Table for One

Essay: Returning to the Houston Restaurants That Once Felt Like Ours

After a breakup, I returned to the Houston restaurants we once shared—and reclaimed them as my own.

02/11/2026 By Minh Truong

Cherry on top

Our Favorite Date-Night Desserts

What’s a night out without giving your sweetie some sugar? These end-of-meal delights may be entirely cold-hearted—frigid to the core—but at the end of the day, it’s just dessert.

06/01/2021 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Joanna O'Leary

Date night

10 Ways to Have a Romantic, Social-Distanced Valentine’s Day

Pull off a grand romantic gesture without getting sick.

02/03/2021 By Gwendolyn Knapp and Catherine Wendlandt

Oh, Baby

Want a Family? This Dating App Is Helping Houstonians Find One

heybaby forgoes hookup culture with its mission of creating families.

12/25/2020 By Brittany Cristiano

Quaran-dating

Social Distancing Date Ideas

Just because we’re living through a pandemic doesn’t mean you can’t get to know someone new.

05/08/2020 By Jonathan Forney

Love is In the Air

The To-Doux List: Jan. 17-19

This weekend brings retro vibes, major sales, and speed dating.

01/16/2020 By Abby Ledoux

Swipe Right

The To-Doux List: Sept. 5–8

This weekend brings vintage shopping, yoga (with beer), and online dating...in real life?

09/05/2019 By Abby Ledoux

No Tears Left to Cry

5 Ways to Get Over Your Ex and Embrace This Hot Girl Summer

Consider this your self-care to-do list.

08/09/2019 By Alexis Vargas

Bae Day

6 Valentine's Day Dates That Don't Involve a Table for Two

Skip the reservations this year.

02/05/2019 By Abby Ledoux

It's a Match!

Bumble Wants You to Meet Your Date IRL

The Austin-based dating app has launched more than 80 verified locations called BumbleSpots across the U.S. and Canada, including four in Houston.

01/11/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Will You Accept This Rose? 🌹

I Tried It: The Bachelor Casting Call

None of us, it seemed, were there for the right reasons.

07/24/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Gotta Catch 'Em All

The 5 Guys You'll Meet Online Dating In Houston

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you, you have seen him before.

06/13/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Swipe Right

7 Online Dating Tips from Bumble's Sociologist

Dr. Jess Carbino breaks down the dos and don'ts of swiping.

05/30/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Meet Inner Circle: An exclusive dating app for winners

It's the newcomer everyone is talking about.

05/01/2018 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Swipe Left

Bumble Clapped Back at an Online Dating Bully

Read the dating app's open letter to "Michael."

12/19/2017 By Abby Ledoux

What Is Love?

The Results Are In from Our Big Love and Sex Survey

...and y'all really don't mind making out in public.

10/30/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Love & Sex

67 Great Dates in Houston

Good, bad, or ugly, we’ve got the guidance you need to make dating great, from the city’s best date nights to the real truth about romance in the Bayou City from readers just like you.

10/30/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Love & Sex

67 Great Dates in Houston

Good, bad, or ugly, we’ve got the guidance you need to make dating great, from the city’s best date nights to the real truth about romance in the Bayou City from readers just like you.

10/30/2017 By Morgan Kinney, Nicki Koetting, Alice Levitt, Marianella Orlando, Sarah Rufca Nielsen, and Katharine Shilcutt

Editor's Note

When Bad Dates Go Good

Here's to weird beginnings and happy endings.

10/30/2017 By Catherine Matusow

Dating

Survey: How's Your Love Life, Houston?

Are you willing to drive from Galveston to The Woodlands for a new relationship, or does love have its limits? Sound off on this question and more in our survey.

07/25/2017 By Houstonia Staff