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September 22, 2026
By jannelle sanchez

Relationships

September 22, 2026   ●   jannelle sanchez

9 Readers Share Their Honeymoon Snapshots

Today we're in a schmoopy mood, so we want to ask: if you're married, did you go on a honeymoon? Here, nine readers share their photos, and every trip looked like a blast...

Including giraffes, celebrities, and gas-station ice cream.

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September 22, 2026
By Alex Ronan

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September 22, 2026   ●   Alex Ronan

How Sweet Is This Movie Theater Proposal?

On their first date, Madison and Jason talked all about movies. A few months into dating, they got a theater membership and began seeing movies together almost every week. But recently, at a cinema in Manhattan, something unusual happened...

"You do kind of black out."

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By Kate Beaton

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September 21, 2026   ●   Kate Beaton

Living Without My Big Sister

My older sister and I were both named after our grandmothers...

My older sister and I were both named after our grandmothers...

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