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“Thank goodness for busybody, matchmaking friends! We need more of them,” writes Larissa Phillips. (Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images)
Dating isn’t working. Maybe it’s because it takes a village.
By Larissa Phillips
10.11.25 — Culture and Ideas
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“He’s an artist, he wears corduroys, and he’s really funny.”

These words changed the course of my life.

I was 26, had been single for a few years, and was quite sure I’d never find anyone right for me. I thought I was too eccentric and maybe a little bit broken. Plus, the dating landscape was bleak. It was 1996, and I had just moved to New York City. Hook…

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Larissa Phillips
Larissa Phillips lives on a farm in upstate New York. Follow her on X @LarissaPhillip and learn more about her work by following the Honey Hollow Farm Substack.
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