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What does it take to go from 'single' to 'in a relationship'?

If you made a New Year’s resolution to log on to a dating site or app and find a significant other, how’s that going for you? Getting into a relationship takes more than just crea...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Three months without dating apps: It was harder than I expected

When my friend Abby dared me in September to delete my dating apps for the rest of the year, I was eager to let them go. At the time, I was feeling bored and overwhelmed with dati...

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

The last words we sent each other

Do you remember the last text, email or voicemail you got from someone who’s no longer in your life? Maybe it’s from an ex, a former friend or a loved one who’s died. You might revisit those...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

These comedians know why you’re single – and they’re here to help

Comedians Laura Lane and Angela Spera aren’t single anymore. (Lane is married and Spera is in a relationship.) But they know how hard it can be: “Everybody is kind of confused about what the...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Singles' greetings: When it's just you, what do you put on your holiday card?

When Beth Tarini got engaged in 2013, she was quick to tell her new fiance that he wouldn’t be in all of the photos on her annual holiday card. For nearly a decade, Tarini sent ho...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Time's up! In online dating, matches don't last forever

Online dating relies on quick decisions: Singles swipe right or left, yes or no, within seconds of seeing a profile. And once you match with someone, on many dating apps, the clock is tickin...

DATE: Nov 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

When to pardon your turkey of an ex-boyfriend

Why is the president the only person who gets to pardon turkeys in this great nation? Let’s usher in a new Thanksgiving tradition: pardoning your turkey of an ex-boyfriend. What about the ex...

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Five tips for your first Thanksgiving with a new significant other

Are you meeting a new significant other’s family for the first time this holiday season – or bringing a partner home for the first time? Either situation can be just as exciting as it is ner...

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Five lines that will out you as a snob on a first date

Washington is the snobbiest city on the East Coast – and that translates to dating, too. Singles name- and credential-drop in online profiles, while flirting and, of course, on dates. As a r...

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

What do you do with a useless engagement ring? Here are 5 ideas

If you scrimped and saved to buy a sparkling engagement ring for your beloved, but the relationship didn’t work out, what would you do with the ring? You could hold onto it until ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

These breakups really slayed: History's three biggest splits

Everyone has a story of the breakup that slayed them – maybe it was a first love or a first marriage. Jennifer Wright, author of the new book It Ended Badly, has dug up 13 breakups from the ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

'Where's your costume?' An accidental Halloween love story

Singles spend a lot of time fretting about the biggest date nights of the year – Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve – but what about the holidays when you can meet those potential dates? Sam...

DATE: Oct 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family