The first major family policies, in the early 20th century, were aimed at protecting mothers — certain ones, at least. States offered mothers’ pensions, mostly for white women whose husbands had succumbed to one of the four Ds — death, disability, drunkenness or divorce. Black and Hispanic women were excluded. The first federal welfare benefits…
It may have taken a mutual friend three years to set up Noelle Jasmine Kennedy-White with Charles Joseph Mahoney IV, but the moment they finally met, in the fall of 2017, they knew they were meant to be together. “From the start, we had an incredible connection,” said Mr. Mahoney, 30, an associate specializing in…
Ann Dimock and Richard Olver first met in February 2017 through Stitch.net, a relationship and community-building site with an office in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Dimock had reached out to Mr. Olver, who was all the way across the country in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. “Too bad we live far apart,” her message to him…
“I don’t remember kissing her — I remember her kissing me,” Dr. Xiao said. “I wasn’t expecting a lot after making out with someone, because it’s college, and people do that,” Ms. Chiang said. “But not Roy. He’s like, ‘Would you be my girlfriend? Would you like to go on a date?’” Thereafter, the two…
Matt Fraser knew he would marry Alexa Papigiotis the moment he saw her at a Rhode Island coffee shop. But, no, not because he is a psychic. “Growing up, my mom always told me, ‘When you meet the one, you know it,’” Mr. Fraser said. When Ms. Papigiotis sailed into the Coffee Connection in her…
Name: Grace Van Patten Age: 24 Hometown: Manhattan Currently Lives: In an apartment with her family in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Ms. Van Patten is known for supporting roles in “The Meyerowitz Stories” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” along with starring roles in several indie films, including “Under the Silver Lake”…
The ease with which Mr. Allen and Ms. Thomas move through the world together is a defining characteristic of their relationship. For example, when Mr. Allen, who graduated from Fordham University, wanted to move to Boston to get an M.B.A., Ms. Thomas moved with him, as Boston provided her with more career opportunities. A graduate…
Gillian Stoss first spotted Zach Lent 16 years ago at a basketball championship. The team from her elementary school, St. Brendan Parish School in San Francisco, was competing against Mr. Lent’s team from the city’s Star of the Sea School. Liking what she saw, Ms. Stoss asked a friend who went to Mr. Lent’s school…
If Gabi Conti learned anything from the exercise in extreme dating she undertook as a writer for Cosmopolitan magazine in 2019, it was to cut through the pleasantries. So when Daren Johnson, whom she met on Bumble that year, failed to live up to her expectations about how a person should conduct himself on a…
When a mutual friend sent a picture of Danielle Dorsi to Najee Fortè, it left Mr. Fortè speechless. “She was drop-dead gorgeous, and I just kind of froze. I was like, ‘Oh man, I have to meet her,’” said Mr. Fortè, 30, recalling the night in August 2012 when he received the photo on his…