Be Mine…Offline?
byAs bar-hopping, party-crashing, and general intermingling enter our long-term memory, social anxiety enters the chat. “I don’t remember the last time I met someone…
Love & Sects
In a Crumbling Economy, How are Relationships Holding up?
byAs students around the world log out of their last class of the semester, many breathe a sigh of relief, happy to exit the…
Love and Loss: Creating Closeness in Post-Explosion Beirut
byIt has been three months since approximately 2,750 tonnes of improperly stored ammonium nitrate exploded at the port of Beirut, making it the most…
Are “Love Languages” Just a Quirky Synonym for Communication?
byName has been changed* You’ve heard it before: “men are from Mars, women are from Venus,” a theory which blames relationship troubles on fundamental…
Radical Love: From CHOP to Martyr’s Square
by“We climbed into the abandoned theatre, went upstairs, and kissed each other, looking down at people being teargassed,” Soraya describes. The Dutch exchange student…
Coupled in Quarantine: How Couples are Giving Space Under Close Quarters
byDisclaimer: names have been changed for the purpose of this article. Needing space is considered to be expected at some point in any romantic…
Has the Relation-ship Sailed for Beirutis?
byThe names used in this article have been changed.* They sit suspended in a permanent embrace. “I have always had a personal philosophy of…
“Outside partners, outside problems?” Views on Dating while Druze
by“I don’t want to limit myself because of my religion,” 28-year-old filmmaker and actor Hadi Bou Ayash opined, leaning back into his chair. “I’d…
Introduction
byWith Valentine’s Day last Thursday, Hamra lived up to its name, as flower shops and gift shops all turned shades of red. The holiday’s…