VALERIYA SAFRONOVA

August 25, 2023

He Admired Her ‘Grit and Grace.’ She Was Struck by His Kindness.

Bri Scalesse, model and disability advocate, knew Sheldon Nguyen was different right away. “We knew we could spend forever together,” she said, after quarantining together during […]
July 31, 2023

Dancing Till Dawn at a Music Festival in Albania

More than a dozen sweaty people in various states of undress giggled as a capoeira instructor directed us to crawl around on the floor. Make eye […]
June 2, 2023

From Fairly Low Expectations, a Wonderful Surprise

Ross Uhrich and Jessica Carter Altman, the daughter of Lynda Carter Altman, who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s, expected their first encounter to be brief. […]
May 19, 2023

‘The Office’ Playlist That Sealed The Deal

Samiyyah Ali wasn’t sure how Krystal Ramseur felt about her until Ms. Ramseur made her the equivalent of a comedic mixtape. When Krystal Alyssia Ramseur asked […]
May 16, 2023

Interested in Polyamory? Somerville, Massachusetts May Be the City for You

Somerville, Mass., has passed laws granting rights to people in polyamorous relationships — and it’s just getting started. Jace Knight had heard about Somerville, Mass., while […]
April 28, 2023

When the Broadway Lights Went Out, Two Theater Workers Found Love

Jhanaë Bonnick and Patrick McDonnell, who both worked in theater, connected on a dating app just before the pandemic began. They grew closer virtually with the […]
March 3, 2023

Nico Norena, Founder of ‘The Succulent Bite,’ Weds Ariana Rueda in Costa Rica

Ariana Rueda and Nicolas Norena were friends in college. Five years later, they reconnected one fateful night in Madrid. When Ariana Rueda and Nicolas Norena met […]
February 10, 2023

The Best Comes to Those Who Wait (By the Bar)

Angelique Velez Sina and José Cardona Crespo met while ordering post-golf drinks in Puerto Rico. Now they are partners in business, and in life. After finishing […]
February 2, 2023

Heather Gay of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ Knows She’s a ‘Bad Mormon’

A star of the Salt Lake City franchise details her separation from the church in a new memoir. SALT LAKE CITY — For Heather Gay, becoming […]
February 2, 2023

Heather Gay of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ Knows She’s a ‘Bad Mormon’

A star of the Salt Lake City franchise details her separation from the church in a new memoir. SALT LAKE CITY — For Heather Gay, becoming […]