boyfriend

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Related: ‘We keep our finances separate’: My boyfriend is in his 50s with no retirement savings — how worried should I be?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Suspicion also falls on the married owner of the Sahara, who was secretly in love with Zakia, and the dead woman’s boyfriend, who is arrested on evidence of a threatening letter supposedly written by him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Sophie’s boyfriend William Lang moved to Los Angeles and joined her and her dog in the ADU, bringing his two cats with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

After his boyfriend dies tragically, Rowan is forced to start from scratch, mourning the dream of the life he once had alongside his partner and trying to rent out his now-spare bedroom.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The only thing is—I still haven’t gotten the chance to make Tina see that I could be the world’s greatest boyfriend.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen