by Leslie Wardman | Nov 15, 2025 | Dating Advice, Love Stories, Personal Stories, Relationship Advice, Science of Love
I was making coffee this morning, phone in my hand, and another picture of Maya and Stormzy popped up. And I just stopped, leaning against the counter, and really looked at it. It wasn’t a paparazzi shot of them all dressed up. It was blurry, from far away. They...
by Leslie Wardman | Oct 31, 2025 | Date Ideas, Dating Advice, Dating Trends, Relationship Advice
You know what I hate? Forced romance. The stiff restaurant dinners where you’re both just playing a part. The overpriced roses that wilt in a week. It all feels so… temporary. My wife, Maria, introduced me to something different. Something real. Her family is from...
by Leslie Wardman | Oct 29, 2025 | Date Ideas, Dating Advice, Dating Trends, Relationship Advice
You know that moment? You’re sitting there, probably on your phone, and your partner says, “I’ve got our Halloween costume idea.” Your stomach does a little flip. Is it going to be amazing? Is it going to be utterly, embarrassingly awful? I’ll never forget the year my...
by Leslie Wardman | Oct 20, 2025 | Date Ideas, Dating Advice, Dating Trends, Love Stories, Personal Stories, Relationship Advice, Science of Love
Okay, I’m going to be totally straight with you. I’ve been trying to write this piece about Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi for two days, and everything I type sounds fake. I think I figured out why. I was trying to write an “article.” But...
by Leslie Wardman | Oct 9, 2025 | Date Ideas, Dating Advice, Dating Trends, Love Stories, Personal Stories, Relationship Advice, Science of Love
So my friend texted me this morning. It was a screenshot from some gossip site. Glen Powell and Gigi Paris are holding hands somewhere in New York. She just wrote “thoughts?” My first thought was “ugh, another perfect couple.” But then I kept...