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☆ How an Unexpected DM and a Serendipitous Trip Led to Love
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Norris Ethan White contacted Bianca Alexis Brunette in July 2014 after she appeared on his Instagram feed out of the blue. We had zero mutual friends, but there were several little elements that made her seem like a good catch. But I think you’re beautiful.”Ms. “I said, ‘Ethan, I hope you’re not catfishing me,’ because I literally don’t know who this man is. He says he is a soccer player, but I also knew nothing about soccer.”

Persons: Norris Ethan White, Bianca Alexis, ”, White, Ethan, “, ‘ Ethan

☆ Embracing Love While Becoming Their Authentic Selves
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I looked up and took a picture and made a joke about Jared’s, the jewelry store,” Ms. Carmichael said. He asked me to pull a few out and read them, so I did,” Ms. Carmichael said. Ms. Carmichael, 40, is a fourth and fifth grade special education teacher for Albuquerque Public Schools and was also raised in Albuquerque. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and special education from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. “A few months in, we made the realization that many of the issues were because Spencer was not able to be his true self,” Ms. Carmichael said.

Persons: “, Ms, Carmichael, ’ ” Ms, Hatcher, ”, ‘, ’, Mr, Spencer Organizations: Regis University, Albuquerque Public Schools, Grand Canyon University Locations: Jared’s, Carl’s, Albuquerque, Denver, Phoenix

☆ A Spark That Ignited in a Brooklyn Kitchen and Continued Around the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It was casual and fun, but we didn’t define it,” Mr. Ighodaro said. (This time, “we sneaked a kiss upstairs,” Mr. Ratevosian said.) Mr. Ighodaro said he felt painfully aware of being the only Black person there, but “The staff was so nice. And Jirair made me feel so comfortable.”Mr. Ratevosian was impressed that Mr. Ighodaro was in Iowa to begin with. “Micheal wasn’t even a U.S. citizen, so how awesome was it that he was working to help the political process?” Mr. Ratevosian said.

Persons: ” Mr, Ighodaro, Ratevosian, Joseph R, Biden, “ Sparks, Mr, Jirair, “ Micheal wasn’t, couldn’t, ” Organizations: Democratic Iowa Locations: South Africa, Rwanda, Iowa, Des Moines, U.S

☆ While Navigating Life’s Changes, a Teenage Romance Endures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They met on Oct. 5, 2009 at Gino’s Pizzeria in Yonkers, N.Y., where both had grown up, when Ms. Amitrano was 16 and Mr. Vazquez was 18. Ms. Amitrano had heard Mr. Vazquez was “quite the ladies’ man,” so she did her best to play it cool, though she found him charming. Both Ms. Amitrano, now 29, and Mr. Vazquez, 31, were seeing other people on and off at the time. They would see one another at parties and, “he tried pursuing me,” Ms. Amitrano said, but they remained friends. “We slowly fell in love over many nights venting and bonding in his car,” Ms. Amitrano said.

Persons: Olivia Grace Amitrano, Nicholas Ryan Vazquez, Amitrano, Vazquez, Ms, “, ” Ms Organizations: Volvo Locations: Yonkers, N.Y

☆ Honoring Tradition, and Personal Choice, With a Persian Wedding Custom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Weddings are steeped in tradition, but where do those rituals come from? “Traditions,” a new column, explores the origins of various wedding customs from around the world. Ever since Mandana Ansari was a little girl, she knew she wanted to recognize her Iranian heritage by having a “Sofreh Aghd” on her wedding day. “I’ve always loved the symbolism and the meaning of the Sofreh — new life, new beginnings, fertility,” Ms. Ansari said. The word “Aghd,” Ms. Ghahramani added, means “to connect, to tie together,” like a knot.

Persons: Mandana Ansari, ”, “ I’ve, Ms, Ansari, Mitra Ghahramani, Mitra, Ghahramani Organizations: Designs

☆ When Her Reality TV Journey Ended a Real-Life Romance Began
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“Nick watched me on Season 23 of ‘The Bachelor,’” said Ms. Lotuaco, who willingly left the show in week six. Mr. Wehby had watched as a guilty pleasure with his roommate, Michael Perazzo. “He took a liking to me from the moment he saw me on the show,” Ms. Lotuaco said, adding that she had also appeared in the “Bachelor in Paradise” spinoff. “I look back on the show very positively,” Ms. Lotuaco said. Mr. Wehby said he figured, “I really don’t have anything to lose.”

Persons: Nicholas James Wehby, Sydney Maree Lotuaco, Nick, ’ ”, Lotuaco, Wehby, Michael Perazzo, “, Ms, Mr, Perazzo, ”

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