Romance

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  • How can I convince my girlfriend that this is as good as it gets?

    She's younger, and she's restless, and she wants that spark of the new.
  • My failed lesbian romance

    I was heartbroken and lost after the end of my marriage. Then I fell in love with Gisele, and things really got complicated.
  • Summer reads

    Past perfect: From a sinister Victorian thriller to the lush life of Louis XIV's mistress, these historical novels will take you back in time.
  • U still up?

    Text-messaging has made the late-night drunken hookup insanely easy. 2 EZ?
  • Building a road from Bollywood to dullsville

    How can a gorgeous-looking movie about an adulterous interracial affair in 1930s India be so boring? Plus: The amazing Juliet Stevenson, sex symbol at age 51.
  • "Blood, Roses and Diamonds"

    A special from Current TV that finds the roots of our most romantic symbols.
  • Of Valentine's jinxes and packaged gnocchi

    Ever since I dumped my eighth-grade boyfriend, I've been single on Feb. 14. I also couldn't make homemade pasta. Turns out, these things are related.
  • India's cosmopolitan-sipping singles

    Chick lit takes on arranged marriages, suffocating saris and fasting rituals.
  • I'm in love with my bandmate

    I can hardly breathe when he's near; it's driving me crazy. Do I risk saying something?
  • Men prefer a Mrs. to money?

    A new study suggests young men are more likely than women to sacrifice their career for love, marriage and romance.
  • I dream of Darcy

    A new wave of Austen-mania revolves around ballgowns, romance and Colin Firth's sexy breeches. But what would Jane herself say about this fantasy of the perfect man?
  • My man has a special way of making me feel ordinary

    Am I wrong to want him to make me feel like one in a million?
  • "To My Love"

    Our word-challenged Don Juan finds inspiration in the most unlikely of objects.
  • Does Hallmark make virginity valentines?

    Thai teens seem intent on losing their virginity on the 14th.
  • Tastes that tempt

    From curried oysters to sweet figs, this exotic menu of aphrodisiac recipes is sure to get your valentine in the mood.
  • Should I give my boyfriend the key to my apartment?

    I know it would be convenient, and we've been together seven years, but I just don't want to.
  • My Ambien lover

    By day, my boyfriend acted cold and distant. But at night, after popping his pill, he transformed into the affectionate man of my dreams.
  • The objects of our affection

    From preppy perfume to Portuguese love songs, six writers share the Valentine's Day goodies that really get their hearts racing.
  • "Fidelity is a personality trait"

    In an excerpt from Ayelet Waldman's new novel, sparks fly between heroine Emilia Greenleaf and her older, married lover.
  • What French girls know

    Young girls in France learn early in life that happiness is not as important as passion.
  • "Cold Mountain"

    Anthony Minghella's pretty, star-studded adaptation of the bestselling Civil War romance never makes it above freezing. And, gee, didn't those Southern whites have it rough?
  • Middle-aged woman wallops Tom Cruise!

    The menopausal romance "Something's Gotta Give" beats "The Last Samurai" at the box office. Do chick-flick fans dare hope that the tide of guns, honor and big-ass boats is ebbing?
  • "Something's Gotta Give"

    Why must every character in American films who revels in sexual pleasure realize he's been leading an empty life? Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton do their best, but can't redeem this irritatingly moralistic romantic comedy.
  • Play ball

    I'm a hardcore baseball guy not usually into mushy stuff, but this Harlequin romance really put cork in my bat.
  • Diary of a college girl, Part 3

    I was drunk and horny so I decided a one-night hookup wouldn't violate my ambiguous vows. Then things got messy.
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