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Sick of your usual date night go-tos? Fun games for couples are a great way to keep the spark alive and well in your intimate relationship. There are so many different couple games to choose ...

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Get Joe Goodman’s newsletter: Enter your email to subscribe to Joe’s weekly newsletter, Sports Happy Hour: This is an opinion column. Here’s a pretty good conversation starter for Thanksgiving. Will ...

In its latest report, Hinge found that singles are using AI to date — and they're getting in on the trend. Earlier this year, the dating app introduced AI-driven prompt feedback to help users write ...