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He wanted children; she didn’t. How could they move forward?

How does language shape relationships?

Plus: an usual date — with grandpa.

A fake name is a boundary that some clients have no problem pushing, a former sex worker writes.

Plus: The role that texting plays in new relationships.

Tell us about your weirdest terms of endearment.

When they opened the door, nobody was there.

“His marriage was our biggest obstacle but not the only one.”

“These are the three reasons we cannot be together.”

“Discussing the price of something is like breathing to them.”