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Swiping for love: How dating apps have changed romance both for better and for worse
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) The landscape of romantic relationships and finding "the one" looks a lot different than it did in decades past. The world of dating was changed forever with the invention of the very first online dating site. Match. com was launched…...
Divorces tend to spike in early spring and late summer. Here's why
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (942+ words) Kirk Stange keeps a close eye on the calendar " and right now, he's enjoying the summer break. Stange isn't a student. He's a family law attorney with 25 years in the business. During a recent interview, he told NPR he has…...
Navigating the 'for worse' part of a long, loving marriage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (844+ words) More than 13, 000 Vermonters aged 65 and older have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia. For many married couples, when one partner is diagnosed, there's often no question that the other will become the caregiver. It's the…...
It's now cheaper and easier to change your name in Massachusetts
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (596+ words) Gov. Maura Healey signed a routine state close-out budget Tuesday that will make such court proceedings more private: People who are changing their names in Massachusetts will no longer have to print a public notice in a local newspaper, effective…...
Cultural and familial tensions take center stage in "The Ceremony
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (326+ words) Ekong is more rooted in Black American culture than even his Nigerian culture and is trying to figure out how to braid all the sides of him together, and which strings he wants to incorporate into the braiding of himself…...
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (640+ words) Everyone has a list of red flags when they're dating - things that could strain a relationship, like diverging political views. NPR's Elena Moore talked to young voters about politics and love. ELENA MOORE, BYLINE: On a breezy Saturday morning last…...
What the latest studies say about marriage and dating trends in the U. S. today
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (515+ words) STEPHANIE MURRAY: Thank you for having me. RASCOE: Can you give us a broad overview of what people are lamenting when it comes to marriage specifically? Are people these days not getting married as much? MURRAY: Yeah, that's true. Marriage…...
What really counts as "cheating?"
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (127+ words) Are you scared of being cheated on? You're not alone. There are apps and social media groups dedicated to outing a cheater. But is our paranoia about cheating actually hurting our relationships? And on top of that, definitions of "cheating…...
Done with dating apps? How to meet people in real life
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (638+ words) Confidence coach Regina Bonds thinks that flirting in real life is a lost art. "In this new world of dating, everybody's behind a computer screen," she says. "So many people don't know how to put themselves out there." If talking…...
Declining birth rates and housing crisis strain family planning on Cape Cod
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (330+ words) According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States" fertility rate has reached a new historic low. Since 2022, the U. S. fertility rate has decreased by 3%. Gretchen Eckel, a pediatric program director and population health director at…...