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Prevent those awkward silences on your next date night.

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Meeting up with someone for a first date is nerve-racking, to say the least. As you peruse a menu, order drinks, and chit-chat about yourselves, you’re also eyeing each other up to see if you have ...

Dear Maxwells: I’ve been blindsided too many times in my dating life. People seem one way and then I discover that they are not the person I thought they were. This wastes time and energy. Can you ...

On a first date, you have one job: get to know each other. After you’ve covered the basics — jobs, siblings, neighborhoods — you might want to dive a little deeper. Unfortunately, launching a ...

In case no one’s informed you, we’re currently living through a dating crisis in which some folks have gotten, well, not so great at asking questions on dates. Seriously—it’s a pandemic. I’ve honestly ...

The dating pool might have a little pee in it these days, but that doesn’t mean your financially responsible prince isn’t out there. You can filter through the frogs by asking the right money ...