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Relationships

How Online Shopping Spurred a Sex-Toy Boom In India

Indian women are taking charge of their own pleasure, guided by online influencers and easier access to a wealth of new products.

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How We Live

'Disoriented and Not Fully Present'—What to Do When Grief Takes Over

When you're in the fog of grief, you need someone else to make the rules.

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Relationships

Why Are American Women Still Taking Their Husband's Name?

What’s in a name? For women, maybe everything. An exploration of the never-ending battle over women’s surnames.

Culture

I’ll Never Break Up With a Breakup Album

The breakup song is the ultimate declaration of independence and rediscovery—a tribute to the complexity of womanhood.

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Friendship

Few Things Test Friendships Like Success

It’s reasonable to share in the pain of a friend in need. But sharing in the joy of a friend’s success? That’s harder.

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Relationships

Am I Really the Adult in the Room Now?

My mother was always the one in the family who took care of everyone and everything. Now, her mind is going, and none of us know quite where we stand.

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Relationships

The Day I Walked Out of The Kitchen

My choice is to leave all planning, preparation and worrying about food to my husband. That feels like a radical feminist act.

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Marriage and dating

A Wedding Today Costs How Much? I’m Glad You Asked.

When my daughter was married last month, we bypassed everything extravagant, opting instead for a wedding built on friends, community and love.

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Working While Female

How I Met Your Other

Why, by dint of a husband being important, does his wife somehow become a less-than, no matter her qualifications?

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Relationships

Why I’m Saying Yes to (Some) Unpaid Labor

Resisting unpaid labor is a feminist move. In the real world, it’s complicated.

History

The Art of Overcoming Resentment

Sometimes even the most unlikely moments of outreach can yield something remarkable.

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Culture

Bluey Has Taken the Easy Way Out On Infertility

Those going through infertility are owed our compassion. Why can’t fiction mirror real life?