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Are my standards high or impossible?

I don’t want to settle.

Two Fox reporters got engaged to congressmen. How do you balance love and objectivity?
Journalists and politicians have been falling in love for decades. But there's a tricky balancing act in navigating the lines between professional journalist, professional politician, and public spouse.

The Big Day

Their engagement began with two surprise marriage proposals on the same day

Six years after their first date, Matoaka Kipp and Eli Cotton’s City Winery wedding was packed with pop, pride, and perfect choreography.
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For an international student, dating can be difficult

Any ideas for meeting people and clicking with them?

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I’m rarely attracted to people. Am I too picky?
This letter writer was raised with a lot of pressure.

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Is it an office romance if it started with a BCC email?
HR and IT people: help explain, please.

The Big Day
Their Martha’s Vineyard wedding wasn’t big, but it sure felt easy
Olivia Rochman and Coby Venable met at a party in New Orleans’ French Quarter. They married in the place she’s loved since she was a child.

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My husband, who works remotely, is annoyed when I get home
Is remote work the issue?

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I think my husband had a baby with another woman

Is it time to confirm the theory?

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An introvert married to an extrovert

It works — but will he slow down?

On her way to the Museum of Science’s Taylor Swift exhibit, a romance song-worthy proposal stopped her in her tracks

The video of the proposal has received more than 600,000 views on Instagram.

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Butterflies make change look so easy

Visit a magical place in Boston called Butterfly Hollow, where caterpillars change into butterflies in real time. What can human learns from a creature that has to change to survive?

The Big Day

Their love thrived even under the demands of a medical resident’s grueling schedule

Grant Schleifer and Nathan Alexander made every moment count while Grant worked demanding hours; they married at the Public Garden last month.

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Not ready to get married? I don’t buy it.

What does “not ready” really mean?

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We’re depressed about all the recent rain. So we asked a Seattle advice columnist what to do.

Dan Savage has plenty to say about soggy weekends' effects on the search for romance

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Is it finally time to date women?

Or should I date this one man?