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

The only child stigma, debunked
Parenting

Being an only child doesn’t mess you up for life. We promise.

By Charley Locke
Culture
How Love Island USA became this summer’s most exquisite trashHow Love Island USA became this summer’s most exquisite trash
Culture

Americans are finally falling in love with the US version of the British reality hit. Fancy that!

By Rebecca Jennings
Even Better
Is your kid addicted to their phone? Here’s how to set smart boundaries.Is your kid addicted to their phone? Here’s how to set smart boundaries.
Even Better

A definitive guide to managing your children’s tech.

By Allie Volpe
The false promise of the “timeless” wedding
Culture

“The garden party,” “old money,” and “cool girl” weddings are starting to feel more like dinner parties.

By Rebecca Jennings
Mothers and daughters fight— but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world
Parenting

How to handle tension in the teen years without ruining your relationship.

By Katie Reilly
Even Better
Delete your dating apps and find romance offlineDelete your dating apps and find romance offline
Even Better

It’s not as scary as you might think.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
Yes, you should prepare your kids for climate disastersYes, you should prepare your kids for climate disasters
Even Better

The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
Can we be actually normal about birth rates?Can we be actually normal about birth rates?
Future Perfect

Declining birth rates do matter, but we need to approach them thoughtfully.

By Kelsey Piper
Even Better
Going on vacation with friends? Read this first.Going on vacation with friends? Read this first.
Even Better

If you want to get away together, but you don’t want to fight, here’s what you need to know.

By Allie Volpe
Child Care
The distinctly American fantasy of “French parenting”The distinctly American fantasy of “French parenting”
Child Care

The French: They’re just like us.

By Anna North
Today, Explained newsletter
The Christian right is coming for divorce nextThe Christian right is coming for divorce next
Today, Explained newsletter

Some conservatives want to make it a lot harder to dissolve a marriage.

By Anna North
Family
What your sibling birth order does — and doesn’t — explainWhat your sibling birth order does — and doesn’t — explain
Family

Are you destined to always be the “eldest daughter”?

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
The secret to modern friendship, according to real friendsThe secret to modern friendship, according to real friends
Even Better

My friend wrote a book about friendship. Here’s what we learned about ours.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
How to care for people in your life with intellectual disabilitiesHow to care for people in your life with intellectual disabilities
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A practical guide to navigating a fractured support system.

By Keren Landman, MD
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You really should say something if you hate your friend’s partnerYou really should say something if you hate your friend’s partner
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All is not lost if they are dating a complete loser.

By Allie Volpe
How to fight without ruining a relationship
Even Better

You can have healthy disagreements with the people in your life.

By Allie Volpe
If you want to belong, find a third place
Even Better

Your neighborhood watering hole is more important than you think.

By Allie Volpe
Culture
Challengers is the best thing that could happen to polyamoryChallengers is the best thing that could happen to polyamory
Culture

The relationship style has been the topic of talky articles and books. Finally, it’s the sexiest element of the year’s sexiest movie.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Why couples are choosing cohabitation over marriage
Even Better

First comes love, then comes … moving in together.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
Can a friend be your most significant other?Can a friend be your most significant other?
Future Perfect

Author Rhaina Cohen on what we can learn from people who choose a friend as a life partner.

By Sigal Samuel
The couples’ guide to moving in together
Even Better

Don’t move in with your significant other without discussing these things first.

By Allie Volpe
Want financial security in America? Better get married.
Life

Couples get hundreds of legal and economic privileges single people don’t. If that feels unfair, it’s because it is.

By Anna North
Parenting advice you don’t need to stress about
Even Better

According to experts.

By Allie Volpe
How to master the art of small talk
Even Better

A guide to having actually interesting conversations with strangers.

By Allie Volpe
Culture
Romantic norms are in flux. No wonder everyone’s obsessed with polyamory.Romantic norms are in flux. No wonder everyone’s obsessed with polyamory.
Culture

In the conversation about open marriages and polyamory, America’s sexual anxieties are on full display.

By Rebecca Jennings
Who is etiquette for?
Even Better

Etiquette is about respect, not table manners.

By Allie Volpe
There’s more than one way to feel lonely
Even Better

Here’s how to interpret your own feelings.

By Allie Volpe
The best advice we got in 2023
Even Better

Expert-approved tips — both big and small — to take you into 2024 and beyond.

By Allie Volpe
Relationships aren’t always going to be totally balanced. That isn’t a bad thing.
Even Better

We shouldn’t give up on others so easily.

By Allie Volpe
Online daters love to hate on Hinge. 10 years in, it’s more popular than ever.
Culture

Hinge has tried its darnedest to fix online dating. Is the real problem us?

By Hanna Kozlowska
A guide to difficult conversations for people who hate confrontation
Even Better

“We don’t avoid conversations because they don’t matter. We avoid them because they do matter.”

By Allie Volpe
How millennials learned to dread motherhood
Features

To our generation, being a mom looks thankless, exhausting, and lonely. Can we change the story?

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Social Policy
You can’t even pay people to have more kidsYou can’t even pay people to have more kids
Social Policy

These countries tried everything from cash to patriotic calls to duty to reverse drastically declining birth rates. It didn’t work.

By Anna North
Even Better
You should have more friends of all agesYou should have more friends of all ages
Even Better

Intergenerational friendships make your life richer. Here’s how to cultivate them.

By Charley Locke
Social media can’t be your couples’ therapist
Even Better

From “red flags” to “emotional load,” popular terms on platforms like TikTok can warp our IRL relationships.

By Allie Volpe
How to talk to a loved one about their health
Life

Compassionate ways to let a friend or family member know you’re looking out for them.

By Allie Volpe
Why influencers with 7, 8, or 10 kids are having a moment
Family

Americans are having smaller families. Why are we obsessed with large ones?

By Anna North
The world wants your kids to buy stuff. Here’s how to help them be less materialistic.
You should probably buy less stuff

Raising kids in our modern consumer culture is challenging. These tips can help.

By Anna North
Even Better
6 questions to ask that will make caring for older relatives much easier6 questions to ask that will make caring for older relatives much easier
Even Better

Your parents or other loved ones could need you one day. Here’s how to get ready.

By Anna North
Baby boomers are aging. Their kids aren’t ready.
Health

Millennials are facing an elder care crisis nobody prepared them for.

By Anna North