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What to Know About Online Dating Sites

Always proceed with caution when looking for love in cyberspace

Do Diet Sodas Pose Health Risks?

Study suggests — but does not prove — a possible link to stroke, dementia

Make a Resolution to Write This Year

With one month of 2017 officially under our belts, many of us are approaching that all-too-familiar point where the promises we made to ourselves for the New Year begin to fall to the wayside. It’s no surprise; New Year’s resolutions come by their bad reputation honestly.

Home Chef: 6 of My Favorite Meals For Under $30

Many of us might have “eat healthier” as one of the items on our lists of New Year’s resolutions. We might also have any number of excuses that prevent us from pursuing that goal.

4 Ways to Make This Year about Understanding Others

Over the last handful of years, as social media has become more integrated with our daily, “real-world” lives, I’ve come to the conclusion that most human beings simply don’t understand one another.

Sound Off: Why I Won’t Educate People This Year

I’ve spent the better part of the last decade trying to make people more understanding, trying to explain, patiently and logically, how privilege works and why, no, someone else getting the rights you have always enjoyed does not create inequality. But no more.

Why Grasshoppers Could Be the Beef of the Future

By now, you may have heard the consensus from the scientific community that beef is not the most sustainable food option out there as far as the environment goes. Many people argue that there are healthier places to get protein from that also don’t have such a large carbon footprint.

Study Shows Millennials Value Experiences over Things

Given the option to pay off student loans or spend some time traveling around the world, it seems as though many millennials would pick the latter. Debt be damned, right?

Don’t Worry: Six Reasons Why You’re Still Growing

I remember thinking, when I turned 25, that my life might be pretty difficult from there on out.

Your Essential 2016 Thanksgiving Survival Kit Guide

Holidays can be a difficult time because things we ignore all year can rise to the surface, forcing us to confront them. There’s something about food, extended family, and time off that flips a switch.

Tinder-Like App Allows Swiping for Sperm Donors

A sperm bank in the UK called the London Sperm Bank has created an app that functions a lot like Tinder, except that it matches women with potential sperm donors as opposed to potential dates. It’s been aptly nicknamed “Order A Daddy.”

Study: Dating Happy People Can Improve Your Health

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Dating happy people sounds a lot more appealing than dating unhappy people, in general, but according to a study published by the American Psychological Association, dating happy people can actually improve your health.