The Most Embarrassing Zoom Fails People Have Suffered In Quarantine
We did it. We have officially reached who-the-hell-knows week of quarantine. Our roots have grown out, our makeup has been abandoned, and real pants are a distant memory. Probably the only quarantine ..
Why These 5 Couples Got Engaged in the Middle of a Pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic, it's easy to feel like everything has screeched to a halt. We can't gather with our friends or make dinner reservations, schedule trips or even safely walk down a..
Coronavirus Canceled Their Wedding, So They Turned to Zoom
If you ask newlyweds Abena and Ade to pick a song to represent their journey so far, they’ll say “The Matrimony” by Wale and Usher without hesitation. It’s the Jerry Seinfeld monologue that opens the ..
You Shouldn’t Be Wearing Gloves to Go Grocery Shopping
There’s a lot of anxiety about grocery shopping these days, and one very visible manifestation of it is the number of people in the aisles wearing gloves. Rubber gloves, dishwashing gloves, regular wi..
I Can’t Answer My Daughter’s Questions About COVID-19
My daughter is four years old and has questions. She always has questions. That’s the nature of being four. But now, she has more. We’ve had the same conversation after breakfast nearly every day for ..
They Found Love in a Hopeless Place (Quarantine)
"Casually dating during COVID-19 is like musical chairs," says Vicky, a 38-year-old creative producer from Scotland. "Whoever you've been dating at time of lockdown is the one you're stuck w..
Drones, FaceTime and TikTok: Inside a Social-Distancing Meet-Cute
Jeremy Cohen had been stuck inside his Brooklyn apartment for a week when he first saw her. She was dancing on a rooftop across the street wearing a forest-green sweatshirt emblazoned with a wolf. A g..
‘I Have to Go to Work. It’s My Job’: What It’s Like to Be...
Until last week, I always stopped at a coffee shop on my way to the train that I take to work at a clinic in downtown Seattle where I’m a nurse. Recently, as the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout..
I Married a Plant and Found Myself
My first husband was a plant. We were wed in my mother’s living room in Los Angeles, with a large Panasonic flat screen TV serving as the backdrop. I wore a bright red sari.
Convinced that her 30 year..
The Best Sex Toys for Couples Looking to Spice It Up
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