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These Rape Victims Had to Sue to Get the Police to Investigate

As more women come forward to report sexual assault, some say law enforcement has failed them. ‘There was no collection of evidence,’ one victim said. ‘Except off my body.’

By Valeriya Safronova and Rebecca Halleck

The Serious Business of Reviewing Massages (and Other Wellness Pursuits)

Me Time, my column in Styles, has taken me to crystal healers, ballet classes, minus-230-degree chambers and a snake masseuse.

By Marisa Meltzer

How the Deprivation of Ramadan Helps Care for the Spirit

Detox has become a broken word. Cleansing starts with confronting mortality.

By Fariha Roisin

My Very Brief Career as the World’s Worst Detective

“Fake it till you make it” didn’t work out so well in my case, and I was fired after three long months.

By Michael Rovner

We Made Gray Hair Even Prettier With Pastels

Mermaid hair is not just for millennials. Here’s proof.

By Crystal Martin

She Said Yes. Fourteen Times.

Tanya Pushkine and Paul Luykx had different approaches to dating. She was scattershot; he was methodical — and excessive.

By Alix Strauss

A Family Finally Comes Together Under One Roof

Laura Hamm was reluctant to date Gabriel Friedman because they lived miles apart and she was raising a foster son. But then he came up with a plan.

By Vincent M. Mallozzi

Scenes From a Chechen Wedding

The bride had a ceremony. The groom had a ceremony. But, as tradition holds, they were not together during the wedding, and neither celebrated with their 700 guests.

By Andrew E. Kramer

The Writer Anne Lamott Gets to the Happily-Ever-After Part

The 65-year-old admitted that a good marriage was one thing she wanted but hadn’t found. That changed when she met Neal Allen.

By Lois Smith Brady

Undeniable Connections Just Waiting to Be Discovered

She saw herself in the characters in an animated Disney film. The hopeful song sung by a lonely volcano to another spoke to her heart.

By Leah Beckmann

Tiny Love Stories: ‘How to Meet Cute’

Modern Love in miniature, college contest edition, featuring the best student love stories of no more than 100 words.

For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear

A college student on medical leave for compulsive behavior finds comfort in a kindred spirit.

By Meaghan Mahoney

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Was He Fixated on Race?’

Modern Love in miniature, college-contest edition, featuring the best student love stories of no more than 100 words.

Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other?

It doesn’t count if you add “bro” or “man” to the end.

By Ricardo F. Jaramillo

Tiny Love Stories: I Wanted More From College. Then I Fell for Him.

Modern Love in miniature, college-contest edition, featuring the best student love stories of no more than 100 words.

Is the Wedding Wow Factor Worth It?

Adding a spectacular or unexpected feature can help a wedding stand out. It doesn’t have to break the bank, but it might come close.

By Alyson Penn

What’s First on the Wedding Planner? The Dentist for Some

Some brides and grooms wait for whiter, straighter teeth before their big day of smiles.

By Hilary Sheinbaum

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.

Lauren Braswell, O’Ryan Smykle

The couple met in April 2015 through Tinder.

Amanda McGuire, Alexander Zook

The couple met at the wedding of a mutual family friend in 2010.

Our Infertility Is No One’s ‘Fault’ — and None of Your Business

A reader’s nosy friends want to know whether “bad eggs” or “bad sperm” are to blame.

By Philip Galanes

To Stay or to Flee: A Syrian Mother’s Impossible Choice

Suhair had to decide whether leaving Syria was worth risking her children’s lives. Now she is coming to terms with the opportunities and costs of her decision.

By Alia Malek

Why Not Let Children Choose Their Own Names?

They’re going to anyway online, you know.

By Danielle Braff

We Planned a Life Together, but Then He Died. It Took Mother’s Day to Help Me Move Forward.

After my husband, J Wesley, was killed in a Navy training accident, I lost my sense of purpose. But I realized I had to transform my grief into something meaningful for our two sons.

By Nicole Van Dorn

Raising Kids Is Hard. Our New Site Will Make It Easier.

NYT Parenting, a Times site, aims to bring clear, expert advice — and a sense of community — all together in one place.

By Margaret Kramer

A Mother’s Clock

Time follows no standard when you become a parent.

By Lydia Kiesling, Daniel Arnold and Eve Lyons

Becoming a Woman Before Their Eyes

The American bat mitzvah has never been more widely broadcast than in 2019.

