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“My bro radar went off,” Ms. Stein said. “He’s handsome. He’s fit.” And, thus, he

Mike Taylor Jr., knew he wanted to get to know Celeste Northern better when they first met at a Detroit Pistons home game in December 2017 while both visited family for the holidays. He wasn’t necessarily

After users complete an online questionnaire that asks for their desired location and guest count, the website presents a selection of venues and booking packages. At a minimum, packages typically include

Chelsea White is a whole lot, in the best possible way. She is charming, self-deprecating, engrossing and describes herself on her website as a “host-writer-producer-speaker-comedian-cat enthusiast.”

Lori Long and Mark Contreras met on Match.com in November 2015. For Ms. Long, their first date a few weeks later, at Tarpy’s Roadhouse, a restaurant in Monterey, Calif., was a high-stakes proposition.
“Within

On our first date, CC and I met on a floating platform suspended in the middle of a distant galaxy. As with much space travel, we experienced a few technical difficulties. CC — as they’ve asked to

In the summer of 2016, Andrew John Zbihley was scrolling through the Northwestern Class of 2020 Facebook page looking for a roommate when a photo of his future classmate, Olivia Natalia Pura, caught

From the venue, the group headed to two different bars, then to a local steakhouse for dinner. Afterward, Mr. Brady, a 38-year-old digital marketing specialist, and Ms. Brady, a 38-year-old corporate finance

“Because you play in a doubles format, there’s a nice mix of being able to champion someone else, relax, have fun and meet people that you may not otherwise spend time with,” she said.
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The public relations maven George Regan was pretty sure but not convinced that Elizabeth Akeley would say yes when he asked her to marry him on Aug. 19, 2021. Days before he dropped to one knee in the

Kristen Sanders thought her chances of a relationship with April Hill were pretty slim when she spotted Ms. Hill’s profile on the dating app Bumble in January 2020.
“April’s 5-foot-10 and covered

She worked with a teacher from the center to better understand her past relationships, warts and all. Afterward, “I decided that, unless it was a relationship where there’s a higher purpose and benefits

Marvina Robinson fell in love with champagne as a “broke college student,” when she and her friends would scrape together enough money to buy a bottle or two, for no particular reason, except to

Lea DeLaria, the actress-comedian, surveyed the crowd that had gathered on a recent Sunday evening at the Damrosch Park band shell at Lincoln Center.
“A drag queen, three different religious leaders,

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