Grooming Tips for the Groom

“Men love shortcuts, they like noninvasive, minimal downtime devices that they don’t consider cosmetic but more like upkeep,” said Dr. Frank, who has also seen an increase in male clientele. “Ten years ago these machines didn’t exist, now they do.” Dr. Arash Moradzadeh, a plastic surgeon in private practice in Beverly Hills, Calif., suggests truSculpt…

Foiling a Science Experiment for Love

Drs. Kate Carlisle Stoeckle and Jeffrey Russell Arace broke the rules when they first met. Their meeting took place in 2013 in a neuroscience lab at the Rockefeller University, where they were working as research assistants. “We walked in on the first day and someone was taking me around the lab to meet everyone,” Dr.…

Their Love Inspired Its Own Soundtrack

Indiana Touchette has inspired many songs for indie country singer Alexandra Kay. Her music has paid homage to their relationship, served as balm for heartbreak and even predicted their future. The duo met in high school; they’re from neighboring small towns in Southern Illinois, Waterloo and Millstadt, where they now have a home. They went…

In Love and Recovery

Lauren Sabbath wasn’t sure how much of her past she should divulge on her first date with David Clayton Jr., whom she met on the dating app Bumble, in September 2017. Mr. Clayton noticed when Ms. Sabbath ordered a sparkling water. When she nervously told him she was sober, he high-fived her. They met at…

Overcoming Their Busy Schedules

A year into his relationship with Abigail Pesta, Joel Oestreich, a political science professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, moved to Africa. Ms. Pesta, 52, a Philadelphia-based journalist and author, had mixed feelings about his departure. “It was sad to see him go,” she said, but she also wanted him to enjoy the experience —…

Side By Side With a Real Trooper

Elizabeth Catherine Wessel is definitely a love-me-love-my-dog person. So she couldn’t be happier when Trooper upstaged her in February 2017 after Matthew Stephen Ross spotted their photo on the dating app Hinge. “That’s not even fair how cute she is,” messaged Mr. Ross, smitten with Trooper, her Cavapoo, in all her Muppet-like glory. Mr. Ross,…