Tara Parekh • Marriage Pact

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To Care or Not to Care: Students and the Blasé Olympics
The "blasé olympics" is the idea that after a hookup, you have to show—above all else—that you aren’t overly attached. How stiff is the competition?

An Uber-Ordained Romance: Anna and Dorian’s Story
Anna and Dorian had been dating for close to a year when the annual Stanford Marriage Pact rolled around.

Takes From the Team: Getting Revenge
Two Marriage Pact team members discuss one of the most divisive queries on our questionnaire: “There is a place for revenge when someone has wronged me.”

How Have We Grown, Stanford?
Now that the 2020 Marriage Pact has closed, we can look back and see how much the Stanford population has changed since the last Marriage Pact.

The Future of Dating Apps, as Told by You
The people know what they want--better ways to meet "the one".

Takes From the Team: Leave or Be Left
Keep the veil or hit the trail—two Marriage Pact team members discuss the question "Would you rather leave someone at the altar or be left at the altar?"

Deal breaker: How Politics Broke a Year-Long Relationship
How far can we really compromise on our beliefs? It likely varies from individual to individual, but here’s one person’s perspective.

Takes From the Team: I Like Drama
To spill the tea or not spill the tea—that is the question tackled this week by two Marriage Pact team members.

Takes From the Team: Are Expensive Dates More Fun?
Hear from two Marriage Pact team members as they debate the better date: a thrifty one or an extravagant one.

The Not-So-Perfect Connections
Matching 5,000+ students at each campus is bound to lead to at least a couple duds.

Dealbreaker or No Dealbreaker: Partner Politics
Do we care if our significant others match our political beliefs? If so, how much?

Bright Lights in the Quarantine Sky: Kyra and Alden
Although they’re not dating, Alden and Kyra have each found a best friend in the other. And a great story.

From Instagram to the Polls: Do We Really Care About Voting?
Generation Z is far more meaningfully engaged in political discourse than the generations that precede us (or so we’d like you to think).

When Meeting the Parents Turns Into a Six Month Stay: Shan and Cristina
When Stanford students Shan and Cristina were unable to return to COVID due to campus. their spring break trip to Shan's house simply didn’t end.