By Jaclyn Peiser, Eve Lyons and Marisa Chafetz

What Would Texas Be Without Buc-ee’s?

A convenience store chain is the through-line of America’s second-most sprawling state.

By Eve Lyons, Eli Durst and Charley Locke

Work Songs of the Cowboy Poets

Ranchers and seekers of the “mythic West” travel each year to a small Nevada city to practice a tradition born of labor and regional identity.

By Aubrey Trinnaman, Jared Stanley and Eve Lyons

Life Without Longing

Who would I be if I wasn’t hustling to make some other person, real or imagined, fall in love with me?

By Chris Maggio, Melissa Broder and Eve Lyons

Everyone Is Crazy for Glass Skin. Here’s How to Get the Look.

The latest beauty trend has arrived from Korea and is taking over social media.

By Bee Shapiro

Are You Ready for Drive-Thru Botox?

A new wave of beauty bars aims to make injectables as easy as a Drybar blowout.

By Courtney Rubin

Is That Chic Toothpaste Worth the Price?

Brushing and flossing get a dose of glam.

By Bee Shapiro

What’s Behind the Rise of G-Beauty

German skin-care brands are changing the way we view clean beauty.

By Bee Shapiro

How to Wear Spring’s New Lip Glosses Without Looking Like a Tweenie

Remember those early ’90s lip glosses? They’re back in a big way.

By Bee Shapiro

Sage Adams, a Creative Force Behind SZA

The Brooklyn-raised artist shot the cover and promotional videos for the singer’s 2017 album, “Ctrl.”

By Kate Dwyer

Patti Harrison Bucks Transgender Stereotypes, One Joke at a Time

Her appearance on “The Tonight Show,” skewering President Trump’s transgender military ban, led to a role on “Shrill” and writing duties on “Big Mouth.”

By Alex Hawgood

Zsela Sings Moody Ballads for the Fashion and Art Set

The 24-year-old singer and songwriter recently released her first single, “Noise.”

By Dalya Benor

Gashi, a Son of Kosovo Refugees, Is the ‘Trap Phil Collins’

A few years ago, the rising rapper was a janitor. Now he has millions of streams on SoundCloud and a deal with RCA Records.

By Alex Hawgood

Stefania LaVie Owen, Snoop Dogg Co-Star and Vogue Darling

The young actress from New Zealand stars in “The Beach Bum” alongside Matthew McConaughey and will appear in a Netflix show later this year.

By Alex Hawgood

Drinking While Pregnant: An Inconvenient Truth

Recommending that pregnant women not drink alcohol has been called old-fashioned and even patriarchal. So, as a feminist, my opinion may come as a surprise.

By Jen Gunter

Your Vagina Is Terrific (and Everyone Else’s Opinions Still Are Not)

One year ago I wrote about my vagina and men’s opinions of it. Things have not improved.

By Jen Gunter

Food, My Frenemy

My struggle with a binge eating disorder began at age 12. What followed were years of shame, lies, weight fluctuations and, at one particularly desperate moment, maternity clothes.

By Jen Gunter

Why I Wanted to Learn to Perform Abortions

With the future of contraception in question, looking back to recent history is instructive.

By Jen Gunter

Thank You for Not Eating Your Placenta

As an obstetrician and gynecologist, it’s hard to shock me. Or at least it used to be.

By Jen Gunter

Rupert Murdoch Is a ‘Big Feminist,’ Says His Wife, Jerry Hall

Social influencers rally for the Equal Rights Amendment. And Ava DuVernay’s series about the Central Park jogger case is celebrated at the Apollo Theater.

By Ben Widdicombe

Paris Hilton, Jerry Hall, Gayle King and Ava DuVernay Party for Social Justice

Social influencers rally for the Equal Rights Amendment. And a series about the Central Park jogger is celebrated at the Apollo Theater.

Eli Manning, Naomi Campbell and Paula Abdul on the Philanthropy Circuit

Fund-raisers were held for Robin Hood, Fierce and the Ellis Island Honors Society.

By Denny Lee

Fanciful Hats at Central Park

Also, Lincoln Center turns 60. And Solange Knowles hosts a benefit for Performance Space New York.

By Denny Lee

Katy Perry, Harry Styles, Celine Dion and Shawn Mendes Keep Celebrating After the Met Gala

Inside the after-parties held by Gucci, Moschino and the Top of the Standard.