How to Tell Your Partner You Want to Be Sexually Degraded
What you want to do in the bedroom is up to you, but what you actually do is also up to your partners. Everyone involved has to agree to it—it’s…
‘I Have Another One This Afternoon,’ and Other Things Not to Say on a First Date
Photo: Chris Hondros / Staff (Getty Images) We’ve talked a lot about the post-vax slutty summer and even about how to get back into dating after so many months of…
How to Motivate Your Young Athlete (Without Being That Parent)
Photo: Viacheslav Nikolaenko (Shutterstock) There’s a reason some youth sports coaches proactively tell parents that “no coaching, just cheering” will be allowed from the sidelines. We’ve all seen—or ahem, been—those…
8 Common Conversation Phrases You Should Avoid (and What to Say Instead)
Photo: Dragana Gordic (Shutterstock) “It’s just a joke” is a concise, expert way to gaslight people for their legitimate reactions to something that may (or may not) have been said…
How to Break Through a Lifting Plateau
Photo: hurricanehank (Shutterstock) When you start lifting, those first few weeks are bliss. Sure, maybe you’re sore sometimes and get confused about how to do each new exercise, but you…
How to Teach Yourself to Try (and Like) New Foods
“Picky” eating isn’t just for kids. There are plenty of adults who steer clear of certain ingredients or dishes for a variety of reasons. Whether you grew up somewhere without…
How to Figure Out If Your Hookup Is Cheating on Someone With You
When we talk about cheating—and we do talk about, it a lot—we typically focus on the two people in the affected partnership. There’s the cheater and the cheated-upon, yes, but…
What You Should Say to Kids Instead of ‘Good Job’
Photo: ANURAK PONGPATIMET (Shutterstock) We’ve all said it. When our child climbs a rock wall for the first time, does a cartwheel, or brings home some less-than-stellar art, it’s almost…
11 Self-Sabotaging Phrases to Drop From Your Vocabulary
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) This excuse is gold because it allows not only you, but everyone else to let you off the hook. Most people will sympathize or corroborate your ironclad…
How to Start Flipping Houses (and Actually Be Successful at It)
Photo: tkemot (Shutterstock) Flipping houses is a popular thing to do right now. Your college buddy does it. The guy you used to work for does it. Seemingly everyone on…