What Catcallers Are Actually Saying With Their ‘Compliments’
The problem is we don’t like it. The problem is it freaks us out. The problem is we know what he really means when he says, “Keep smiling.”
Here Is What The Perfectionist In Your Life Actually Wants You To Know
To free perfectionists from the confining lines of their own brutal rubrics, we must stop revering them and see them for what they really are. We must redefine the perfectionist.
Why We As Women Need To Stop Treating Dating Like A Job Interview
A candidate can appear nearly perfect on paper. But that doesn’t mean he’ll be the partner I was craving.
So You Think You Can Cure My Bikini Fears?
By promising to help me overcome my bikini fears, they imply that they understand my bikini fears.
11 Words That Take On New Meanings When You Move To NYC From A Rural Town
New Yorkers’ way of life could perplex anyone, but perhaps the transplant with the most to learn is the humble country bumpkin, a rare genus of American prevailing from the so-called Flyover States.
When You Tell Him You Won’t Have His Babies
Being childfree involves a second person so rarely discussed: your partner. And it doesn’t matter if he sits on the bathroom floor with you for an hour, sharing your sobs, calling you beautiful and amazing. He wants a child. And you don’t.
An Open Letter To Self-Proclaimed Carnivores
You say, “I could never give up cheese.” Yeah, that’s what I used to say. And then I did. You ask, “Where do you get your protein?” The same way elephants do — plants. You say, “Chili without meat is not real chili.”
9 Annoying Questions About Not Wanting Kids And How To Respond
If you think about it, it’s kind of selfish to make your own baby so it has your eyes when there are thousands of orphans and foster children out there for you to raise. But that’s just me.
A Former Teacher’s Thoughts On Police Brutality
“Why do we give police officers the right to use excessive physical force — whenever they want — in our cities?”
The Anxious Person’s Complete Guide To Hosting Your First Dinner Party
Whether you are having guests over for wine and hors d’oeuvres or an elaborate dinner, hosting your first party can be exhausting on your panic-wrought soul. Thankfully, I took one for the bumbling mess of a team we are and ventured into the terrifying world of hosting. The verdict: I did it, and you can, too! Yes, my mentally tortured friend, you can execute a dinner party and nothing will start on fire.