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  1. Rec 45

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    A few general guidelines, as written by Dan Howell.

    (For Oqua, in honor of her tireless dedication to Dan and his Rules.)

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    They have rules.

    1. They don't kiss
    2. They don't talk about it
    3. They aren't exclusive
    4. They don't get attached
    5. It's over when the tour is

    As long as they abide by the rules, no one gets hurt. Simple, right?

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    22 Dec 2025

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    A version of this article appears in print on May 22, 2016, on page MM22 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: The Curious Case of Dan and Phil.

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  4. Rec 56

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    He thinks, sometimes, in the afterglow of sex and high hormones, that he wouldn't mind dating Phil. Anyone would be lucky to date him – he knows that for a fact. Phil would be the most caring and attentive partner in the world. He'd make you soup when you were sick even though he hates soup. He'd buy you chocolates just because he felt you were a bit sad, even though you're a bit sad a lot. And he'd take whatever you had to give, and he wouldn't ask for any more than you offered even though he deserved the sun, the moon, and all of the universe's creations.

    So that's why he also knows he can't date Phil. And that, really, he should start putting some distance between them. Phil would see soon that Dan's bad days outnumber his good, and although he has so far managed to keep Phil sheltered away from the worst of it, nobody could love him at his most self-destructive. He'll lose it eventually, and he'll shout and he'll swear and he'll push, and Phil doesn't deserve any of that.

    So, yes, Dan should start putting some distance between them.

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    All the ways Dan and Phil have defined their relationship over the years in an attempt to avoid the word 'boyfriends'.

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    Alex is lost. The next logical step would be to try to track him down, like, in person. But he’s not going to do that. That’s insane behavior. Those are the actions of someone who doesn’t know how to take a hint, even though Alex can’t scrub the words you’re incredible from his mind. He’s folded and refolded the note a hundred times in an effort to forget.

    James wouldn’t write that if he didn’t mean it. Right?

    But Alex is not, he is not, going to prowl around the city with irrational optimism that James will also be out on the same street.

    He's not that desperate.

    Or: Alex's one unforgettable night with a mystery guy named James turns into a search across New York City to find him again. He's just missing a key few details along the way.

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    22 Nov 2025