It was hot. It was heavy. There was just one problem: I was wearing control-top undergarments
By Sarah Hepola Oct 13, 2009
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Author Elizabeth Gilbert becomes the latest female literary figure to write about her ambivalence toward marriage
By Amanda Fortini
August 21, 2009
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This adaptation of the 2003 bestseller is meant to be supremely romantic. But why does this love go so bad?
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 14, 2009
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Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi talk romance and BLTs in this sexless mockumentary. But is it true love, or too cute?
By Sarah Hepola
August 7, 2009
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I showed up unannounced in Asia to try to reconcile: Now she wants no contact!
By Cary Tennis
July 23, 2009
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I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female
By Jennifer Finney Boylan
July 2, 2009
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Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis?
By Amanda Fortini
June 24, 2009
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The spirit of the Vampire Slayer lives on in the kickass young heroines of urban fantasy fiction
By Laura Miller
June 23, 2009
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John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph play parents-to-be in this movie by real-life couple Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida.
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 5, 2009
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The NYT clings to comforting old gender cliches in a story about the dating site SeekingArrangement.com.
By Rebecca Traister
April 13, 2009
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The director of "Superbad" grows up with an engaging movie about young love, crappy amusement parks and the listless days of summer.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 3, 2009
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When push comes to love: "Cupid" demonstrates the pitfalls of romance (and romantic comedies), "30 Rock" skewers love, and "Millionaire Matchmaker" presents a modern Cupid with a grudge to bear.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 22, 2009
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Steve Harvey's dating advice book for women is a runaway bestseller. How did male comedians become the new love gurus?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
March 17, 2009
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He wants to just fool around -- but what if he falls in love?
By Cary Tennis
March 9, 2009
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In this sinking economy, the media trots out icky cliches about spoiled women and emasculated men -- maybe because the reality is so much messier.
By Rebecca Traister
March 4, 2009
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How I went from nursing my daughter to breast-feeding my date.
By Rachel Sarah
March 2, 2009
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I'm terrible at setting up my friends on dates. So why do I love doing it so much?
By Curtis Sittenfeld
February 14, 2009
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I can't believe this guy even went for me at all, but he did, and I fell for him.
By Cary Tennis
February 11, 2009
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I never thought money mattered in my relationship. But when my husband lost his job, I considered leaving him.
By Marisa Belger
January 10, 2009
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I asked my male friends about this asinine advice, and dammit, they agreed.
By Sarah Hepola
January 6, 2009
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I secretly fell for a higher-up at work, and not even my best friend knows.
By Cary Tennis
December 24, 2008
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"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" director Peter Sollett talks about young people looking for love on the streets of New York.
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 30, 2008
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Diane Lane and Richard Gere defy gravity in this clunky romantic melodrama.
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 26, 2008
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Before Katrina, all I knew about New Orleans was Bourbon Street clichés. Then I got mugged there and fell for a local boy and the glorious city itself.
By Sarah Hepola
August 29, 2008
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I'd love to take it even farther, but he's married and unavailable.
By Cary Tennis
August 5, 2008
The surprise Spanx make-out
Eat pray equivocate
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
"Paper Heart"
I want my girlfriend back
Women I dated, when I was a man
Why your marriage sucks
A guide to vampire fiction with real bite
"Away We Go"
"Adventureland"
I Like to Watch
So you still want to date a banker?
Lust and the lactating mother
I know just the person for you!
For richer or poorer?
Isn't it romantic?
"Nights in Rodanthe"
Why I love the city that brutalized me
War Room
How the World Works