# Engineering Blog

Discover insights about relationships, tips for couples, and the latest updates from the Candle team.

**How to Move In Together Successfully?**  
Moving in with your partner? Get the honest guide on timing, finances, personal space and daily connection that actually works in real life.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 11, 2025  
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**Casual Dating vs. Situationships: The Real Difference (2026)**  
Not sure if you're casual dating or in a situationship? The honest rules, red flags to watch for, and a self-assessment tool to figure out what you actually want.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 11, 2025  
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**How to Spend Quality Time With Your Partner?**  
You talk all day but never actually connect. Here's how to spend quality time that matters - no date night clichés, just what actually works in 2026.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 7, 2025  
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**What to Look For in a Relationship? (2026)**  
15 signs of a healthy relationship that actually matter. Trust, emotional availability, handling conflict, daily connection - what to look for in 2026.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 7, 2025  
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**How to Rekindle a Relationship? (2026 Guide)**  
Feeling like you're drifting apart even though you talk every day? Learn how to rekindle a relationship with small, daily connection rituals that actually work.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 7, 2025  
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**Open Relationships: How They Work, Rules & Honest Pros/Cons**  
Your partner brought it up — or maybe you're curious. Here's what open relationships actually look like, the rules couples set, and whether it could work for you.  
**Tags:** relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 4, 2025  
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**How to Go from Dating to Relationship? (2026)**  
Wondering how to turn dating into a relationship? Learn when to have 'the talk,' what to say, and how to handle any outcome with confidence.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 4, 2025  
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**Conversation Starters for Couples: 50+ Questions (2026)**  
Talking about dinner plans again? Get 50+ conversation starters for couples that spark real connection. Go from logistics to actually bonding today.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Nov 4, 2025  
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**180+ Long Distance Relationship Activities That Actually Work**  
Everything you need to stay connected across distance: games, date ideas, communication strategies, money talks, and reunion planning. The ultimate LDR survival guide.  
**Tags:** couples, relationships  
**Published on:** Oct 28, 2025  
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**Move Fast, (Don't) Break Things**  
On Saturday night, October 4th 2025, Candle went down. This post covers how it happened and how we will prevent it from ever happening again.  
**Tags:** app, engineering  
**Published on:** Oct 5, 2025  
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