Trust me, I get how unbelievably complicated the answer is — despite the question’s very straightforward construction. Because when it comes to dumping someone over their debt, you’re dealing with the intersection of personal finance and personal relationships — two areas that are equally wrought with anxiety, confusion and simmering resentment....
Remember the myth about how sleeping on top of your textbook or tucking your flashcards underneath your pillow could help you retain the information by osmosis? You know — the one every bad student wished were true but very clearly wasn’t? Well, according to a new study published in Psychological...
As a heavily-tattooed person, being asked tattoo-related questions happens on a daily basis. Did they hurt? (Yes.) Do they mean anything? (Sometimes.) How much did they cost? (A lot.) What are they going to look like when you’re old? (Not sure.) Can I touch them? (No.) Being...
I remember a time when my phone was capable of just three things: Calling, texting and costing my parents $50 every time I accidentally logged onto the not-yet-proficient mobile internet. Now, my phone has essentially become my wallet, which in turn has basically become a graveyard for...
Grief is complicated. Whether the death of a loved one is expected or a complete shock, the feelings people go through are complex, confusing and ever-changing. All you want to do is be there for the person and offer your condolences, but it’s actually very easy to...
If you’re feeling like the romance in your life is deader than that single rose from Valentine’s Day, you’re not alone: A recent survey from legendary British publisher of bodice-rippers, Mills & Boon, found that 76 percent of adults in England want more romance in their lives....
Have you seen how expensive college is getting these days? If you’re a parent, setting up a college fund for your kid is more important than ever, unless your plan is to cross your fingers for a sports or academic scholarship. But if you’re not forcing your...
Republican Virginia Congressman Thomas Garrett has a radical solution for the nation’s student-loan debt crisis: Forgive people’s student-loan debts, so long as they agree to delay when they start collecting Social Security benefits. Specifically, Garrett wants to grant debt holders $550 in student loan forgiveness for each...
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....
The Swiss government recently banned the common culinary practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water. According to Swiss public broadcaster RTS, the new measure demands that lobsters be stunned—either by electric shock or “mechanical destruction” of the brain—before being boiled. The law also provides lobsters with...
Bruce is a 56-year-old man who’s never eaten a vegetable in his life. His mom claims she fed him pureed peas when he was a baby, but he’s not buying it. “I’ll straight up gag if I try to swallow vegetables,” he says. “Every single time.” So...
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...