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Hustle Culture Made Me Quit Pottery Class

Seven weeks into my second round of pottery classes, I decided that I hated pottery. The realization came after yet another lesson where I sat, frustrated,

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If you’ve been thinking about beefing up your home gym, R29 has got you covered with the best Boxing Day sales on fitness equipment and apparel. Rece

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A Week In Houston, TX, On A $60,050 Salary

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money

How To Spot Emotional Intelligence In A Partner

Dating as a woman who feels a lot isn’t easy. The fear of being called “crazy” became so overwhelming that I learned to keep my emotions to m

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Almost 100% Of My Income Goes Toward Rent

Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month

Did Having A Type Stop Me Finding Love?

“What’s your type on paper?” It’s the question that Love Island entrenched within the modern dating lexicon. Most commonly, your ‘

Talking About Your Ex On A Date: How Much Is Too Much?

Lauren was running late for the date. She was feeling cynical and guarded. “I had a sneaking suspicion he might be a bad choice — there were one to

A Week In Newburyport, MA, On A $190,000 Joint Income

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How To Deal With Being The One ‘Left Behind’ At Work

“I started work at 4am at least twice a week and worked until after midnight most nights for the best part of 18 months. I felt that I had the whole

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I’m A Single Mom — & I’m Dating For The First Time Since I Lost M...

In 2008, I married the love of my life. In 2019, I downloaded my first dating app. In the years in between, I built a life with a man who made everything b

In The Era Of Online Dating, Why Are We Still So Obsessed With Me...

If this were a ‘90s rom-com, and I were a beloved (relatable) Hollywood starlet, the mediocre airport bar from which I am writing would make for a superb

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Canadian Universities Care About Student Safety — Unless The Thre...

There’s far more to consent than “no means no” — not that you’d know it from what we’re taught in sex ed. Canada’s cu

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The Humiliation Of Work Under Capitalism

All of us live multiple lives — our identities shift depending on where we are and who we’re with. You’re one kind of person to your close fr

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A Week In The Kootenays, BC, On A $45,000 Salary

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money

A Week In New York, NY, On A $86,000 Salary

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Don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t do it. I did it. I entered the competition I knew would make me feel awkward as soon as I shared it on my Instagram S

The One Thing Keke Palmer Is Doing Differently This Holiday Season

As if being the host of Refinery29’s “The Hookup,” a live dating experience in L.A., wasn’t enough, Keke Palmer slid into the studio for a lil’ h

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How To Have A Conversation About Not Wanting Children

The magnitude of bringing a person into this world cannot be overstated. Sure, some might argue that it’s our biological purpose to procreate, but we

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If social media is anything to go by, the pandemic has put dating and relationships on double time. Hinge matches who locked down together after three date

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A Week In Dallas, TX, On A $665,000 Joint Income

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money

The Best Holiday Gifts For The Plant Lover In Your Life

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#CorporateTikTok Is The Place For Bored Office Workers

For corporate workers, the frustrations of the remote office are well known, from hours of meetings that could easily have been an email to that one collea

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Here we are, 21 months into the pandemic, people are vaccinated (or getting boosters!), the economy has opened up somewhat (omicron pending), and we’re b

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