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Her relationship shows all the typical signs of emotional manipulation and physical harm, but she refuses to admit that there’s a problem.

A 2018 Pew survey of US teenagers found that two of the most common pressures teens report facing are to look good and to fit in socially. Today’s contributor shares how a better understanding of her relation to God replaced a yearning to be popular

Thinking about planning a girls' trip with your best friends? According to science, you should book that flight ASAP! Research supports that taking a trip with your friends can actually improve your mental health and long-term happiness, and as paren

Words MARIE ROWLAND A sense of belonging is critical to your wellbeing and personal safety. Epicurus, the ancient Greek philosopher wrongly celebrated for being a bon vivant and gastronome, was actually a man of simple tastes. Like all of us, he soug

The data show that unmarried Americans, and those who live alone, often aren’t isolated at all.

I have a secret to tell you about my city,” she says. “It has to do with what Eve Ensler calls the feminine cell.” It was the autumn of 2016. I’d met her in Quito, Ecuador, at the United Nations’ Habitat III, the biggest global urban development conf

When Dan Scheffey turned 50, he threw himself a party. About 100 people packed into his Manhattan apartment, which occupies the third floor of a brick townhouse in the island’s vibrant East Village. His parents, siblings, and an in-law were there, an

In “My President Was Black,” The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates examined Barack Obama’s tenure in office, and his legacy. The story was built, in part, around a series of conversations he had with the president. This is a transcript of the third of thos

With a new national lockdown in place, it is a fairly safe bet that most college lecturers and leaders are not thinking too hard about the college chess club right now. Yet the value of a rich extracurricular offer cannot be overlooked as a nice-to-h

Everyone knows the warm glow that accompanies spending time with friends – whether that’s in person or via phone or video chat. And new US research reveals that it’s actually friendships rather than romantic or familial relationships that create the