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Modern dating advice for intentional relationships

The Secret to Finding Love? Start With Finding Your People

You can't build a meaningful romantic relationship on a shaky foundation of loneliness.
Here's how connection - real, intentional connection - changes everything.

At Agape Match, we talk a lot about ...

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Perfect Upper East Side Date Night Spots

Whether you're newly matched or celebrating years together, the Upper East Side offers some of Manhattan's most romantic, cozy, and memorable date destinations. From intimate eateries to fun cocktail ...

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The Female Gaze: What Shonda Rhimes Taught Us About Love & Dating

There's a moment in Grey's Anatomy that changed everything.
Cristina Yang looks at Meredith Grey and says: "He's not the sun. You are."
For an entire generation of women raised on rom-coms where the gir...

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Best Date Spots in Brooklyn

If you're single in NYC and ready to actually enjoy dating, the venue sets the tone.

The right spot can turn a mediocre first date into a story you'll tell for years. And in Brooklyn, you have option...

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What Nobody Tells You About Dating When You’re First-Gen

A conversation with Dr. Rosette Elghossian on love, loyalty, and learning to disappoint your parents.

There’s a particular kind of loneliness that comes with being first-generation. It’s not the lone...

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Romantic Restaurants in NYC for Every Date Stage (Matchmaker-Approved)

As a professional matchmaker, I use these dating strategies every day to help singles navigate matchmaker dating and choose the right date spots in New York City. 

Planning a date in New York City sh...

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Why Valentine's Day and Dating Apps May Be Harming Your Mental Health

Valentine's Day is approaching, and while retailers stock up on roses and chocolates, many singles are battling something far darker: isolation, dread, and complete burnout. Science suggests the digit...

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What Materialists Gets Wrong (and Right) About Matchmaking: A Real Matchmaker’s Behind-the-Scenes Take

When Hollywood puts matchmaking on screen, real matchmakers tend to brace themselves.

Eariler this summer, I was interviewed by People about the film Materialists, written and directed by Celine Song...

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The Push–Pull Relationship Dynamic TV Loves (and Why It Feels So Familiar)

HBO’s The White Lotus has always excelled at exposing what happens beneath polished surfaces—money, power, and especially relationships. Beyond the social satire and luxury settings, the series offers...

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The Most Disturbing Romantic Comedy is 13 Going on 30
Author: Jennifer Wright

In an age where real life romance seems to consist of taking off a face mask to kiss, let us take a moment to remember the hands down most misleading and at times outright dis

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Stanley Tucci Is The Romantic Hero We Deserve
Author: Jennifer Wright

We live in a golden age of male romantic heroes. There’s Ansel Elgort. There are three different blonde, extremely well muscled Chrises. Timothee Chalamet is also there, and a

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The Problem with ‘365 Days’

I took the bait and watched Netflix’s trending film 365 Days, which the internet insists on calling the “international, more explicit” version of Fifty Shades of Grey. And listen—I love a camp movie. ...

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