The language of relationships and dating is always changing in ways we either love or loath, embrace or mock. In the quiz below, you can test the limits of your modern dating vocabulary. The quiz draws from Gina Cherelus’s “Guide to Modern Dating Terms.” We suggest that you take the test, and then turn to…
Picture this: You’re currently single and “cobwebbing” in the aftermath of your previous failed relationship. The attractive person you thought had “rizz” is starting to exhibit “beige flags,” so you turn to your ongoing “situationship” for attention, but deep down you hope to meet someone worth “soft-launching” on Instagram. Can you relate? To describe yourself…
As editors of the Vows and Modern Love columns at The New York Times, we read love stories every day, and have come to appreciate how language and love are intimately connected. We believe the ways we express, understand and receive love are deeply influenced by the words we have at our disposal. This project,…
The first time I lied about my sister, I was sitting in a semicircle in my high school homeroom study hall. Our teacher asked us to describe one of our siblings as a class bonding exercise. Numb with grief, I almost laughed at the cruel timing. I was 17 and my sister, Kait, had been…
The couple’s family and friends were largely complimentary about the move, much to the pleasant surprise of the groom, who was expecting “some resistance,” he said. Elías Hanno, 34, Jersey City, N.J. Elías Hanno and his wife, Emily Hanno, don’t consider themselves “unconventional” people, he said. When they decided that he would take her last…
With a smile, I countered, “That’s because your other grandma is the nice grandma; I am the wicked one.” We both started to laugh. From that day on, he’s called me “Wicked.” Gabe is now a 28-year-old social worker in San Diego. My days now often begin with a text or an email from him…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…