"Dry dating" this month? Sober dating tips for Dry January and beyond, from a dating coach
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Whether you're taking a break from alcohol for Dry January or reassessing your relationship with alcohol in general, dating without "liquid courage" can feel daunting — but it doesn't have to be.
"Dry dating" can actually have a lot of positives, says Connell Barrett, a dating coach based in New York City and author of "Dating Sucks But You Don't."
"I'm a big fan of dry dating because it allows you to generate a potential connection with that other person not based on the buzz you're feeling from the alcohol, but rather from the genuine clicking and connecting you're doing as people," he says.
Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and color." The coral is so immense that researchers sailing the crystal waters of the Solomon archipelago initially thought they'd stumbled across a hulking shipwreck.