School is in session, bringing new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house. It’s a decision faced by many parents whose work or other ...

Loneliness and isolation between partners in a relationship typically start where expectations go unmet, at least according to a study from Behavioral Sciences. When a partner expects something from ...

I’m a divorced mother with one 9-year-old son, “Simon.” My ex and I share custody equally, and generally get along well. Also conveniently, he lives two blocks down from where I do, so when it comes ...

I live with my husband, three adult kids, and two of their partners. Our house is chaotic, and my self-care rituals keep me ...

Feeling alone or experiencing a chronic sense of loneliness with a partner is often rooted in the discrepancy between your expectations for a relationship and the reality of how it manifests itself, ...

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Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

For residents of the southeastern United States, fall signals the return of Joro spiders—huge, bright yellow arachnids from Asia—haunting porches, gardens, and just about anywhere big enough for ...

Vice President JD Vance has come to the defense of young Republican leaders who are under scrutiny after Politico published “hundreds of racist and hateful messages” from what it reported was their ...

Dear Eric: The only time I spend any time talking on the phone is with three family members. Though I enjoy and treasure those conversations, it frustrates me that the only time they call is when they ...

Tim Curry was a twentysomething stage actor living in London in the seedy, sex-drenched nineteen-seventies when he auditioned for a new B-movie musical spoof called “The Rocky Horror Show.” The ...