What You Should Know When Dating Someone With Bipolar Disorder
Last summer, when my boyfriend watched me sleep on a hospital gurney, I realized we had to have a real talk about my mental health. A manic episode had left […]
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How To Drop The ‘With Benefits’ From ‘Friends With Benefits’ [Swipe Life]
The friends-with-benefits arrangement is a common one: Nearly 60% of respondents to a survey conducted by Zava, an online medical service, report having had a FWB. Yet at some point, […]
How To Deal When Your Parents Don’t Accept Your S.O. [Swipe Life]
When we’re dating — having fun, discovering our sexualities, and getting a dopamine kick — the last thing on our minds are our parents (in fact, thinking about them can […]
How Taking A Break Can Save A Relationship [Swipe Life]
Seven words: “I think we should take a break.” Cue: fear, dread, and disappointment. When the receiving party in a relationship hears this — likely after a we-need-to-talk moment — […]
These Couples Have Vastly Different Incomes. Here’s How They Make It Work. [Swipe Life]
Money, thanks to centuries of cultural taboos that I’m not even going to begin to unpack here, is never an easy topic to discuss. “We are taught not to talk […]
Why It Takes Courage To Say You’re Sorry
I’m sorry. Two easy words that are not always easy to say. In our society, we are taught that apologizing means you’re at fault. Or, it means you’re showing weakness. […]
