November 11, 2022

Failing in Marriage Does Not Mean Failing at Marriage

My wife has kicked me out five times. Another time I left on my own. Why are we still together? Alone one evening in early spring, […]
October 4, 2022

Is This the Most Notable (Purple) Wedding Dress Ever Worn?

The brides wore plum-colored silk. One of them, Anna Murray, was married on Sept. 15, 1838, to Frederick Johnson, who had recently escaped from slavery. Born […]
September 2, 2022

I Broke My Knee, Which Fractured My Marriage

A stray flier for roof repairs sent me crashing into concrete — and my husband into an almost affair. I think I have a condition where […]
August 27, 2022

How Love Languages Became a Cultural Phenomenon

Love Languages These days, it seems as if everything is a love language. For some, it’s iced coffee. For others, it’s sarcasm. Or a mechanized mattress. […]
July 29, 2022

The Polygraph Test That Saved My Marriage

What a terrifying relief it was to have to tell the truth about everything. “Have you ever kept a secret from your wife?” asked the polygraph […]
July 26, 2022

Pandemic Weddings Honored at Lincoln Center Event

Before the trio of clergy, and guests including Mayor Eric Adams, hundreds of couples celebrated a symbolic wedding at the performing arts campus. Lea DeLaria, the […]
July 21, 2022

It’s Never Too Late to Learn the Tango and Fall in Love

It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. Nancy Cardwell has made two big changes […]
July 11, 2022

We’re Not Asking for the Moon

“A lot of us were raised with this mentality of, ‘Find your passion, be happy, the money will follow.’” <!– –> “I’m in a good place […]
July 8, 2022

What Happens When a Rock Star Proposes Onstage?

It was something out of a fairy tale, if everyone in fairy tales wore denim and leather and looked like they smoked American Spirits. One minute, […]
June 9, 2022

Logan Ury Says You’re Dating All Wrong

From her Oakland commune, a dating coach has made a big business out of her data-driven approach to modern romance. OAKLAND, Calif. — In the backyard […]