Intimate relationships don't last because you love each other. They last because you make–and remake–a choice. If you’re in a relationship, I invite you to ask yourself this question: “Why am I choosing my partner today?” If you can’t find a satisfying answer, dig deeper and find one. It could be as simple as noticing that in your deepest heart’s truth, “I just do. Your loved one deserves to be enthusiastically chosen. Every day. You do, too.

Hailey Tuck

Postmodern Jukebox ft. Haley Reinhart

Olivia Seville

A 500-year-old oak tree outside the town of Eutin, Germany, has been matching singles for more than a century and is reportedly responsible for 100-plus marriages.

“Love is the only way to rescue humanity from all ills.” By Maria Popova.

As Americans try new ways to connect, the norms of dating are evolving. So how has online dating changed the connections we make?

Perfume Genius

Charlotte Gainsbourg

A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. By Lane DeGregory.

"I am still just as fierce as ever and refuse to let this define me...." Salgot of St. Clair Shores posted on Facebook.

Dating the Dead. By Aaron Dabbah.

A closeted gay woman didn’t know how to have platonic love with a man. Decades later, she wishes she had been brave enough to try. By Nicky Radcliffe.

Seramic

Robin King

Esther Perel’s suave, crowd-pleasing take on surviving infidelity. By Charlotte Shane.

Venus Hum

How Ludwig II's love for Richard Wagner inspired the world's greatest work of fan art. By Alison Kinney.

Palehound

My dad often told us that he assumed that he would have sons, but he ended up with girls. He eventually adjusted. As his firstborn, I became his mission.