There was never an 'aha' moment," says Ellie, about when she and Mike knew they were meant to be together. "It was more of a realization that we couldn't imagine our lives apart."

Theirs is a love story unique to New York, a modern-day fairy tale of romance and real estate that began with Richard, a hedge fund manager, hunting for the perfect townhouse.

We were going to elope,” Wonda says. “Then our parents got wind that something was up and they begged and pleaded, so we stayed in New York.”

Technically, Drew and Andy married in a Massachusetts courthouse in May 2005. But the couple, for whom it was “love at second or third sight,” kept the union a secret until their “real wedding” last fall, a weekend-long celebration attended by family and friends.

Sarah’s mom knew that Kevin was “the one” long before Sarah did—a mom just knows.

Sex in the park, on the street, in a cab, at the bar; exhibitionism isn’t just a fantasy in New York.

A move upstate promised a real house, decent public schools, all the trappings of the normal life we just couldn’t pull off in the city. Perhaps you’ve dreamed of it, too. The difference is, we actually did it — and it proved to be anything but normal.

When father knows best, again and again and again.

One decade into the Freedom to Marry Day gay-nups movement, who’s still with his partner?

Tales of Valentine’s Day infidelity—and tips for pulling it off—from a lingerie salesgirl, florist, chocolatier, diamond salesman, and private eye.