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Should You Care About Your Partner’s Career Choice?

Illustrated by Anna Sudit. My boyfriend and I graduated last year, and I felt lucky that I landed a great job. Meanwhile, my boyfriend told me he got into

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Sex

I Think My Sister’s Depressed — What Do I Do?

Illustrated by Madelyn Somers. Ever since my sister and her girlfriend broke up last year, she’s been super depressed. I know it was hard on her, but

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Work & Money

How To Manage Your Quarter-Life Crisis

Illustrated by Tyler Spangler. I’m 28, and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. Help! Bea Arthur, Licensed Mental Health Counselor First of

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Sex

How To Approach This Tough Convo With Your S.O.

Illustrated by Tania Lili. My girlfriend’s parents are very involved in her life. She’s an only child, so I get it, but she talks to them every

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Work & Money

How To Handle A Seriously Gossipy Coworker

I made the mistake of accepting a friend request from the receptionist at work. She’s always very talkative early in the morning and can never take a

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Sex

Newly Single? You’ll Want To Read This

One of the reasons why I love Refinery29 so much is all the positive posts about making women stronger and more confident. I have always been a fairly conf

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Home

Are Your Partner’s Cleaning Habits Driving You Insane?

Photographed by Ruby Yeh. My new roommate (ahem, life partner) is super messy — I'm talking leaving bowls of food and beers out messy. On all ot

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Sex

So, Your S.O. Wants To Have A Threesome…

My boyfriend announced he wants to have a threesome…with a guy. We’ve talked about threesomes before when talking dirty, but I always assumed

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Sex

Is Dating Younger Really A Big Deal?

Illustrated by Anna Sudit. One of my friends only dates much younger dudes and it's not a good look for her. She always end up in super casual relatio

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Living

Is It Ever Okay To Decline Being A Bridesmaid?

Illustrated by Sydney Hass. A friend asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding but we’re not that close, and I don’t have the money for all th

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Sex

What To Do When First-Time Sex Is Awkward

I just had sex for the first time with a guy I’ve been going out with for a while. It was...well, let’s just say it was inexplicably, catastrophically

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Sex

How To Deal With Mixed Signals

Illustrated by Anna Sudit. I’m a gay woman, and I have a huge crush on this girl at my neighborhood coffee shop. She gives me free coffee about half

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Work & Money

How Can You Balance Stability And Fulfillment At Work?

Illustrated by Mary Schafrath. I’m working at a start-up that I really believed in when it first launched. One year later, it’s the same bureau

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Wellness

Is It Ever Okay To Make A Racist Joke?

Illustrated by Sydney Hass. I'm black, and most of my friends are white. It's been like that my whole life, and there's never been any major

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Sex

Newly Single? You Need To Read This

I just got out of a very long, very intense relationship about six weeks ago. While we still care deeply for each other, it had become clear that we were a

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Sex

Can Income Inequality Hurt A Relationship?

Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. A few months ago, I was promoted at work, and now I'm making more money than my boyfriend. It wasn't an issue unti

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Sex

Have You Ever Really Had An Orgasm?

I just turned 32, and I'm pretty sure I've never had an orgasm. I enjoy sex, but it never has that "wow" thing for me that it seems to for everyone else. I

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New York

How To Deal With A Seriously Awkward Roommate Situation

Illustrated by Ly Ngo. I hooked up with my roommate about a month ago. We never talked about it (which I was grateful for) and he’s been super casual

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Sex

Overly Flirty Friend? Here’s What To Do

My husband and I double date with another couple often. She’s super flirtatious in a way that makes me uncomfortable. Last time we hung out, she was aski

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Work & Money

How To Deal When You Lend Friends Money — & Don’t Get It Back

I lent money to a friend about three months ago and she still hasn’t paid me back. She has a job and it wasn’t a huge amount so I’m not sure why she

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Sex

What To Do If You Catch Your BFF’s Boyfriend On Tinder

I saw my friend’s boyfriend on Tinder, should I tell her?

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Spirit

How To Not Be A Toxic Friend

One of my best friends recently told me I have “selfish tendencies.” She gave me a few examples and I actually understood where she was coming from and

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Wellness

How To Not Let Pregnancy Hormones Ruin Everything

I’m a newlywed and newly pregnant and should be over the moon, but I’m miserable. I’ve been so sick since about three weeks in that I’ve become a n

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Sex

Is An Open Relationship Right For You?

I love my fiancé but our sex life has slowed down a lot in the past year. At first I thought it was me, because I gained a lot of weight and have been dep

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