It’s Complicated: Confessions of messy modern love

A mosaic of human connections in all their shades – from breaking up to making out, quiet contentment to agonising loneliness, sexting to ghosting, friendships to ‘fuckboys’, pregnancy loss to profound fulfilment.

‘🤌' – Maya Jama

‘Utterly fascinating’ – Bernardine Evaristo

‘Dolly Alderton for people who don’t just do missionary’ – Anon

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 if everyone thinks you’re the perfect couple but you’ve been drifting apart for years – 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.

Featuring 250 real-life anonymous submissions, this book peels back the layers of modern relationships.

These aren’t love stories – they’re stories about love.

© 2025 Pavilion Books (Audiobook): 9780008652586

Release date

Audiobook: 30 January 2025