Relationships

“It was a very clear, stressful circumstance that we could point to to explain why we were feeling these anxieties," the study's coauthor said. It allowed couples to stop blaming each other for everyday irritations and blame the pandemic instead.

With vaccines making it safer to date in-person again, NPR spoke to several people about their hesitations and hopes in the world of dating after a year of solitude.

Some of the largest dating apps are allowing users to filter potential matches by their vaccination status, while offering vaccinated users access to premium features like "boosts" and "super likes."

For people who are generally OK — healthy, employed — there's pressure to stay grateful. But those feeling so-called smaller losses also need to grieve and "stop pretending" they're not hurting.

The San Antonio Public Works Department is temporarily relocating a lovers landmark downtown.The “Love Lock Fence” will be moved just around the corner…