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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

Welcome to cuffing season. Does cold weather compel us to couple up?

The leaves are falling, as are temperatures, and singles know what that means: It’s “cuffing season,” the period between October and February when people are more eager to be paired up. ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

'Love at First Swipe': Online dating is all about personal branding

If the fashion disaster of the early aughts was wearing horrible clothes in public, the problem of 2015 might be wearing those hideous clothes in your online-dating profile. Clint...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

My friend dared me to delete my dating apps. Challenge accepted!

While at an outdoor beer garden last Friday night, my friend Abby dared me to delete the dating apps from my phone. You can meet people in person, she reminded me. Just look around: There ar...

DATE: Sep 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Kim Cattrall: 'I am not a biological parent, but I am a parent'

Can you consider yourself a parent without having or adopting children of your own? “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall thinks so. “I am not a biological parent, but ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

I can’t get drinks – I’m already in some serious friendships

“In the spirit of awesome people knowing one another, I’m sending an out-of-the-blue email to introduce you two. You’re both super-smart, funny and great people. You also have a number of pe...

DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Tired of Tinder? Here's Damn Love, an app that's all about breakups

Tired of swiping left and right looking for that perfect match? I recently downloaded an anti-dating app, Damn Love, created by E. Jean Carroll, who’s spent decades as an Elle relationship c...

DATE: Sep 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

When there's a four-year gap between your first and second date

Hey, girl. I should have followed up. That’s the Ryan Gosling synopsis of an email exchange I had recently. If you’ve ever been single, this has likely happened to you:...

DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move

A few hours into my first conversation with a man on Bumble – a dating app where, after there’s a match, it’s up to the woman to say hello – I popped the question: “So this is my first Bumbl...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Aziz Ansari thinks men's first-date texts are lazy

“Heyyy!” If this is how you’re trying to get a date, Aziz Ansari says you’re doing it wrong. In his stand-up routines, Ansari captures the frustration and excitement of...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family