Women of a Certain Age Don’t Have to Settle
Middle-aged women are among the most educated, confident, and self-sufficient today. So why is it so hard to find a healthy, enduring romantic relationship?
Relationships
The Friend Who Showed Me How to Love
Sometimes we don’t know how to engage with the world until someone, and something, forces us to reckon with ourselves.
I Didn’t Know How to Say Goodbye to My Beloved Dog
In this deeply poignant essay, the award-winning novelist-memoirist perfectly evokes that gutting feeling when your best friend knows it's time to go before you're ready to accept it.
The Challenges of Finding Friends After 50
How do we maintain strong connections with other women when our lives have changed so drastically?
Are We Destined To Be Lonely?
In an age of increased social isolation online, loneliness may feel more chronic. But solitude isn’t a condition to be treated; it’s a fact of life.
Is the Secret to Happiness a Little Bit of Misery?
In episode two, Ashley welcomes her friend IRL, comedian Amber Ruffin to talk about finding friends, achieving a dream career, and how to survive the holidays without picking a fight, or maybe just one really good fight.
Are Other People’s Emotions Your Business?
When low self-esteem is sabotaging a job search, and someone else's drama is keeping you up at night, consider this: It's not them, it's you.
Is a One-Sided Friendship Really a Friendship At All?
When friends ask too much and give little in return, is the relationship doomed? And a well-meaning boyfriend asks if he can take a break from daily sexism. We’d love that, too, bro.
Nancy Balbirer Finds Wisdom in Having a “Terrible Time”
Discussing her new book, 'A Marriage In Dog Years,' the memoirist recounts the worst year of her life: the loss of her beloved dog and her troubled first marriage. Spoiler alert: This story has a happy ending.
Can Relationships Kill Our Sense of Competence?
Many couples divide responsibilities along traditional gender roles. For this writer, following her divorce, that meant having to relearning the basics.