumor but a real, live relationship. And while not everyone seems to be happy about it, pretty much everyone seems to be talking about it—which may come as a surprise to those not familiar with The Lore.
Why Your Birthday Is the Worst Day of the Year to Be Single

2 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

Thanks to my single and cynical exterior, people tend to assume I am a classic Valentine’s Day hater. In reality, my feelings re: V-Day typically range from neutral to “Idk, it’s cute!” regardless of my relationship status.
Why Do We Love to See a Celebrity Couple Break Up?

2 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

Last month, when I found out Sydney Sweeney had called off her engagement to Jonathan Davino after seven years together, my first thought was “good.” My second thought was, “What the hell is my problem?” As someone who admittedly could be better at keeping up with celeb news, I didn’t even know Sydney Sweeney had a fiancé.
5 onuitgesproken mijlpalen in een relatie die stiekem belangrijker zijn dan de officiële

2 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

Zoals je misschien hebt gehoord, leven we in een maatschappij. Specifieker: eentje waarin iets dat de "relatie-escalator" wordt genoemd, bepaalt hoe een romantische relatie hoort te verlopen – exclusiviteit, samenwonen, verloving, trouwen, kinderen, enzovoort.
Ik voel me diep verbonden met Chappell Roans 'pro-single'-identiteit

2 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kayla Kibbe

Felicitaties zijn op z’n plaats voor Chappell Roan, die deze week in de aflevering van Call Her Daddy bevestigde dat ze in een relatie is (en het is 'serieus'!). Wat ook bevestigd werd? Dat, ondanks dat ze 'erg verliefd' is, de superster toch 'pro-single' blijft. "Het is serieus. Ik ben erg verliefd, maar ik ben pro-single," vertelde Chappell aan host Alex Cooper. "Iedereen zou single moeten zijn, ik meen het. Wees single. Stop met daten. Wees single. Geniet van je tijd alleen.