Their family members vanished near Mass. and Cass. They won’t stop searching. 

Behind the figures that shuffle in and out of the clinics and shelters around Mass. Ave. are the people trying to bring them home. Friends or siblings, sometimes, but more often parents looking for lost sons and daughters. The Globe Magazine’s Annalisa Quinn tells three stories of heartbreak and hope. 

Can we choose who we become?

During some tough years in his 20s and 30s, writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis sought to change himself. But then he noticed a shift he hadn’t signed up for: he was becoming more like his father. 

PERSPECTIVE

Charlie Baker has takes. And he’s ready to tweet them out 24/7.

From Gronk to Princess Bride, the NCAA president and former governor doesn’t hesitate to share favorites on X. He’s become the preeminent Dad Tweet Reply Guy, writes contributor Jason Schwartz. 

CONNECTIONS

I found a stranger’s journal. Its contents changed me.  

While on a weekend getaway, Liz McCaffery stumbled on a thick black notebook. “This looks important,” she told her husband. Could they figure out how to reunite the journal with its owner?

THE BIG DAY

When your mother is your girlfriend’s biggest fan

Gabriel Bryant knew his girlfriend, Gabrielle Mbeki, was special, and so did his whole family. “If you’re not going to marry her, we will,” they told him. Gabby and Gabe share their love story and wedding day with writer Rachel Kim Raczka.  

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LOVE LETTERS

Lost its luster
After a breakup last summer, this letter writer had fun finding dates online. But not anymore. Will Meredith’s advice be an antidote for dating fatigue?

Submit your relationship questions. And check out the Love Letters podcast here.

DINNER WITH CUPID

“He traveled an hour to get to the date! I felt so bad because I just walked down the street.” Will a long drive lead to a quick connection for these daters?  

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