How to Call Off Your Wedding
Along with the emotional turmoil, there are logistics to navigate. Here are tips on what to do next from people who have been through it.
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Along with the emotional turmoil, there are logistics to navigate. Here are tips on what to do next from people who have been through it.
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After Six Years of Friendship, Came Love —Fast and Furious
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A Relationship Fast-Tracked by an Impending Move
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A Love Match That Crossed Continents and Cultures
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A High School Romance Goes the Distance
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Circling Each Other For Years Before Their Paths Intersected
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Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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The Secret Sorrow of Hotel Rooms
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Barbara Guggenheim and Alan Patricof had socialized since the 1970s. By the end of 2022, everything had changed.
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Lamis Azazy and Sherif Abdelhalem celebrated their marriage at one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, complete with a concert by a pop star.
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Hiding T. Rex Figurines — and an Engagement Ring
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A New York City Socialite Returns to Her Southern Roots
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When the Couple Likes Your Child — Just Not at Their Wedding
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With These Several Rings, I Thee Wed
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Grandma’s Pearls, in Fresh Fashion
Brides — and grooms — are clamoring to incorporate pearls into their wedding looks in modern ways.
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To Fix a Broken Marriage, an Experiment With Polyamory
After 10 years together, a Bay Area couple opened their relationship. But contrasting sexual needs led to a permanent split.
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After a Painful Split, a Functioning Family
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They Grew Apart, Then Became Close Again
Trent and Denise Montagu never stopped caring for each other after their divorce. “I didn’t ever stop loving Trent,” she said “I stopped wanting to be in marriage with him, which is different.”
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A Former Culinary Couple Now Thrives as a Blended Family
For Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto, both chefs, their passion for food always came first. After their divorce, they’ve learned to prioritize family.
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Challenged to Sustain Their Lifestyle
Therapy and fancy vacations couldn’t remove the strain on this couple’s marriage, which was brought about by ongoing financial problems.
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How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still
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