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After a First Date at Popeyes, Marriage Was on the Menu

Sharhea Wade was ready to forget about Stevenson Boyce, whom she met on Hinge, because he twice canceled their first date. But soon after a...

The Surprise Proposal That She (Kind of) Knew Was Coming

Suzanna Sone had two priorities for a proposal: for it to be a surprise, and to look cute in photos. To accommodate both, James Xi...

Love, but Certainly Not at First Bite

Tyler Fox shocked Madelyn Krebs by helping himself to some of her lunch during their first meeting as high school students. They went on to...

While Following Grateful Dead Tribute Bands, a Romantic Turn

Caroline Cornell and Daniel Logan have been friends since middle school in Vermont, but their relationship didn’t become romantic until many years later when the...

On Loving Day, a Celebration of Their Own Indefatigable Love

Ashley Burks and Anthony Misiak, an interracial couple, knew they were meant to be together after meeting in college, even if others didn’t.

On Their First Night Out, He Spilled His Guts

Bianca Chavez and Stefan Norgaard, both Stanford graduates, met at the start of college in 2011. Their first interaction outside of class was not exactly...

Her Mother (and His Father) Knew Best

Mina Shankar and Dr. Aditya Radhakrishnan first met at the suggestion of their parents, who managed their children’s accounts on a marriage-oriented website for people...

Catching Feelings, and the Flu

Wanting to end their first date on a romantic note, Dr. Shilpen Patel leaned in for a kiss with Yuming Chiu, who did not mention...

For a Romance in Revival, Dual Diagnoses Were a Common Bond

When Vera Golosker and Mark Gilfix met in 2013, they had two dates before she lost interest. When they reconnected years later, he had just...

After a Slow Start, and a Break, Things Moved Fast

Olivia Rivera and Harrison Shanklin decided to stop dating months after they started, but it wasn’t long before both wanted to try again.