Happy Nude Year!
Dear Readers, Happy Nude Year! 2020 stripped us of our comfort zones and carried us naked into what really matters. As the calendar turns, let’s…
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We met the enemy—and it isn’t 2020
While it’s true our 2020 losses have been brutal, the “worst year ever” label is drama and distraction Kick split-thinking to the curb: 2020 isn’t…
We might lose the election (This is why)
Sorry to be the bearer of common sense, but if we “just vote” we may lose our democracy. The “Just Vote” campaign doesn’t acknowledge the…
What to say to a naked face
What are constructive ways to interact to people refusing to wear masks during the pandemic? Have you been in a public place, dutifully wearing a…
House arrest or home retreat?
How would you describe the past 200 days of the pandemic? Some of us have been swinging between feeling caged and being secretly delighted to…
Present tense. Future still unwritten.
COVID-19 attacked our physical, mental and financial health through the loss of loved ones, favored routines and employment. But staying at home also meant we…
Ask Joey: Dating during coronavirus
While you’re sheltering in place, don’t kowtow to the kind of boredom or loneliness that motivates you to download dating apps you once swore off….
Love in the time of COVID-19
The coronavirus outbreak is changing our lives.
Lies and rage
A boyfriend lies about lies, and a girlfriend flips out after sex.
Reality TV is not real life
Reality TV shows are designed to trigger chaos.
Trust issues
A woman abused as a child is having trust issues with her boyfriend.
Great expectations
A sister is unrealistic about her art and angry at truth-telling.
Hot and cold
He ghosted you, but now he wants to live together?
Crazy love
When a perfect match cheats, or when there are only bad matches.
When listening becomes enabling
A mother struggles with a daughter in an abusive marriage.
Not quite BFFs
Some friendships are just one-sided.
Family fights
Denial is not a healthy way to deal with conflict.