More than a third of Americans sleep apart from their romantic partner — here’s why it makes sense — When Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith first revealed in October that they had been living separately for years but had no plans to divorce — yet — media weighed in. One was the New York Post, which declared that they were in an “unconventional” marriage and included examples of…

NPR producer Rhaina Cohen makes a case for making friendship, not marriage, the center of our life in her wonderful new book — Gen Z has spoken. According to UCLA’s Center for Scholars and Storytellers annual survey, 51.5% of youths aged 13 to 24 wanted to see more TV shows and movies focusing around friendships and platonic relationships, rather than romantic relationships. It makes sense that that age group, who may not have…

Biased data perpetuates and amplifies ageist, sexist narratives — There’s been lots of hand-wringing over how artificial intelligence (AI) will change just about everything in the not-too-far future, from work, to our children, to our relationships. Some of those changes are projections, but some are happening right now. And, as often happens, women are more likely to suffer. We…

Why all couples, wealthy or not, need a prenup — Arthur C. Brooks is a presumably a smart man. He’s a Harvard professor, PhD social scientist, a best-selling author and a columnist at the Atlantic who has just co-written a book with Oprah Winfrey, Build the Life You Want. …

A new study finds many are dismissed by health care providers — I haven’t gotten COVID yet, thankfully, and I hope never to. Not that I fear I’ll die from it — I’m vaxxed and boosted and in pretty good health. …

There’s nothing courageous about a woman appearing in public without makeup, as the 56-year-old actor did — Pamela Anderson showed up at Paris Fashion Week this month and the 56-year-old didn’t wear makeup. For some reason, the world (well, some people in the world) lost their mind. The actor, who has historically worn lots of makeup and has had a fair share of cosmetic surgery, didn’t arrive…

The women vying for Gerry Turner’s love are sassy and confident — The first episode of The Golden Bachelor has dropped, and even if you didn’t watch it (I didn’t) or have any interest in the franchise or reality TV in general, the reactions to the show should be of interest — no matter your age or gender. It’s as if all…

Rather than promote marriage, perhaps we should have policies that hold parents accountable to their children — Melissa S. Kearney, an economics professor at the University of Maryland, whose just-published book, The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind, is already creating controversy. I appreciate that Kearney clearly does not want to shame or blame single mothers who, she writes in an opinion…

The gray divorcee is proof that we can’t really know if we’re marrying the person who will be ‘right’ for us ‘until death’ — New York Times columnist David Brooks wants people to get married. Addressing some surveys that indicate that parents overwhelmingly believe it’s much more important for their children to be financially independent than putting a ring on it, he writes in a recent column: “My strong advice is to obsess less…