Julia Pugachevsky

As the holidays approach, you might be steeling yourself for the usual “Why don’t you just give them a call?” comments.

While staying with your folks from Thanksgiving through the end of the year might make logistical sense, it's a whole other story emotionally.

The economy is in the toilet and there's a pandemic happening, but somehow we are still expected to look for work.

You can't just end things, go have a drink with friends, and then crash with simply whomever right now. Here's what to do instead.

Not having much romantic experience in your late 20s can lead you to wonder if that's normal. So... is it?

Weirdly, avoiding them can make your feelings even more intense.

Our relationship was harmed with a series of small cuts, and if we had to read aloud all our messy feelings formatted in neat bullet points, it was worth a try.

It's understandable to not want to jump up to start doing cleanup the moment after you come... but skipping it is really, really not worth the risk.