romance

Ditch dating apps, dance instead

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,…

Love letters are more than an antiquated ideal 

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…

My mom dated my principal 

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…

Five date ideas to keep love alive

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…

DEAREST READER | An association must be founded to give voice to dejected single people

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…

Graduating and breaking up: neither is wrong, both are broken-hearted

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…

Stand on me: Linguistics of love

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…

What is love?

“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…

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