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Don’t get hitched because your folks want you to. Just don’t.

My girlfriend and I (27 and 29) have been living together for four years. We’ve been in love since the day we met and know that this is it for both...;

grouper

From digital dating to analog encounters

I recently agreed to a group blind date with three straight, single, ready-to-mingle women. I knew nothing about them, except that they were BFFs. My...;

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Single on Valentine’s Day? Don’t let it bring you down

The guy I dated for the past four months just broke up with me. (In an email, I might add!) Being single on Valentine’s Day is hard enough when my self...;

Couple kissing

Why is it so hard to hook up in Toronto?

The piece’s central lamentation—that technology has usurped romance, or, as one interview subject put it, that dating has devolved into “a cycle...;

Elderly care

Helping your folks as they age isn’t easy, but it’s doable

My parents are getting older and more annoying. They won’t listen to me anymore and it’s really frustrating. How can I let them know they need my...;

Pretty Woman

Business with pleasure

Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You meet a really hot person of your preferred gender. A few drinks turn into a few dates, and you get it on a few...;

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A short list of online-dating rules

I dated online just once, when a now-distant friend made me a profile, and I was instantly upset about having to interact so formally and officiously...;

Ask a Bartender: The Miller Tavern’s Aja Sax on a solid first-date plan

“Ask a Bartender” is an advice column in which we pose problems to the city’s best listeners: bartenders! This week, wise words from Aja Sax of...;

Kids in the Hall

Let’s talk about sex, baby…

I work in an office of mostly young co-workers. Almost everyone is what you could call cool, but I still sometimes feel like I am being judged by them...;

Tasty Dish: How chef Judson Flom would get you eating out of his hands

Ideal Toronto date: My ideal date, assuming I’m not doing the cooking, would involve some of my favourite kitchens all rolled up in one picnic basket...;