When Tinsley Mortimer met Robert Bovard two years ago, it didn’t take her long to embrace the serenity of Georgia, thanks to Mr. Bovard’s Southern charm.

Janine James and Nasaria Valadez planned their wedding to fall on 11/11, six months before either of them proposed.

After meeting at a party seven years ago, Robert Conner was determined to see Maggie Steffens, an Olympic gold medalist, again — even if it meant traveling hundreds of miles to do so.

The connection between Philip Taylor Jr. and Kristin Dyson was so strong that they stayed until closing at a restaurant and then a wine bar. “It felt like the whole date was 10 minutes,” Ms. Dyson said.