relationships
What Happens When an AI Knows How You Feel?
Technology used to only deliver our messages. Now it wants to write them for us by understanding our emotions.
By Will Coldwell
How to Deal With Difficult Family During the Holidays
If you have strained relationships with your family, you're not alone. These resources can help.
By Christina Wyman
How to Turn Online Friends Into IRL Ones
If you're struggling to make new friends, you're not alone. But tech and little tenacity can help you can find—or build—community. Here's how.
By Lisa Kanarek
Gaming With My Husband Made Our Marriage Stronger
All it took was buying a Nintendo Switch.
By Emmie Harrison-West
How Tech Transformed How We Hook Up—and Break Up
This week, we look at how living online makes it harder to forget a love that's been lost and easier to find love once again.
By WIRED Staff
I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never Forget
In 2019, I made a painful decision. But to the algorithms that drive Facebook, Pinterest, and a million other apps, I'm forever getting married.
By Lauren Goode
Bed Tricks, Cod, and the Hidden History of Catfishing
Intriguing, maddening deception can shake up our existence and sometimes—sometimes—set us free.
By Virginia Heffernan
How to Pay Your Respects During a Virtual Funeral
The pandemic has forced many of our mourning rituals online. Here are some basic rules to make sure you’re not unintentionally causing offense.
By Debby Waldman
How to Write a Living Will
When my dad passed away without a will, my family had so many unanswered questions. These resources can help make it easier for those you leave behind.
By Carrie Honaker
My Highly Unexpected Heterosexual Pandemic Zoom Wedding
Love caught me by surprise, but we were continents apart.
By Laurie Penny
They Found Community, and Then Love, in Online Games
It's no surprise people build great friendships when they game together. But these folks found much more—sometimes across long distances and cultural divides.
By Elizabeth Landau
How to Beat Zoom Fatigue—and Set Healthy Boundaries
This new era of constant video chats means we're all in front of cameras more than ever before. Here's how to cope.
By Quinisha Jackson-Wright
A Rocket Scientist’s Love Algorithm Adds Up During Covid-19
On the brink of a breakup, a JPL engineer computed a relationship prediction formula. It eventually became a dating app—and its value is rising in the midst of a pandemic.
By Stephen Marche
10 Ways to Stay Connected With Loved Ones During the Pandemic
Whatever the distance, these ideas will help you feel closer in these trying times.
By Medea Giordano
Birth, Death, Weddings Disrupted: An Oral History of Covid-19
The pandemic is wreaking havoc on milestones and celebrations across the nation.
By Garrett M. Graff
What Coronavirus Isolation Could Do to Your Mind (and Body)
Social distancing can lead to adverse psychological and physiological effects. But there are things you can do to maintain your overall health.
By Emma Grey Ellis
I Tweeted Out My Phone Number—and Rediscovered Humanity
After I was digitally shamed on Twitter, I posted my phone number. What I got in return was the kindness of strangers.
By Robyn Kanner
What a Real Wedding in a Virtual Space Says About the Future
They met in VR. They fell in love in VR. They tied the knot in VR. Here's a glimpse into the future of relationships.
By Peter Rubin
The Middle School Relationship Is Dead (As We Knew It)
Smartphones and apps have fundamentally transformed the way kids “like-like” each other. Here's what it's like to "hang out" in the age of the iPhone.
By Alex Baker-Whitcomb
Why I Use a Whiteboard to Solve Marital Disputes
Opinion: A Googler finds that engineering techniques help keep the peace at home.
By Jasmine Jaksic
A (Kinda) Joint Bank Account for More-Than-Venmo-Serious Couples
Not ready to tie the financial knot but hate getting your partner back for every taco? Simple's new feature lets you share just some of your money.
By Davey Alba
Not Only Do Opposites Not Attract, but Just the Opposite
A new study suggests that "marital resemblance" is common among people with mental illnesses.
By Emma Grey Ellis
Q&A with Jennifer Verdolin, Author of Wild Connection
In her book Wild Connection: What Animal Courtship and Mating Tell Us About Human Relationships, Jennifer Verdolin takes inspiration from the rest of the animal kingdom and applies it to human romantic relationships.
By Mary Bates
Tech Hacks to Stay Connected to Your Long-Distance Love
When work or family needs put significant distance between you and your partner for extended periods, it can put serious strain your relationship. Luckily, staying connected -- even over vast distances -- isn't nearly as difficult as it used to be. Here are some apps to help you do it.
By Christina Bonnington