Most dates I have been on were activities you’d do with a friend anyway, where you have to do conversational legwork to go from platonic to romantic. When you’re dancing,…
An Atlanta-based organization by the name of “The World Needs More Love Letters” recognizes the value of both writing and receiving love letters. It began 12 years ago, and this…
We started hanging out in the stairwell by the library, where we would awkwardly hold each other during lunch. I chose this location intentionally, knowing my mom’s route to the…
This one seems basic, maybe even cheesy, but when was the last time someone took you on a picnic? Victoria has had a record-breaking warm February (which is a little…
At time of writing, Valentine’s Day has very nearly unleashed itself upon millions of unsuspecting Hallmark recipients. However, today I write not of the chocolate-recipients or Tinder date-goers, but rather…
Following graduation, two of my friends have decided to break up rather than stay together in the face of uncertain work locations and a possible long-distance relationship. I used to…
Would you date someone who is a native speaker of a language that you were in the process of learning? It can be difficult enough to communicate in my first…
“I have three very quick questions—no right or wrong,” he starts off. “Okay,” I say, feeling a little blindsided. This is not how most of my interviews start out. The…