After pandemic lockdowns, I started going on nonromantic, intentional dates with my friends. They strengthened our friendships and helped me understand what I wanted in a romantic partner. I owe these ...

Quick, without thinking: Who's your best friend? Did you think of your college roommate? Your buddy you met at work years ago? Or, did you think of your romantic partner? Perhaps surprisingly, it's ...

A lot of the language we use to describe the crucial phases of friendship is borrowed from romantic relationships: friend “crush,” for example, or friend “break up.” A friend can stick around longer ...

When I was prepubescent and still believed in a higher power, I prayed to God at night, hoping he’d have nothing better to do than meddle — and I’d ask him to grant me a beautiful love story “like in ...

Many wives crave romance, but their husbands genuinely don't know what that looks like beyond dinner and flowers. Clinical ...