In the early winter of 2012, I experienced the ultimate breakup. My significant other and I didn’t simply go splitsville — I pulled the trigger and called off our entire engagement. After a five-year, off-and-on relationship, and a rocky five-month betrothal, it became clear to me that our differences...
Seemingly since the first caveman made a crack about his hairy back, telling jokes at your own expense has been considered anything but funny—for your mental health, at least. Some evidence: Only the sheer number of studies, life coaches and doctors that claim that self-deprecation is something...
There are, in this crazy world, but a few immutable truths: The earth is round, the sun sets in the west, and when you flash your headlights at a car in front of you or one that’s trying to pull out in front of you, it means...
I whisper when I order food at a restaurant, muzzling the deeper nodes in my vocal chords until I sound like Michael Jackson in interviews. The reason: I used to work in the service industry, so I’m all too familiar with loud, obnoxious jerks. My mouthing my...
When you’re a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and Google will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we’re here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
There is no one bit of advice that will guide every decision you’ll ever have to make in life, but that won’t stop us from trying to craft a one-shot, one-kill approach to living better. This week, it’s “if you’re not all in about an opportunity, just...
Roger Ebert once said, “There’s nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom.” And that’s just making sure you get to as much bucket/screw-it-list entries as possible — Joe Versus the Volcano-style (a movie Ebert gave 3.5 stars btw). But there’s a lot of other stuff — most of...
Anyone can be a jerk, but it takes a relatively self-aware person to realize they’ve been a jerk and apologize. What’s less understood is the fact that you can still be a jerk on the other side of the apology. One of the fastest ways to do...
If you’re married, there’s a 40 to 50 percent chance of divorcing, but there’s a 100 percent chance you’re going to eventually hate what your partner likes watching on TV. Sure, at first you were happy pretending to like the Bachelorette when you really wanted to watch...
When their name comes up on your phone, you just freeze — you can’t bear to put up with their annoying stuff right now. But you also know you can’t hit “ignore” because it will only cause a bigger problem later. Barely suppressing an, “Ugghhhh,” you answer: “What’s up…” This...
You clicked on this article for a reason — someone in your life messed up (like, big time). Now, you’re faced with a dilemma: Should you give them a second chance, or should you walk away from the relationship, so that you never have to deal with their baggage ever...
It is hard enough to meet someone in this crazy world you actually like: You get each other’s jokes, find each other wildly attractive, and have undeniable chemistry over drinks and conversation. Then comes the sex part, and — aw man: It’s terrible. The kissing is bad, the touching...