

Emma Grillo
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Willing to Run Errands in Pursuit of Romance
When Dean Dafis got up the courage to ask George Forbes out after their workout class, Mr. Forbes declined, saying he had errands to run....

At an Extra-Credit Assignment, Romance was an Added Bonus
Andrew Eversden and Rachel Wertz hit it off when they met as students in Rome, beginning a love story that would unfold over several years...

She Liked What She Saw (on His T-shirt)
Lindsey Ward introduced herself to Michael Richardson at a pool party in 2003, when both were about to start middle school, because she liked the...

Sealing Their Relationship With a Pasta Stamp
Food helped bring Laura McDonald and Harsh Shah together. So it was only fitting for him to propose with a bowl of custom-designed corzetti.

Taking Time Apart Prepared Them for a Life Together
After dating for nearly five years, Radha Jain and Jackson Blaisdell broke off their relationship. A year later, they rekindled it and before long were...

Their Relationship Was All Over the Map
Herman Parish IV met Anna Sánchez Bendahan in New York. Years later, after dating and going their separate ways, they reconnected in Rome and rekindled...

A Wedding Without the Hoopla
When Elizabeth Wexler and Eric Hollenberg started dating early in the pandemic, they had no idea that Covid cases would again be rising weeks before...

Breast Milk Jewelry for Mothers Weaning Their Babies
Mothers are memorializing their breastfeeding experiences with stones made from the liquid.

At First, They Were Up in the Air
When Bridgette Summers and Andrew Wicks each signed up for an aerial tour of Kauai, neither expected that their favorite sight would be a fellow...

Fake Food Is Trendy Again
In the world of home décor, maximalism is back — and with it, tchotchkes that were once regarded as kitschy or quaint.