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ajc.com > wellness > 2026 > 03 > this-one-thing-may-leave-you-feeling-more-fulfilled-in-relationships

This one thing may leave you feeling more fulfilled in relationships

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (434+ words) I always go the extra mile for others, why don't they realize I also need help?" Does this phrase sound familiar? Do you often find yourself showing up, pitching in, or otherwise saving the day for others but rarely feel…...

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ajc.com > wellness > 2026 > 02 > still-in-love-lessons-from-65-years-of-marriage

Still in love: Lessons from 65 years of marriage

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (925+ words) Glenn and Betty Madison met in April 1957 " she was 15 years old, he was 18 " and the connection was instant. Just three days later, they began dating. From that day on, the lovebirds have been inseparable. Now in their 80s, the McDonough couple…...

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ajc.com > wellness > 2026 > 02 > georgias-strongest-couples-share-this-trait-uga-study-finds

Georgia’s strongest couples share this trait, UGA study finds

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (767+ words) Chocolates are great. Flowers are even better. But the best Valentine's Day present might be growing closer to your special someone through the gift of mindfulness. According to University of Georgia researcher and relationship expert Evin Richardson " co-director of the…...

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ajc.com > arts-entertainment > 2026 > 01 > atlanta-couple-reenacts-first-date-from-1959-at-plaza-theatre

Atlanta couple reenacts first date from 1959 at Plaza Theatre

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (824+ words) For decades, Elizabeth Strickler had heard the same story about how her parents met. It was late summer of 1959. Anita Van Buskirk had just graduated from Emory University with a math degree. John Strickler was a trainee at a bank…...

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ajc.com > arts-entertainment > 2025 > 12 > it-was-love-creativity-and-multi-hyphenates-at-first-sight-for-atlanta-couple

It was love, creativity and multi-hyphenates at first sight for Atlanta couple

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1036+ words) If you talk with them long enough, you'll discover that Okorie Johnson and Chaunesti Webb-Johnson have a shared artistic vision that was destined to bring them together. The couple wants to expand what Americans " especially Black Americans " think of as…...

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ajc.com > news > 2025 > 10 > til-death-do-us-part-metro-atlanta-couples-tie-the-knot-on-halloween

‘Til death do us part: Metro Atlanta couples tie the knot on Halloween

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (711+ words) Morticia Addams pulled her new husband in close Friday morning and kissed him on the lips after the two exchanged vows. As she did, the severed hand perched atop Gomez's left shoulder fell to the carpeted floor of the courthouse…...

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ajc.com > life > 2025 > 10 > finding-grace-on-the-other-side-of-divorce

Finding grace on the other side of divorce

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (568+ words) I was 18 years old when my parents filed for divorce. Even though I was an adult at the time, there were six years between the official end of my parents" marriage and the day I found out something was terribly…...

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ajc.com > wellness > 2025 > 10 > georgia-couple-matches-seniors-with-mature-reliable-caregivers

Georgia couple matches seniors with ‘mature caregivers’

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (847+ words) Seniors are often more receptive to support when it comes from peers who understand their experiences. Recognizing this, one Atlanta couple has made it their mission to help. Shanticleer and Erica Graham officially launched Seniors Helping Seniors of Atlanta Southwest…...

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ajc.com > arts-entertainment > 2025 > 08 > atlanta-daters-are-swiping-left-on-apps-right-on-irl-dating-events

Atlanta singles are ditching dating apps and turning to in-person events

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1798+ words) Lauren Noble, 33, from Atlanta, quit using dating apps after a bad Bumble experience in October 2022. "A guy got really handy with me and demanded I go home with him because he bought me dinner," she remembers. "It turned me off…...

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ajc.com > wellness > 2025 > 08 > when-life-throws-a-curveball-love-can-still-be-a-home-run

When life throws a curveball, love can still be a home run

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1139+ words) Growing up in the 1960s, I expected my universe to revolve as my parents" world had, which included finding and keeping " for life " a mate. My search began in elementary school when my eyes wandered toward the cutest boy I wanted…...