After pandemic lockdowns, I started going on nonromantic, intentional dates with my friends. They strengthened our friendships and helped me understand what I wanted in a romantic partner. I owe these friend dates for helping me find my romantic partner.

Imagine that both your best friend and your romantic partner have fallen into a river. You can save one of them. What do you do? Perhaps you’ve already dived in. But if you’ve got time to think before mortal danger befalls either of them, or if you ...

If a married couple in their thirties lives with roommates, one might assume that something is wrong: financial precarity, odd immaturity, unusual caregiving responsibilities. But Rhaina Cohen, a producer and editor at NPR, lives with her husband, their ...

If you're looking for a romantic restaurant with a waterfront view or maybe one in downtown Providence, our readers know where to send you. To find the most romantic restaurant in Rhode Island, the Providence Journal recently put it to readers inan ...