Real-World Ways to Cope With Heartbreak
Let’s just get right into it and talk about my worst breakup. It was one of those whirlwind romances, and we’d grown very close in…
read moreTough Questions: How I Decided to Quit My Job
Last summer, I took a social media strategy job, with some personal assistant tasks on the side, for a small consulting firm that I thought…
read moreLooking for ‘The One,’ BFF Edition: How to Friend ‘Date’
Butterflies in your stomach. Sweaty palms. The feeling that your tongue has turned into a giant cotton ball, soaking up every intelligent thing you have…
read moreWhy I Went on a Year-Long Dating Detox (And What I Learned)
For most of my life, I was a serial monogamist. I started dating at the age of 15 — and really didn’t look back. I…
read moreFriends, or More-Than-Friends? A Survival Guide to Crushing on Your Pal
If two years ago you told me I’d start dating my closest guy friend from college, I would have never believed you. We were always…
read moreHow to Recover From a Big Financial Hit
Technically speaking, I live below the poverty line, but this has never been an enormous problem for me, as I live in Southeast Asia, where…
read moreHow Reflecting on My Core Values Added Meaning to My Life
At 24-years-old and entering my third year as a high school teacher, I have a rhythm and routine: Wake up early. Work out. Eat. Teach.…
read moreHow Kristen Bell Changed My View On Mental Health
My parents often tell me how I was the most anxious child they had ever seen. I would scream when they left me at daycare,…
read moreWhy Your Grief Over a Celebrity’s Death Is so Painful
In June 2017, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by suicide It came as a shock to the music world and his fans. Bennington often…
read more5 Ways to Say, ‘I’m Sorry,’ to Your S.O. That Are Better Than Flowers
My first argument with a boy was in first grade. His name was Adam, and he was my best friend. He wore wireframe rounded spectacles,…
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