The controversial 1925 divorce trial that ended in public nudity — From Romeo and Juliette to Heathcliff and Cathy, everyone enjoys a forbidden love story. When Leonard Rhinelander, 22, fell in love with Alice Jones, 18, in 1921, he probably knew his influential and aristocratic family would never approve. Alice worked as a maid and came from a blue-collar family. Leonard…

A deranged emperor, a massacred saint, and goat slapping… — In a few days, doe-eyed couples donning red will gaze adoringly into each other’s eyes to celebrate the wonders of love. I can’t wait! Personally, it’s my favorite holiday. (Yes, I am one of those people.) But it’s probably not for the reasons you might think. It’s the history that…

New research calculated how much a woman must earn to offset the “penalty” of aging. — Every so often, I tinker with my dating app profile and swap a career picture (signing books or speaking at an event) with a bikini picture. And then I watch my matches triple. We all know that shallowness is the inertia that keeps our world spinning. These newfangled algorithms merely…

A recent study found women who marry in their late 20s are less likely to divorce. — I had a Bengal cat once named Stella. Bengals are crossbred from Asian leopard cats, so they are intelligent, high-energy creatures full of feline precociousness. My feral pet would hide in corners and pounce on unsuspecting guests until they screamed for mercy. (Somewhat amusing with bad boyfriends.) One day, I…

Hint: This story involves lots of sex. — The heart symbol enlivens our text messages, decorates our love notes, adorns our bodies, and even encourages people to give blood. For centuries, the shape of love has been a heart symbol. But if you look at a preserved human heart, you won’t want to cover it in chocolate or…

Parents need to understand incel logic to protect their teens — Warning: This article contains discussions on rape and might be triggering for victims. There are some words you wish you could unread. The incel community's latest Scientific Blackpill wiki falls into that category. For the happily oblivious, incels are an online community of mostly young men who cannot attract women…

Virality starts with the inner circle, not the outer — There's a famous line from Sex and the City when Marketing executive Samantha Jones describes the fashion industry to her lover Jared. She says, "First come the gays, then the girls, then…the industry!" Her wisdom might offend some for its outdated political incorrectness, but there’s truth in her jest. Every…

Because we don’t have a cutesy name for them…yet. — Hesidating, Sober Dating, Situationships…If you are single, you have probably heard of these dating trends. But my trailblazing readers are not trend followers. Hell no. When the lovelorn zig left, you people zag right. For the rest of the uninitiated, the following are the dating trends you have not heard…

I joined an all-women Facebook dating group to learn the most common dating app mistakes men make when texting. — If you ever want a bird's-eye view of modern love, just join an all-women's Facebook group. While social media has become the devil's abandoned lovechild, there's a certain solidarity in sharing your trials and tribulations. And nothing is more trying than dating apps. I am on several FB dating groups…