Committed

When Joanna and Keeril met as freshmen at Oberlin, the connection was instant—but the romance took its time. After a will-they-won’t-they college friendship turned into a senior-year love story, life pulled them in opposite directions. She moved to London. He stayed in Ohio. What followed were nearly two decades of missed chances, broken hearts, marriages to other people, and long silences punctuated by late-night reunions that nev...

Welcome to the launch of our new mini-series (Re) Committed where we dive into stories of love lost and found again when people least expect it. This series was inspired by Christine Pride's new novel, All the Men I've Loved Again, which is based on her own second chance romance when she fell in love with the same two men in her twenties and again in her forties. Today we hear Christine's story of how she fell for her college boyfr...

When Lindsey Jill Roth’s transatlantic romance faced uncertainty, she proposed something bold — a series of deeply personal questions designed to truly get to know her partner. Her thoughtful approach, captured in her book Romances and Practicalities, became the foundation of a love story that defied distance. Now married and living in London with their children, Roth shares how vulnerability, honesty, and meaningful conversations ...

Identical twins Cynthia Heyd and Leslie White are on a mission to change how we see aging. As founders of Twin-Agers, they challenge ageist stereotypes and celebrate the wisdom, resilience, and possibilities of life after 55. In this episode of Committed, they open up about their personal experiences with ageism, the power of their twin bond, and how love, purpose, and fulfillment evolve in the later chapters of life. Get ready for...

Emily and Matthew built a life—and a restaurant empire—together. They met in 2001, young and full of dreams, and by 2013, they had opened their first restaurant, Emily, in Clinton Hill. Success followed, with multiple locations and growing acclaim. But behind the scenes, their marriage was falling apart. Facing both personal and professional uncertainty, they had to answer an impossible question: Could they stay business partners w...

In this episode of Committed, we sit down with Jordyn Glick and Dakota Heath to explore their journey through love, resilience, and the challenges of young adult caregiving. Jordyn was diagnosed with gastroparesis, a chronic condition that affects stomach function and significantly impacts her daily life. Her partner, Dakota, stepped into the role of primary caregiver, navigating the emotional and logistical complexities that come ...

In this episode of Committed, Jo Piazza sits down with Stephen and Bret, better known as the Broadway Husbands. Together, they share their journey of love, partnership, and navigating the highs and lows of life in the spotlight. From balancing demanding careers on Broadway to embracing their roles as creators and partners, Stephen and Bret open up about the challenges they've faced and the unwavering bond that keeps them moving for...

In their first appearance on Committed, Mike and Nicole Conforto opened up about how Mike’s severe OCD turned their lives upside down. His obsessive fears for his infant son's safety spiraled into debilitating panic attacks and constant anxiety, straining their marriage and making parenthood an overwhelming challenge. The episode delved into Mike's diagnosis, their struggles as a family, and the long road toward managing his condit...

Childhood friendships are often the most formative of our lives. But they change and evolve as we get older and enter different seasons.  Maureen, Anne and  Amanda have been friends since kindergarten. As adults, their friendships ebbed, and flowed as they went to college,  started careers, fell in love and got married. Amanda even became a pretty famous Hollywood actress. But then the three women found themselves pregnant with the...

What was supposed to be a few months of travel for Garrett and Jessica Gee quickly turned into a lifestyle and a career. The couple figured out how to become travel influencers, how to get brands to pay them and their young family to travel the world. Part of me wanted to find out that this wasn’t a dream...that traveling with three small children was actually exhausting and tedious, but the truth is that Jessica and Garrett make i...

What would it take for a sixteen year old boy to hike the entire Appalachian trail with his mom? That's what we are talking about today with Jessica and Largo, the mother and son duo we chatted with last week about traveling the world as a family. 

Jessica and Largo saw their relationship and their bond change and evolve during their months together on the trail. Sometimes Jessica was the caregiver and sometimes it switched to Largo...

As a parent, how do you transcend the regular run of the mill parent/child relationship? How do you turn your bond into a real friendship? When Jessica's two kids were young, she pulled them out of traditional school, began homeschooling them and started traveling abroad.  They left the U S a decade ago in search of a more authentic path. Since then they've lived in an RV in Europe for three years, learned to sail and crossed the A...

Janae and Tricia are sisters in law.  That means they're related by marriage, but they didn't have to choose each other. They didn't have to choose their bond or their commitment or their friendship. But they did. And for years, the two of them have been each other's rock.  Back in September of 2023, this bond helped them get through an unimaginable tragedy.  

Trisha was camping with her family in upstate New York when her nine-year...

Vince and Madison met the way a lot of millennials are meeting these days—on Hinge. 

Vincent Madison, it met in the way that a lot of millennials are meeting these days.  On hinge.  They went on one date and they've spent every single day together since then a year and a half ago.  

Vince and Madison are still young and they're still toeing the waters of this commitment thing, but they are in it! Not too long after they got together ...