On Losing a Daughter
The people we were died at the exact moment our child did.
Family
The Most Tortured Relationship in America
Monogamy is one of the last bipartisan ideals—even if people struggle to live up to it.
In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids
Feisty children can be exhausting. They also possess a moral fire that deserves cultivating.
The Endless Goodbye
More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.
The Rise of the Three-Parent Family
The typical path to parenthood didn’t work for David Jay, a founder of the asexual movement. So he designed his own household—and is trying to show others what is possible.
The Pandemic Has Remade Friendship
Every relationship is long-distance now—and that’s a good thing.
Dear Therapist: I’m Having an Affair and I’ve Never Been Happier. Should I Confess?
I feel incredibly guilty and am worried that if we come clean, we will lose the respect of our children and become pariahs in our community.
How Boomer Parenting Fueled Millennial Burnout
Anne Helen Petersen, the author of the new book Can’t Even, traces some of a generation’s malaise back to its upbringing.
When Your Job Turns You Into a Brand, You Need a Friend to Be Human With
“Something that totally changes your life like that, even if it’s overwhelmingly good, it still is overwhelming.”
There Won’t Be a Clear End to the Pandemic
The collective sense of closure we’re all longing for may never arrive. Instead, brace for a slow fade into a new normal.
To My Son: Men Have to ‘Allow Ourselves to Be Loved’
I spent years hiding under the armor of sarcasm and withdrawal. When you were born, I learned that the secret of manhood is love.
Dear Therapist: My Mom Won’t Stop Pressuring Me to Get Better Grades
I’ve wanted to address this with her for a while now, but I’m afraid she’ll scold me.
Grandparents Could Ease the Burden of Homeschooling
It’s a win-win: Elders get a way to combat loneliness, teachers and parents get help they desperately need, and children get another grown-up to guide them through remote learning.
The Clocklike Regularity of Major Life Changes
Transitions feel like an abnormal disruption to life, but in fact they are a predictable and integral part of it.