It's Complicated: Confessions of Messy Modern Love (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780008652609)

It's Complicated is a mosaic of human connections in all their shades - from breaking up to making out, quiet contentment to agonising loneliness, sexting to ghosting, navigating friendships to 'fuckboys', pregnancy loss to profound fulfilment.

"" - Maya Jama

"Didn't put it down once. Loved it with my whole heart." - Julie Adenuga

If you've ever checked your ex's social media at 2am - or their new partner's LinkedIn (because it's the only social profile you can access) - or are having sex with your partner knowing you're going to leave - or if you can't stop thinking about the one who broke your heart a decade ago - or if everyone thinks you're the perfect couple but you've been drifting apart for years - or if you're swiping to fill a void - then you've probably felt a smarting of shame. But let me tell you something radical: your darkest secrets, your most repulsively shameful thoughts, feelings, and behaviours: you're not alone.

This short story collection, showcasing over 250 real-life anonymous submissions, peels back the layers of modern relationships. Each story gives a glimpse into the lives of others; cultivating empathy and reminding us of our shared humanity. By reading about others' experiences, we learn to understand and embrace ourselves better - our desires (or lack of) and those burning, poisonous, suffocating, uncomfortable feelings.

The short stories are grouped into sections mirroring the stages of a relationship, including platonic ones. These aren't love stories - they're stories about love.

1. EXES
2. SINGLE
3. HOOKING UP
4. DATING
5. IT'S COMPLICATED
6. FRIENDS & FAMILY
7. IN A RELATIONSHIP
8. BREAK-UPS