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Tough Love: I Want Kids. My Boyfriend Says He’s Not Ready.
‘He offered to pay for me to freeze my eggs, which we are doing this month,’ writes a female reader. But should she search for a man who’s on her…
Abigail Shrier
Say It with Me Now: Open Marriages Never Work
All Lindy West proves in her new memoir, ‘Adult Braces,’ is that she loves being treated like a child by the man she was supposed to grow old with—and…
Kat Rosenfield
Arthur Brooks: It’s 2028. AI Has Made You Much Happier.
The viral Citrini memo warned that artificial intelligence would crash the economy. But what if it does the opposite, freeing us from drudgery and…
Arthur Brooks
The Weekend Press: The Girls Who Hate Men
Plus: Two drinks with a former governor who resigned over a meeting with Epstein. A plot to kill a man on the Appalachian Trail. Suzy Weiss on our…
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The Generation Raised to Doubt Love
Long before our first crushes, women my age were taught that love doesn’t last and commitment is a trap.
Freya India
Arthur Brooks: Stress Makes Life Meaningful
Many of life’s happiest milestones rank among its most stressful.
Arthur Brooks
Tough Love: Can I Tell My Daughter She’s Fat?
A mom wants to know if she can encourage her mid-20s kid to ‘actively lose weight.’ Our advice columnist weighs in.
Abigail Shrier
My Fully Automated Romance. Zuck’s Day in Court. Plus . . .
Confessions of a climate-change convert. A California camp where freedom reigns. A start-up that builds the American dream.
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Arthur Brooks: So You Got Dumped. What Next?
If you’re in intense pain after a breakup, you are normal. But in the meantime, a few science-backed methods can help lower your suffering.
Arthur Brooks
The Women Who Lost Their AI Boyfriends
When OpenAI retired its GPT-4o model last week, thousands of women lost their chatbot partners. It was ‘like having lost my husband,’ one said to The…
Sascha Seinfeld
Arthur Brooks: Why Are Young People Choosing OnlyFans over Love?
The answer, I believe, is fear.
Arthur Brooks
The Weekend Press: How to Fall in Love
Plus: Suzy Weiss on the new ‘Wuthering Heights.’ The unmissable moments of the Winter Olympics. Tickets to Kat Rosenfield’s book launch. A conversation…
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