http://dir.salon.com/topics/romance/?source=rss&aim=romance en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Sarah Hepola Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/13/spanx_makeout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/13/spanx_makeout/index.html?source=rss It was hot. It was heavy. There was just one problem: I was wearing control-top undergarments By Amanda Fortini Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/21/eat_pray_vacillate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/21/eat_pray_vacillate/index.html?source=rss Author Elizabeth Gilbert becomes the latest female literary figure to write about her ambivalence toward marriage By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/08/14/time_travelers_wife/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/08/14/time_travelers_wife/index.html?source=rss This adaptation of the 2003 bestseller is meant to be supremely romantic. But why does this love go so bad? By Sarah Hepola Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/08/07/paper_heart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/08/07/paper_heart/index.html?source=rss Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi talk romance and BLTs in this sexless mockumentary. But is it true love, or too cute? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/23/wants_her_back/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/23/wants_her_back/index.html?source=rss I showed up unannounced in Asia to try to reconcile: Now she wants no contact! By Jennifer Finney Boylan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female By Amanda Fortini Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis? By Laura Miller Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/23/vampire_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/23/vampire_fiction/index.html?source=rss The spirit of the Vampire Slayer lives on in the kickass young heroines of urban fantasy fiction By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/05/away_we_go/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/05/away_we_go/index.html?source=rss John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph play parents-to-be in this movie by real-life couple Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/13/kept_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/13/kept_women/index.html?source=rss The NYT clings to comforting old gender cliches in a story about the dating site SeekingArrangement.com. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/03/adventureland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/03/adventureland/index.html?source=rss The director of "Superbad" grows up with an engaging movie about young love, crappy amusement parks and the listless days of summer. By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/22/cupid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/22/cupid/index.html?source=rss 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 Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/17/steve_harvey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/17/steve_harvey/index.html?source=rss Steve Harvey's dating advice book for women is a runaway bestseller. How did male comedians become the new love gurus? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/09/wild_oats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/09/wild_oats/index.html?source=rss He wants to just fool around -- but what if he falls in love? By Rebecca Traister Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/04/traister_dating_recession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/04/traister_dating_recession/index.html?source=rss 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 Rachel Sarah Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/02/rachel_sarah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/02/rachel_sarah/index.html?source=rss How I went from nursing my daughter to breast-feeding my date. By Curtis Sittenfeld Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/14/curtis_sittenfeld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/14/curtis_sittenfeld/index.html?source=rss I'm terrible at setting up my friends on dates. So why do I love doing it so much? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/11/man_that_got_away/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/11/man_that_got_away/index.html?source=rss I can't believe this guy even went for me at all, but he did, and I fell for him. By Marisa Belger Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/10/secret_currency/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/10/secret_currency/index.html?source=rss I never thought money mattered in my relationship. But when my husband lost his job, I considered leaving him. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/06/love_you/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/06/love_you/index.html?source=rss I asked my male friends about this asinine advice, and dammit, they agreed. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/24/restaurant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/24/restaurant/index.html?source=rss I secretly fell for a higher-up at work, and not even my best friend knows. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/09/30/conversations_sollett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/09/30/conversations_sollett/index.html?source=rss "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 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/09/26/rodanthe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/09/26/rodanthe/index.html?source=rss Diane Lane and Richard Gere defy gravity in this clunky romantic melodrama. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/05/hot_for_colleague/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/05/hot_for_colleague/index.html?source=rss I'd love to take it even farther, but he's married and unavailable.