On July 18, 2021, the day Patrick Alan Pennel was supposed to meet Margaret Ann Kretzmer for a first date, he canceled to spend time with someone else he was getting to know. When Ms. Kretzmer offered to meet him the following day instead, he said OK but brought the other girl along. Mr. Pennel,…
He texted me before I arrived home, asking to see me again. For our second date, he planned a picnic in Portland’s Mount Tabor Park. He sent a map in advance with a dropped pin of where to park. Later, I realized that almost everything he did was premeditated, combed over with scrutiny to ensure…
In their first year together, they met each other’s families. In September 2016, Mr. D’Angelo took Mr. Mach on an “Italian extravaganza experience,” including his hometown Palermo, Milan, Rome, and Panarea, one of the Aeolian Islands, north of Sicily. As they took in the view of the sunset over Stromboli, a volcano that frequently puffs…
Pavol Roskovensky eagerly gave Claire Anderson-Wheeler the inside scoop on the Temple of Dendur, pointing out centuries-old graffiti, like “Leonardo 1820,” on its gate and walls as they strolled through the Metropolitan Museum of Art after-hours. She also got an intimate look at her favorite Monet, Bonnard and Van Gogh paintings in the Impressionist collection.…
[Click here to binge read this week’s featured couples.] They did the 11-mile Pine Creek hike together, featuring steep switchbacks in the snow in the final ascent; the descent sometimes required sitting and sliding down. Although it was the hardest hike she had ever done, she didn’t complain. By August, it was clear Ms. Hitchcock…