The most delicious love of all

Am I the only person in the world who has felt a passionate rush from a perfect mouthful of food? I didn't think so. Because for me, and...

In a downtown high-rise, a romance that couldn't be copied

She worked on the ninth floor, he worked on the fourth floor of a downtown building. A broken copy machine inked the deal on their romance.

In life, as in dancing, timing is everything

After years working alongside someone, it's remarkable how a night on the town can change your outlook.

Her new life, lifted from lyrics

Just like the song says, this Northern California transplant loves L.A.

No longer locking away his Barbie collection

He's all dolled up, but is there a Ken out there for his Barbie world?

So, why did she elope?

They'd known each other only four months when they decided to quickly set up an intimate wedding. But why, people ask.

When gender reassignment changes the happy ending

The two women married and settled in for the long term. But when one wanted to become a man, a divorce followed. The transformation from...

He says she should look elsewhere, she says something surprising

He was getting close with the younger woman, a Chinese actress, and decided to be honest about his past. What she did surprised him.

New single woman looks for a real-world connection

Newly single, she forgoes online dating to seek a chance, in-person encounter that will lead to love.

After years of rehearsals, she found her movie's star

A divorced mother of two returning to California after years abroad discovers a leading man with a Hollywood pedigree but without the...

L.A. Affairs: A 'yes' she didn't mean

Two months had passed after my diagnosis last year, and I was in a panicked frenzy to escape the everyday with all its responsibilities...

The hazards of Halloween parties

A date with a zombie turned my stomach, until he stole my heart.

Mr. Right goes wrong with 'The List'

A promising first date takes a strange turn when a woman is handed a slip of paper that perplexes her to this day.

Alzheimer's bittersweet tangle of love and loss

My dad was still alive when my stepmother, Carla, called to tell me she was thinking of going on a date with another man. 'Do you think it...

Relationships with Joni Mitchell

I held Joni Mitchell responsible for my status as a perennially single woman. Maybe that was too much to pin on a singer-songwriter. But...

Love can be a loser's game

A stab at love turned into a losing game. That's when video play became a form of a la carte therapy.

Holding on through the 30-date rule

It was the beginning of our second date. We were in his car, stopped at a red light, when he turned to me and said: "So here's the deal. I...

When love was served cold

I am running errands on a rare free afternoon when I drive past the restaurant Little Door on 3rd Street and surprise myself by having an...

A magic trick isn't a real relationship

"I've waited this long for Mr. Right," my 38-year-old sister said as she leaned toward me over her albacore protein roll, the sushi...