People realized that they can work from home and they didn’t have to spend 100 percent of their time at the office to be efficient. So I think that people will realize that there are other ways to do business. I think that the city will come back bigger and better and stronger than ever.…
Ms. Chettiar told Mr. Wolf early on that she was dating with intention, that if he wasn’t interested in partnering for life and having children, he should let her know. Such a declaration from him never came. Instead, as the pandemic barreled into Manhattan in March 2020 and they began quarantining at each other’s apartments,…
It was a few days before Rosh Hashana, and Dr. Margaret Swenson Soper suddenly found herself with no plans. She had just learned that the tickets she thought she had to attend services had fallen through, and was feeling sorry for herself. “I had a little pity party for myself,” Dr. Soper, 41, said. “And…
On a November evening in 2016, Bianca Hernandez attended Star Wars night at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. In a room where costumed people jousted with lightsabers, she met Frank Knight, who was staffing a table while his friend took a bathroom break. “There’s this thing in fandom where dudes test your…
On a Sunday night in early September 2017, Kara Eileen Cheever called her sister. She had just gotten home from her first date with Fuery Thomas Hocking, after matching with him on the dating app Bumble. What was supposed to be a casual afternoon walk in Central Park with Ms. Cheever’s dog, Percy, had lasted…
Our Adolescence columnist, the psychologist Lisa Damour, responds to a reader’s question. The question has been edited. [To submit a question, email AskDrDamour@nytimes.com.] Q. We are having an extremely difficult time with our 15-year-old grandson, who lives with us. He has finally found friends after struggling socially and wants to spend time with them, but…
Alexis Branagan and Patrick Ryan arrived separately at the Cloister Inn eating club at Princeton in June 2017. Although they didn’t know each other, Ms. Branagan, 31, who graduated from Princeton in 2011, and Mr. Ryan, 34, who graduated in 2009, were all-too familiar with the annual Princeton reunions event, which Ms. Branagan was attending…
By the time they checked out, his four-string rendition of the theme to “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” had captured their heart. Days later, the pair were holding hands down the streets of England, singing at the top of their lungs. But with only two weeks before Mx. Hoffer’s U.K. tour was over, neither…
In fall 2019, Portia Carryer was mourning the loss of her beloved dog, a German shepherd named Rilke. That’s when Rory Jelinski made her presence felt. “Rory is not a huge dog person, but when Rilke passed away, she was there for me,” said Ms. Carryer (left), 32, a teen librarian for the San Leandro…
She was worried too. On the phone, she said, “I’m fat and ugly.” “I’m bald and skinny,” I said. “What if you can’t stand my stupid face?” she said. “I’ll just put a bag over your head,” I said, “and pretend you’re Zutki.” On the day of her arrival, she emerged from the airport with…