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On the Set of ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ an Unscripted Meet Cute

After the actors Terry Serpico and Kadia Saraf filmed their first “Law & Order: SVU” scene, Mr. Serpico resorted to note-passing — and contacting Ms....

Their Courtship in a Nutshell? Cry and Cry Again.

When Hunter Davis asked Kara Naseef out on a first date, both were overcome with emotion. The same thing happened three years later when Ms....

When a Woman’s Retirement Account Becomes the Family Emergency Fund

Women break into their savings to cover all kinds of expenses: home down payments, repairs, medical bills. That can hurt them years later.

Before Their First Date, Some ‘Opposition Research’

Christopher Kirchhoff, a former director at the National Security Council, met John Tsou on Hinge. Some strategic operations (a.k.a. Google searches) later revealed they had...

What’s Two ‘Yentas’ Plus One Senator? A Lifetime Together.

Adam Topper and Jordan Manekin were set up in 2019 by two women they call “the yentas,” and later married by Senator Cory Booker.

A Cheesy Romance From the Start

Elizabeth Moroney and Jeremy Blaustein met at Formaggio Kitchen, a Massachusetts cheese shop where both have been working for the past several years.

Fitting Into His Schedule, Then Into Her Royal Family

Jamal Akil Robinson offered just 30 minutes for his first get-together with Edna Tafari Makonnen, an Ethiopian princess. When the meeting ran to an hour,...

His Second Try at a Good First Impression Did the Trick

Though Michael Quinn’s bad joke didn’t land with Lea Richard-Nagle when they met a party, she didn’t write him off. Days later, the two had...

Two Self-Described Nerds Walk Into a Club …

Frankie Grande and Hale Leon share a love of dancing, “Star Wars” and … potatoes.

Breaking the Ice on a Cold First Date

After their first meetup in January 2019, Pooja Chatterjee and Sandeep Kumar knew that they wanted to pursue a relationship.