Dating and Relationships

April 28, 2017

Modern Love: The Physics of Forbidden Love

Modern Love By MALCOLM CONNER You can blame it all on Percocet. I was three days post-hysterectomy and a little loopy on painkillers. After five years […]
April 21, 2017

Vows: Still in Love With Comic Books, and Now With Her, Too

Vows By ALIX STRAUSS It started as many relationships do: Someone thought they were in one. In this case it was Ayanna Ross, who was 11 […]
April 14, 2017

Vows: Weddings at the Pizza Parlor? That’s Amore

Vows By KATIE ROGERS On a recent chilly evening in Washington’s Chinatown district, two young brides, one in baby pink and the other in white sequins, […]
April 7, 2017

Modern Love: From Best Man to Puzzled Woman

Modern Love By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN We took a break after the first set. My friend Laura, the lead singer, and I approached the bar. I […]
December 30, 2016

Modern Love: In the New Year, More Cuddling

Modern Love By KRISTINE LLOYD Attending a cuddle party was one of my fear-conquering New Year’s resolutions for 2016. My other resolutions — I had a […]
December 29, 2016

Field Notes: Engaging Proposals, From the Rooftop to the Subway

Field Notes By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI “Will you marry me?” Hundreds of thousands of potential grooms (and perhaps even a few potential brides) pop that question […]
December 23, 2016

Modern Love: The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy

Modern Love By AMANDA GEFTER I stumbled across Justin’s online dating profile while waiting for water to boil. I had just gotten home from running errands […]
December 15, 2016

Field Notes: Looking for Love? Put On a Cat Sweater

Field Notes By STEVE BELL For those searching for a soul mate, the how-to website WikiHow offers an 11-step plan that could be of help. It […]
December 6, 2016

The Male Animal: Why Are Some Men Such Awkward Gift Givers? Let Them Explain

The Male Animal By SRIDHAR PAPPU Rob York was no more than 11 years old when he realized how terrible his father was when it came […]
December 2, 2016

Vows: Against All Odds, One Match Was All He Needed

Vows By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI Once upon an algorithm, a widower in San Francisco who was an expert in online consumer behavior took to the internet […]