Emorie Broemel, a senior director of government relations at ViacomCBS, never imagined she would meet her future husband at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. As a Democrat, it was one of the last places she expected to find love. “I joke that it’s my secret shame,” she said. She was also too consumed…
Mr. Dixon is a project manager at Raw Development, a construction company based in Los Angeles. He graduated from Stockton Unified School District while in prison. Originally from Alameda County, Mr. Dixon now lives in Los Angeles. He continues to fight for his exoneration. “His hope is to once again become whole,” Ms. Lewis said.…
It all started with one mom and one hug. This mom was Sara Cunningham, who lives in Oklahoma City and is married with two children, Travis, 37, and Parker, 32. “Parker is gay,” she said. “I specify this because he’s the reason we’re having this conversation.” As a Christian, Ms. Cunningham, 58, fervently rejected her…
Historically, marriage was an economic proposition, but it has shifted over time to a choice representing an all-consuming relationship, said Indigo Stray Conger, a sex and relationship therapist in Denver. Under this framework, couples expect each other to fulfill all their needs: social, psychological and economic. “Platonic marriages raise an interesting question related to what…
During the ceremony, Mr. Harris read a number of emails from friends, “filling the space with the wishes of our communities,” Ms. Lenz said. “The pandemic has been exhausting in every way, and watching the two of them find each other, despite all the obstacles, both real and ridiculous, has brought me such delight, and…
Some have found that making new friends during the pandemic is as easy as opening the front door. Danielle Festino, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, felt trapped in her studio apartment in the early days of self-isolation. As she shifted from a robust social life to days without human interaction, her UPS…
When Christopher Jones met Marissa Follo Perry at a bus stop, his infatuation with her was immediate. It was a big day for them both: the first day of kindergarten. Mr. Jones and Ms. Follo Perry, both now 35, were each raised in Italian-American families in Wolcott, Conn. From that first meeting in 1990, when…
In Taiwan, one of the few places in the world to offer marriage leave to couples heading to the altar, a bank employee wed his partner on April 6, 2020. They got divorced days later, on April 16. Then they remarried the following day. Another divorce and a third marriage followed on April 28 and…
New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week, held virtually April 6-8, proved that weddings, no matter how small or nontraditional, will still go on and brides want their dresses. “With more intimate gatherings trending, bridal fashion has to become not only beautiful, but wearable,” said Georgina Chapman, creative director and a founder of Marchesa. Whether classic…
Before Covid hit, Christine Callahan and Samantha Brody, the founders of Ella & Oak, a company that focuses on bridal fashion for plus-size women, opened their first pop-up showroom on West 29th Street in Manhattan. Word of mouth spread quickly. The boutique shop, which showcased designers offering sizes 12-32, was busy. One-on-one hourly appointments were…