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Did Jason Collins use his former fiancee, Carolyn Moos?

How to Buy an Engagement Ring for Your Girlfriend, James Bond Style

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Perfect the moment you ask her to marry you, by choosing a ring that fits.

Opposites Attract, to a Point

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A longtime bachelor finds love and marriage don’t always arrive as planned.

Good Men In Action: Barack Obama Meets Matt Saniie

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If this video doesn’t put a smile on your face, you are probably dead.

Blueprint Proposal’s Guide to Proposing in NYC on a Budget

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How to make the moment she says “I do” last forever.

Favorite Wedding Moments: 10/27

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Men, share your favorite wedding stories.

Engaging the Gender Gap

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Eric Sentell urges good men to teach themselves and their sons to engage with learning and with others before the gender gap becomes a chasm.

I’m For Commitment, Just Not Marriage

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For this week’s Man Up Monday, Carlos Andrés Gómez explains how the love of his life opened him up to a new model of life-long commitment.

10 Things I Did Last Weekend

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Amazingly enough, one of the things Sean Carney did not do last weekend was get engaged. This is what he did instead.

We’ll Always Have Chicago [Video]

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Thomas G. Fiffer remembers Julia: “Fingers that penned intense love poems … Fingers that were skilled in other arts as well.”

You Won’t Want to Come to Tyler’s Wedding Because it Will Be Plain and Simple

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Sherri Rosen is touched by the story of two people who simpy want to build a life together — not prove that they’ve already made it.

Tales From the Airbrush Easel: The Bachelorette Party

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Fun and humor will find you, Uncle Woofie writes, even while you’re trying to earn a buck.

Knowing The Answer Before You Pop the Question: Making Sure She’ll Say “Yes”.

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How to avoid every groom-to-be’s nightmare.

Fairytale Royal Wedding: Ring Included

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Does your wife-to-be feel like your ceremony will never live up to Kate and William’s? Well, maybe it could.

Caution: Heart Opens Slowly

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Blood? Filthy doorknobs? Used towels? … Vermont? Whatever, man. Gregory Sherl is engaged.

The Missing Ring

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Robert Barsanti’s ex-wife can’t find her engagement ring. He hopes it stays lost.