Zara Field*
Zara Field is a 29-year-old single New Yorker and is Cosmo’s resident dating diarist, chronicling her adventures in finding love…or something like it. (*And no, Zara Field is not her *real* name.)

Dating Diary Chapter 11: Apparently All Men Are Obsessed With Me?
In her final dating diary, Zara Field* approaches her 30th birthday and finds herself suddenly irresistible to…just about everyone.

Dating Diary Chapter 10: A Cautionary Tale About Celebrating With Exes
Columnist Zara Field* gets one step closer to finding what she wants—and what she definitely doesn’t.

Dating Diary Chapter 9: Pretty Sure No One’s Been Dumped Quite Like This Before
It’s me, Zara Field*, your intrepid dating diarist, here to fill you in on the latest and most utterly ridiculous update in my love life.

Dating Diary Chaper 8: The Tale of the Valentine’s Day Curse
Determined to approach 2023 a little...differently, dating diarist Zara Field* revels in the first few weeks of a high-potential relationship. But there’s something her new flame isn’t telling her.

Dating Diary Chapter 7: The Real Reason I’m Single
It’s not because I was catfished by a matchmaker, although that certainly didn’t help. Hi, I’m Zara Field*, and this is the seventh installment in my admittedly wild dating diary, which is often surprising even to me.

Dating Diary Chapter 6: Ghosts of Relationships Past
Cosmo’s dating columnist Zara Field* wins at the whole single-wedding-guest thing and reconnects (again) with an ex.

Dating Diary Chapter 5: Breadcrumbing Should Be a Crime
Our dating columnist Zara Field* gets cozy with her latest, very promising love interest…but there’s a catch. Of course there’s a catch.

Dating Diary: The Tale of Two Matts
In the latest installment of our dating column, a bizarre series of events leads Zara Field* to dig deep about what she really wants.

Chapter 3: Life Is a (Twisted?) Fairy Tale
In the latest installment of our dating series, columnist Zara Field* finds herself in some very unusual situations…and maybe even catching feelings?

Chapter 2: One Woman’s Quest to Find Love or Something Like It
In the second installment of our spiciest series, resident dating columnist Zara Field* explores her newfound desires.

Chapter 1: Back to the Single Life
In the first installment of our juicy new dating diary, 29-year-old columnist Zara Field* tries to push herself outside her comfort zone…to varying degrees of success.