After way too many first dates in my 20s, I’ve learned that the hardest part isn’t the date itself — it’s getting dressed for it. There’s a very specific mental gymnastics routine that happens before ...

After 76 first dates, I stopped trying to optimize for love and learned to enjoy the experience of meeting someone new.

At the beginning of summer, I found myself going on such a spontaneous first date that I did not have time to go home and change beforehand. (Ah, the joy of modern dating apps.) For many, this could ...