Relationships

“YOU! ARE! A! C*NT!” This is what I yelled at the top of my lungs one Tuesday morning. There was a stunned silence. My anger had crescendoed to a place

Lauren was running late for the date. She was feeling cynical and guarded. “I had a sneaking suspicion he might be a bad choice — there were one to

There’s a famous saying: “There is no hierarchy of suffering.” This feels especially true of breakups, the great equalizer. We can’

It is 4:54 p.m. on a bleak Wednesday in November. I’m walking back home after hiking to the lake down the road, an audiobook in my ears to protect me fro

Harmony* was drinking red wine on a boat the first time she heard Adele’s new album, 30. She and her friend were talking about love — or, rather,

My father fell into illness the way Ernest Hemingway described going bankrupt — gradually and then suddenly. At first, there was an accretion of mild ill

I met my most recent ex while I was in drama school. He was auditioning for a play in which I had already been cast. He was already the favorite for the ro

It doesn’t take much for two extremely attractive, very famous people to go from individual objects of thirst to a certified Celebrity Couple. Some strat

The day Ava* decided to stop cheating on her partner started like any other. She woke up, poured herself a mug of coffee, did her makeup, got dressed. She

Hi, you don’t know me but I got your number from [mutual friend]. I’ve found some kittens near my house who have been abandoned by their mother. They s

I never considered myself to be someone who would put my happiness in someone else’s hands. I’ve always been very independent; I value my space and put

Supported By Durex. Whenever I need to find the time to do something that matters in my life, from exercise to writing to keeping up with friends, I always

Last fall, I moved from New York City to Europe to intern at a fine-dining restaurant, where I suddenly found myself struggling to blend in with a staff of

Picture this. It’s 8 a.m. on a Saturday. You’re already awake because today’s your last bridal fitting. Downstairs, your family gathers to discuss we

For many years, I considered myself to be an awkward loner. And it’s true that I was my own first friend — and an extraordinarily good one, at that. F

After withdrawing from two Olympic competitions, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles is being met with a swarm of support— most recently, from her boyfriend, Houst

My dad and I did not have a name for it. We did not call it “thrifting” or “bargain-hunting,” because our actions had no basis in saving money and