L.A. Affairs https://www.latimes.com/topic/la-affairs L.A. Affairs en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:35 GMT I was a suburban lacrosse mom. I was ready to detonate my life and have a Hollywood affair https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-18/la-affairs-diana-berrent-guthe-after-having-covid-i-was-ready-to-have-a-hollywood-affair At first, I didn’t know a lot about the new man in my life, but what I knew ignited me. And I was willing to risk it all to be with him. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:35 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-18/la-affairs-diana-berrent-guthe-after-having-covid-i-was-ready-to-have-a-hollywood-affair I could no longer play it cool. I was madly in love with my roommate https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-11/la-affairs-jack-morningstar-i-am-in-love-with-my-roommate I’ve never been in a serious relationship or in love before. But I started having serious feelings for a new person in my life. Should I tell her how I feel? Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:00:02 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-11/la-affairs-jack-morningstar-i-am-in-love-with-my-roommate After dates with cringe men, I almost gave up on online dating. But would I ever find love? https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-04/la-affairs-charlotte-meyer-i-went-on-dates-with-cringe-men-then-i-found-love I went on Match to meet my match. But the dates I went on left a lot to be desired. A week before my Match cancellation was final, I read one (last) email out of curiosity. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:00:33 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-04/la-affairs-charlotte-meyer-i-went-on-dates-with-cringe-men-then-i-found-love Our home survived the Palisades fire. Our love almost did not https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-28/la-affairs-evan-cooper-our-home-survived-palisades-fire-our-love-almost-did-not Before fire destroyed Pacific Palisades, we were a family — my husband, my daughter and me. Would we still be one after the smoke cleared? Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:42 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-28/la-affairs-evan-cooper-our-home-survived-palisades-fire-our-love-almost-did-not Years after my husband's death, I'm saying goodbye to his pickup truck https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-21/la-affairs-elaine-lipworth-years-after-my-husbands-death-im-saying-goodbye-to-his-truck It’s time to let it go and move on to my next adventure. But I know that my husband's spirit will always be with me. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-21/la-affairs-elaine-lipworth-years-after-my-husbands-death-im-saying-goodbye-to-his-truck My fling's words took me by surprise. ‘I’m not committed to you’ https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-14/la-affairs-lorraine-marie-he-ghosted-me-should-i-finally-move-on We spent a perfect weekend in L.A. and another good one in Orange County. So what happened? Why did he ghost me? 'I really like this woman in San Diego,' he said. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:00:49 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-14/la-affairs-lorraine-marie-he-ghosted-me-should-i-finally-move-on L.A. Affairs: After my husband died, I found love again. This time with a woman https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-07/la-affairs-eric-a-gordon-queer-man-living-with-hiv-found-love-again-with-a-woman I was widowed at 76, but I’m truly at my best when I’m coupled. I was at an art show at UCLA when I met the woman who became my "apartner." Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:00:59 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-03-07/la-affairs-eric-a-gordon-queer-man-living-with-hiv-found-love-again-with-a-woman L.A. Affairs: My ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ life failed. Would returning to L.A. work out this time? https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-28/la-affairs-sophie-sills-eat-pray-love-life-failed-would-living-in-los-angeles-work-out Despite changes in my life, I always took comfort from Eaton Canyon. Now that it has burned, I have to remind myself that nature's gift in hard times is to remind us of its perpetual cycles. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:00:55 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-28/la-affairs-sophie-sills-eat-pray-love-life-failed-would-living-in-los-angeles-work-out L.A. Affairs: I confessed I wanted babies soon after our first date. Would he stick around? https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-21/la-affairs-karen-mckinney-prosecutor-i-wanted-babies-soon-would-he-stick-around My date was eight years my junior. He was handsome, quiet and polite, with an endearing Oklahoma twang. But he also had a big red flag in his family: his father. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:50 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-21/la-affairs-karen-mckinney-prosecutor-i-wanted-babies-soon-would-he-stick-around L.A. Affairs: My ex took my confidence away. Male strippers brought it back https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-14/la-affairs-barbara-neal-varma Before he left, my ex told me I was bad in the kitchen and in the bedroom. Would I find my passion again after a night at a strip club? Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:09 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-14/la-affairs-barbara-neal-varma L.A. Affairs: We had a good connection. Why did he break up with me before Valentine’s Day? https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-07/la-affairs-melinda-j-combs-why-did-he-break-up-with-me-before-valentines-day My ex ended things with me and started dating someone new — someone I knew from CrossFit. So why did I feel like I was competing with her? Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:05:55 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-02-07/la-affairs-melinda-j-combs-why-did-he-break-up-with-me-before-valentines-day L.A. Affairs: First I fell for him. Then I fell for L.A. https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-01-31/l-a-affairs-shanley-rhodes-could-i-ever-love-los-angeles-as-much-as-i-loved-him I wanted Midwestern prairies, but we moved to his hometown on the West Coast. He wooed me and wanted L.A. to seduce me. Would it really happen? Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:27 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-01-31/l-a-affairs-shanley-rhodes-could-i-ever-love-los-angeles-as-much-as-i-loved-him