Bella Hadid chose an unlikely place to make a new relationship public: a hockey game, with hot dogs nearby. It’s not the usual romantic backdrop, but maybe that’s part of the appeal.
Hadid and Nathan Lacy were at a Colorado Avalanche game over the weekend, where the team was recognizing Hockey Fights Cancer. Lacy appeared in an Instagram post from the outing, which was enough to make their relationship official in the eyes of the internet.
Hockey and hot dogs might not be everyone’s idea of romance. Still, I can think of worse places to spend an evening together. Congratulations to the couple—and the Avalanche may have picked up a supermodel fan.
Elsewhere, a 23-year-old is trying to decide what to do after his boss offered to set him up with his 21-year-old daughter. He’s only been working for the man for about a month, so, understandably, the situation feels a little odd.
The employee explained that he was out on a job with two coworkers when his boss arrived to pick them up. The boss told him he wanted him to date his daughter, then called her and put the two of them on the phone. Later, at the boss’s house, they had a chance to talk in person.
He’s torn. On one hand, it’s strange that his boss is arranging dates so soon after hiring him. On the other, he thinks she’s attractive and would be open to seeing where things go.
Maybe there’s a third consideration: what happens at work if the date goes badly? It’s probably worth thinking that through. But he’s already met her, and his boss seems supportive. If he’s genuinely interested, a low-pressure coffee date might be a reasonable next step—though dating someone connected to your job can get complicated quickly.
Another story is a reminder that it can be wise to listen when a friend raises concerns, even if you don’t like hearing them. A woman had spent 10 months dating a man she believed might be the one. They shared plenty of interests, and she felt their connection was unusually strong.
Her best friend had doubts from the beginning. The woman assumed those doubts came from jealousy, especially when her friend kept saying the relationship seemed too good to be true. As it turned out, her friend had reason to be suspicious.
Without telling her, the friend looked into the man’s social media and eventually contacted his wife. The woman learned that he was married and had two young children. His wife said he had cheated before and that, without the children, she might have ended the marriage already.
That explained why the woman had never been invited to his home—and why the “roommate” she’d heard about was actually his wife. She ended the relationship. It’s tempting to wonder whether her friend was jealous, as she’d suspected, but in this case the friend uncovered a serious deception. That’s not exactly proof of bad intentions.
And while people sometimes label romantic gestures as embarrassing, not every earnest attempt at connection deserves to be dismissed. A man asking you out after leaving his wife may be a terrible idea, not romance. But a heartfelt nickname, a goofy snack shared on a date, or someone asking you to sign a photo for his wall might simply be their awkward way of showing affection.
Some gestures really are cringe. Still, it seems a little harsh to put them all in the same category. People are often clumsy when they’re trying to express interest, and sometimes that’s just how romance starts.
