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My work involves organizing dinners among strangers with different political perspectives in an effort to build understanding. Over a hot lasagna and homemade biscuits, people start to let down their guards. At one such dinner, the issue of white privilege...
“I feel like you’re a different person I don’t even know,” I told my boyfriend the first time I saw him after several months apart. I felt incredibly confused, conflicted, and frustrated. Why wasn’t I happier to see him? Why was I almost reluctant to spend time with...
As I approach 25, my coworkers and peers are often intrigued when they find out I haven’t moved out of my parents’ home. But my situation is actually becoming more common: a 2014 [getty src="181215968" width="507" height="338" tld="com"]These stressors affect Asian...
Embed from Getty Images Nice guys get a bad rap. Girls overlook them, they get friend zoned, and they have a reputation for not going after the girl. Well, there’s actually a reason for that—and no, it’s not that they’re just too nice. Ruby Love, a dating coach who...
If you’ve been juggling questions about race, identity, and interracial dating, look no further. Josephine Leily and Melanie Anne Padernal’s web series Get Used To It may have your answers. Well, maybe not all of them.“Girl, if we had the answers to those questions,...
Embed from Getty Images Dating apps have become mainstream these days, and we’re hearing more and more about finding true love and even marriage via the apps. There are plenty of tips out there for navigating the online dating scene, as well as for creating the...
In the hectic world we live in—rushing to meetings, trying to complete projects, and staying in touch with family and friends—it can be difficult to take time for ourselves or even recognize that taking care of yourself, appropriately now called “self-care,” is...
When I was growing up, my parents often told me that I was too selfish. Since I’m the baby of the family, it was easy to demand too much and not think about others. So I apologized a lot and became the opposite extreme: too accommodating and unable to make clear...
How many times have you wondered what a guy is thinking when it comes to dating or being in a relationship? The only way to know is ask—so we did. Mochi approached six young men about what they think girls should know about making relationships work. Know when you’re...