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Dating, friendships, colleagues, and more — Vox explores how to think about relationships in life.

Future Perfect
Am I too poor to have a baby?Am I too poor to have a baby?
Future Perfect

How society convinced us that childbearing is morally wrong without a fat budget.

By Sigal Samuel
Life
My partner and I don’t share many interests. Should we break up?My partner and I don’t share many interests. Should we break up?
Life

I like camping. My partner doesn’t. How will we make it work?

By Allie Volpe
Advice
What to say to relatives who love to needle you about politicsWhat to say to relatives who love to needle you about politics
Advice

If you’re about 30 seconds away from completely losing your cool with a family member, read this.

By Julia Ries Wexler
Podcasts
Why people are having such strong reactions to Lindy West’s new memoirWhy people are having such strong reactions to Lindy West’s new memoir
Podcast
Podcasts

The book has left many readers feeling baffled and disappointed.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
The Highlight
The elder care solution that everyone with aging parents should know aboutThe elder care solution that everyone with aging parents should know about
The Highlight

As baby boomers age, caregivers are often squeezed caring for parents and children at the same time. They need help.

By Courtney E. Martin
Advice
3 things all great listeners do3 things all great listeners do
Advice

We can get distracted sometimes. Here’s how to make your loved ones feel truly heard.

By Allie Volpe
Advice
How to figure out your finances after a breakupHow to figure out your finances after a breakup
Advice

It’s not just about budgeting, but how you want your money to make you feel in this new phase of life.

By Allie Volpe
Podcasts
The surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bustThe surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bust
Play
Podcasts

Gen Z men want kids. Gen Z women have questions.

By Sean Illing and Anna North
Culture
The party-fication of productivityThe party-fication of productivity
Culture

How getting things done turned into a social event.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Is Grindr dead?
Culture

Grindr changed gay hookups. Now, ads, bots, AI, and cultural ubiquity have turned it into a ghost town.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Life
There’s an underrated (and cheaper) type of therapyThere’s an underrated (and cheaper) type of therapy
Life

Its “disadvantages” can also be its strengths.

By Eleanor Cummins
The Highlight
You want a baby. Is it ethical to choose surrogacy?You want a baby. Is it ethical to choose surrogacy?
The Highlight

The line between medically necessary and elective surrogacy isn’t as tidy as people assume.

By Sigal Samuel
Life
The one goal that unites most Gen Z menThe one goal that unites most Gen Z men
Life

Gen Z men are surprisingly excited about parenthood.

By Anna North
Podcasts
How the prenup became mainstreamHow the prenup became mainstream
Podcast
Podcasts

The surprising embrace of prenuptial agreements by millennials and zoomers, explained.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Life
How to turn casual friends into close friendsHow to turn casual friends into close friends
Life

Better friendships can just start with an emoji.

By Hannah Seo
Podcasts
Is heterosexuality cringe?Is heterosexuality cringe?
Podcast
Podcasts

Boyfriends. Ugh.

By Avishay Artsy and Astead Herndon
Culture
The year of “decentering men”The year of “decentering men”
Culture

Why young women are opting out of dating and embracing singlehood.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Life
People are nicer than you thinkPeople are nicer than you think
Life

We consistently underestimate how much other people like us, and it may be hurting our social lives.

By Hannah Seo
Policy
Traditional gender roles won’t get men what they wantTraditional gender roles won’t get men what they want
Policy

Men’s search for meaning is everyone’s problem.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Life
Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?
Life

What you’re feeling is ambivalence. It can be a good thing.

By Allie Volpe
The Highlight
Who is the “trad husband”?Who is the “trad husband”?
The Highlight

Tradwives are everywhere on social media. Their allegedly dominant spouses are invisible.

By Anna North
The Highlight
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
The Highlight

“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.

By Sigal Samuel
Life
You should be having more slumber parties with your friendsYou should be having more slumber parties with your friends
Life

Everyone can benefit from an overnight hang with their pals.

By Allie Volpe
Podcasts
Why Lily Allen’s new breakup album has the internet hookedWhy Lily Allen’s new breakup album has the internet hooked
Podcast
Podcasts

Do people love West End Girl because it’s good, because it documents a trainwreck, or both?

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Life
The upside to ranking your friendsThe upside to ranking your friends
Life

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
Advice
Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
Advice

Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
Future Perfect

New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
Why are single men so miserable?Why are single men so miserable?
Even Better

When men lack the skills to build intimacy, their relationships — and well-being — suffer.

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
Why self-help might be making you feel worseWhy self-help might be making you feel worse
Podcast
Explain It to Me

One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Policy
The big myth about why Black kids can’t get aheadThe big myth about why Black kids can’t get ahead
Policy

How ignoring two-parent families has warped the narrative.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Even Better
Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?
Even Better

If you’re sick of dating apps, consider this tried-and-true method.

By Allie Volpe
Culture
Gen Z created a new type of man to avoidGen Z created a new type of man to avoid
Culture

Should you beware of “performative males”?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Can a new Jetsons-like gadget calm your family’s chaos?
Even Better

But do you really want to run your household like a small business?

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
What a 62-year-old maid explains about childhoodWhat a 62-year-old maid explains about childhood
Culture

This quietly subversive book has been captivating kids for generations.

By Anna North
Culture
The uniquely American panic over adulteryThe uniquely American panic over adultery
Culture

The US loves to hate cheaters. The reasons why tell us a lot about how we view marriage.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Life
The hidden forces ruining youth sportsThe hidden forces ruining youth sports
Life

Athletics for kids have gotten seriously intense.

By Anna North
Culture
It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.
Culture

Whisper networks apps are a bad idea, and not just because they make guys mad.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Even Better
The reason people are always hurting your feelingsThe reason people are always hurting your feelings
Even Better

Some of us are much more sensitive than others.

By Allie Volpe
The modern taboo that Americans just can’t seem to break
Advice

What if we were a little less scared to talk about death?

By Sara Youngblood Gregory
Culture
Who wants to be treated like a princess?Who wants to be treated like a princess?
Culture

The appeal — and dark side — of being treated like royalty by your partner.

By Kyndall Cunningham