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Lifestyle 5 years ago

Love at first sight: Pandemic accelerates courtship, wedding

"You can take off your mask and kiss the bride," the priest said, as a septuagenarian US couple who spent the pandemic lockdown together after a single date married on Thursday.

People 5 years ago

Love in time of coronavirus: Octogenarians picnic at Danish-German border

Two octogenarian lovers are determined to keep meeting every day for a picnic and a chat on either side of the border, which has been shut to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

People 5 years ago

White dress and matching mask: Palestinians brave virus to wed

A wedding in the West Bank on Friday saw a twist on a familiar scene: the Palestinian bride wore a long white dress, but with a matching face mask and gloves to protect against the novel coronavirus.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Flouting the fever: Love in the Time of Coronavirus

People are being warned against cheek-kissing and handshakes for fear of spreading the coronavirus. But at such a time, are love and dating also on hold?

Opinion 6 years ago

Men should stand up against gender inequality, for love

With more awareness of inequality, there has never been a better time for men to stand side by side with women to break open those doors of opportunity together.

People 6 years ago

Love speaks through glass panes at coronavirus facility

Gene and Dorothy Campbell, who tied the knot 65 years ago, turned 89 and 88 respectively this week.To avoid the risk of infection, they chatted on the phone while looking at each other through the window.

National 6 years ago

Family resilience bill requires husbands, wives to love each other

Wedding vows usually include a promise of everlasting love, but a bill on “family resilience” proposed by the House of Representatives goes a step further.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Drown your Valentine's Day sorrows at this Hollywood watering hole

Bitter or heartbroken on Valentine's Day? Then head to the BreakUp Bar in Hollywood, where classic movies about splits play on a huge projection screen and you can pin your thoughts and mementos on the Wall of Broken Relationships.