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Even though I barely knew my date, I asked about her plans for marriage, childbearing and career. And let me tell you, it was awkward, awkward, awkward.

I had two breakdowns in the past week — the kind of breakdown that happens when you’re emotionally drained and trying to hold back tears because you are not in a private place, so you end up just kind of leaking tears until the dam bursts and you have …

I’m a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I prefer to call them “goals,” but let’s not split hairs. Whatever they’re called, I love them. Each January, I force a friend or two to sit down with me and dream, plan and prepare for the year ahead. I try to …

Judging by the photos on their Instagram account, you would think that travel bloggers Jarryd and Alesha of Nomadasaurus live a charmed life. But recently they came clean, admitting that behind their brilliant smiles displayed in pictures of exotic pla …

I took an etiquette class several years ago in which the instructor told us that compliments must never be specific, because they already embarrass people as it is. The embarrassment only increases with the specificity of the compliment. This is not go …

OK girls, let’s get real. Online dating can be brutal. This year has been my initiation into all things online dating, and let’s just say that the tears factor has been exponential. I thought I was an emotionally stable human being before this — that t …

Rifqa Bary ran away from home at the age of 12 because she was afraid of being killed for converting to Christianity. We ask her 5 questions about her life.

I doubt I’ll ever write a book about dating, but if I do, it will without doubt include a story from my best friend’s wedding. As I stood in the receiving line, greeting guests, an old friend made a point to start a conversation with me. Eyes ablaze, s …