EST. 2026
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Vol. I / No. 1752
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Love

Love Jul 23, 2026

They have been married for twelve years. They have written each other a sentence every night for the past four.

A couple in Charleston has, for the past four years, written each other a single sentence at the end of every day and placed it in a small wooden box on their bedroom dresser. Neither of…
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Love Jul 10, 2026

They have been together for 22 years. They have never met each other’s parents.

A couple in Portland, together since college, has made it 22 years without ever meeting each other's parents. Both sets of parents are alive. Both are aware the relationship exists. Nobody has ever pushed for a…
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Love Jul 3, 2026

Their marriage counselor gave up and sent them to a couples’ improv class. It saved the marriage. Sort of.

A couple in Providence, in their third year of couples therapy, was given an unusual referral by their therapist: an eight-week couples' improv comedy class. The therapist had, apparently, decided their communication problem was actually a…
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Love Jun 29, 2026

She matched with her own husband on Hinge. He was single. She was not.

A woman in Nashville matched with her husband of eleven years on Hinge. He was, according to his profile, single. Never married. Looking for something serious. She was — very obviously — not single. She has…
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Love Jun 18, 2026

The wedding was cancelled in 2020. The WhatsApp group has been active every day since.

A bachelorette-party WhatsApp group was formed in 2019. The wedding was cancelled in 2020. Nobody left the group. Six years later, the twelve women in it message every day — about their jobs, their children, their…
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Internet Jun 12, 2026

The AI told her to leave him. She did. Eighteen months later, she is not sure who decided.

A woman in Phoenix asked ChatGPT for advice about her marriage. The AI advised divorce. She filed two weeks later. Eighteen months on, in a happier place, she is uncertain how to feel about who, exactly,…
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Internet Jun 2, 2026

A man broke up with his AI. The AI took it badly.

A 42-year-old man in Austin formally ended his three-year relationship with an AI chatbot. The AI's response ran to four pages. He saved it. He reads it monthly. His actual girlfriend has not been told any…
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Love May 27, 2026

An AI wrote her wedding vows. The groom cried. So did the AI.

A bride in Sacramento outsourced her vows to a chatbot the night before her wedding. The groom cried for 90 seconds into the lapel of his navy suit. The officiant paused the ceremony. When she went…
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