relationships

When the pandemic hit, photographer Eva O’Leary found herself living on her own in her central Pennsylvania hometown. She navigated her isolation through a series of self-portraits.

Being Single Was Just a Part of Their Lives Before the Pandemic. Then It Became the Defining One

Being single was just a part of their lives before the pandemic. Then it be...

Being single was just a part of their lives before the pandemic. Then it became the defining one

Whitney Houston sings the National Anthem before a game with the New York Giants taking on the Buffalo Bills prior to Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium on Jan. 27, 1991 in Tampa, Fla.

'Anything Good in This Country Has Had to Be Wrestled Free.' What Whitney Houston's Rendition of the National Anthem Taught Me About America

Love is political. Church is political. Our friends and family are politica...

Love is political. Church is political. Our friends and family are political.

A view of a hotel sign in Reno, Nev., famous for speedy divorces. Circa 1940.

How Reno Became 'the Divorce Capital of the World'—And Why That Reputation Faded

Reno, Nev., relied on the divorce trade to keep her coffers full

Postcard of the exterior of the Michigan State Capitol building, Lansing, Michigan, 1914. From the New York Public Library. In the 19th century, Michigan was the harbinger of a wave of state laws criminalizing seduction.

When U.S. Laws Punished Men for 'Seduction,' Women Were the Ones Who Got Judged

Between 1848 and 1935, the U.S. embarked on one of the most ambitious judic...

Between 1848 and 1935, the U.S. embarked on one of the most ambitious judicial experiments in its history: the attempt to regulate seduction

More People Think It's Fine for Unwed Couples to Live Together. Here's Why Many Still Think Marriage Is Better

More Americans have lived with a romantic partner than have married one, a ...

More Americans have lived with a romantic partner than have married one, a new study from Pew Research shows. And only a small minority of people now see unwed couples living together as anything to...

Here's What Young People All Over the World Say They Want Most in a Partner

What do humans really want in a long-term partner? If people were given a l...

What do humans really want in a long-term partner? If people were given a limited menu of characteristics from which to choose, what would be the non-negotiables? And how much of what we value in...

A new set of books suggest we set aside the question of Mr.—or Ms.—Right and strive for a more empowered relationship with ourselves, prospective partners and love itself.

A Sexologist, a Comedian and a Woman on a 'Man Fast' Rewrite the Rules of Dating

"You just want the best of everything, don't you?" my date asked--nay, accu...

"You just want the best of everything, don't you?" my date asked--nay, accused--as I nursed a Negroni and balked. Don't we all? As a millennial woman, I've been groomed to never settle. It's implicit in...