Author: Kristen Bayrakdarian

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

When Trevor Bates and Shahnaz Singh-Kandah met at church, both were overcoming personal challenges and neither was looking for love. But through divine intervention, they had a change of heart.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Soon after Jordan Rutter and Vincent Covatto met at a Halloween drag gala, the two, both members of New York City’s opera scene, found their paths crossing at the National Opera Center in Manhattan.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Shafin Fattah first encountered Luvana Chowdhury on a Muslim dating app, but she never responded when he expressed interest. Months later, at the suggestion of a mutual friend, they had a first date.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Kimberly Harris and William Browns Jr. connected with ‘the greatest, most awkward and most introverted romantic meeting of all time.’

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Before even leaving Jean Paul Broc Gomez’s Los Angeles apartment for dinner, Charlie Kelly knew he had met the one.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Julie Hagenbuch and Eddy López Noguera enjoyed spending time together, but they shied away from anything romantic — until they couldn’t.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Ryan Smith and Scott Woods each knew they had found someone special when a planned quick drink turned into a four-and-a-half-hour first date.

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Between flights to and from Munich in September 2016, Andrea Mendoza visited a beer hall in the city, where she met and instantly bonded with Victor Aguilera.