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Ping! Buzz! Pinnng! A slew of new-message notifications lights up your phone. With a sigh, you sit down and log in, scrolling through your inbox to answer the most pressing inquiries first. For several minutes—or several hours, even—you methodically craft pitch-perfect responses and thoughtful follow-ups. You schedule meetings, as necessary. Finally, exhausted, you take a […]
Honesty is essential in any relationship and a key component of building trust. But brutal honesty, well, that’s a different story. Often people disguise these types of cruel comments or judgemental behavior as “just being real,” but if left unchecked, it can lead to a toxic relationship dynamic. The red flag is literally in the […]
As a person who writes about sex and relationships for the internet, I tend to get a lot of questions to my inbox from young women (and some men) looking for advice. A few weeks ago, one such email landed in my inbox; it was from a woman who had ended things with her boyfriend […]
I vividly remember the day in kindergarten when my teacher asked the class to repeat after her: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” Commonly referred to as “the golden rule,” this phrase means well and does hit on notes of empathy that are crucial to healthy relationships with others. But, as I’ve […]
It’s Sunday night, and yet again I’m FaceTiming with my boyfriend (let’s call him, Joe) who resides 1,000 miles west of New York City, where I live. We’ve been doing the whole long-distance dance for a few months now, and while grateful that technological advancements have let us stay in contact to this extent, we […]
It finally happened. I logged into “my” Hulu account, (it’s technically my ex’s account, but I had a profile of my own on it), only to find that the name on my profile had been changed to “Lee2.” My issues with the finding are two-fold: 1. Lack of originality for the profile name (his name […]
Emotional permanence can look like knowing your partner loves you, even when they aren’t around or actively showing affection. It’s similar in spirit to the term “object permanence,” which is a developmental stage where we realize objects exist even when we don’t see them. (For example, even if a ball is hidden under a blanket, […]
It’s Saturday morning, and I’m waiting in line at REI to buy $80 climbing shoes when I realize something: There’s a very real chance my boyfriend and I are morphing into the same human being. That’s because a year ago, I would have cited my fear of heights to get me out of anything that […]
Knocking on your new neighbor’s door can feel intimidating: What if they don’t accept the gift basket? What if you don’t hit it off, and then it’s awkward every time you cross paths while taking out the trash? While your hesitation is totally understandable, etiquette expert Pamela Eyring, the owner and president of The Protocol School […]
Pisces is a spiritual, mystical sign of the zodiac, and they tend to be extremely emotional, both in their own sensitivities and in taking on those of their friends and loved ones (especially those of their partner). So, who are Pisces compatible with? The signs most likely to vibe with Pisces will also have a naturally […]
