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A close cousin of “moist” in my book, “ick” is a word that sounds a little gross to say—and that’s fitting for its definition in the context of relationships. The “ick,” which has become a trending concept on TikTok, refers to any kind of highly visceral turnoff or the experience of being repulsed by said […]
Knowledge may well be power, and when you’re incredibly informed (or at least think you are), you want to share your know-how with everyone in your presence. And what’s wrong with that? Well, when you steamroll every conversation with your know-it-all opinions, it’s a bad look that can come across as equal parts rude, pretentious, […]
The morning after my most recent breakup from a serious relationship, I woke up, wiped off my mascara-stained face and wrote out advice for myself in list form. Item one read: “Breakups are excruciating as a default, you can’t escape that.” While that bummer of a truism isn’t the most empowering, I charged on with […]
Gold-medal-worthy friends remember to ask about your big work presentation. They slide into your DMs and pick up the phone to chat with you and make plans for real face time (rather than mere FaceTime). Put simply, they gas you up. Then there are friends who are meh at best. According to one friendship expert, […]
A great strategy for effectively communicating with people who may have different points of view than your own is to have an open mind and be willing to listen. But depending on who you are, the issue at hand, and how passionate you feel about it, you may not be willing to budge in your […]
My little brother and I recently engaged in a heated conversation about who’s the favorite child among us and our two other siblings. We’re all grown adults, yet this debate has been ongoing for as long as I can remember. My mom, for one, denies any favoritism, but I suspect she’s trying to shield us […]
Many of us have at least one family member who is not exactly a joy to be around. This is a person you love but quite possibly don’t like, and who can leave you feeling drained or even abused. If someone is manipulating you by distorting your sense of reality—e.g. when someone guilts you for […]
Ahhh, the holidays. That special time of year when nosiness is in the air, and your entire family unanimously decides that no topic is off limits. Your relationship status, political views, and current income will all be on the table for possible dinner fodder, so having an expert-approved game plan in place for navigating many […]
The holidays can feel like a pressure cooker for relationships—regardless of whether or not a union in question is healthy. Between the gift-giving and family get-togethers or zooms, many mini “tests” of romantic love happen between, oh, right now and the New Year. And that’s the case in a regular year, not the stress-laden landscape the […]
Creating specific boundaries in your life is critical to success and happiness, especially in the context of the burnout culture, and many of us (*raises hand*) are not very good at setting them. Lia Avellino, LCSW, relational psychotherapist and director of head and heart at The Well, explains that one of the reasons it can […]
