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How I Learned That the Problem in My Marriage Was Me
It took a superstar couples therapist to help me see beyond my anger.The New York Times - 18h -
My stepfather’s children told me they plan to buy the house he shares with my mother. I stopped them in their tracks.
“I discovered that the default deed in Illinois is tenants in common — not joint tenants with the right of survivorship.”MarketWatch - 1d -
‘I thought about filing for conservatorship’: I bought a home with my elderly parents. They reneged on their promise to sell their house and repay me. What now?
“The agreement was that, as soon as they sold their home, they would refinance the mortgage.”MarketWatch - 3d -
Nao on fame, motherhood and living with ME: ‘I’ve had to work a lot on what my idea of success is’
She went from being Jarvis Cocker‘s backing singer to a Grammy-nominated purveyor of ‘wonky funk’, before being set back by chronic fatigue syndrome. But on fourth album Jupiter, she’s learned to ...The Guardian - 5d -
Stick nation! Why do 3 million people – including me and my kids – love stick reviews?
The internet’s go-to gathering place for those who rate and revere sticks is big and growing fast. The appeal is simple .... The first stick was small, and shaped like a revolver.. It was late ...The Guardian - 5d -
What to know about "Where's my refund?" and the new 2025 tax brackets
With tax season underway, here's what you need to know about tracking your tax refund and your new 2025 tax brackets.CBS News - 5d -
I have entered ‘nanna mode’ – bring me all your movies and shows about older women | Rebecca Shaw
I lost my grandmother a couple of years ago. My grief’s sharpness has worn down, and I’m ready to lean into the soft landing of older ladies. . I recently had a realisation about myself: I have ...The Guardian - 6d -
Ronaldo: My own son told me 'Mbappé is better'
Cristiano Ronaldo might be the GOAT to many fans across the football world, but not everyone in his household agrees, with the Portugal star admitting his own son prefers Real Madrid star Kylian ...ESPN - 6d -
What John Calipari said about Arkansas vs. Kentucky game: 'My guess is I'm going to get booed' at Rupp Arena
Calipari will be back in Lexington on Saturday for the first time since he left to coach the RazorbacksCBS Sports - 6d -
A moment that changed me: I hated my job in advertising – then a mug of home-made stew set my life on a whole new path
Signed off with depression, I began gardening. Being able to grow my own food brought me hope and a career change. In 2012, I had taken to hiding and sobbing in a meeting room at the London ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
My grandpa chose not to speak about his Holocaust experiences – but he asked me to tell the world | Ella Garai-Ebner
As the grandchild of a survivor, I’m proud to keep his testimony alive, in the hope that people never forget the horrors humanity is capable of. Yesterday, I watched A Real Pain in the cinema. ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Everyone asks me about my plans for having children. A nest of noisy miner birds has taught me how to respond | Joseph Earp
Deciding to be childless does not mean living in a world entirely without children, or without the act of shepherding. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast If you ...The Guardian - Jan. 26 -
How writing about female cannibals changed my relationship with food
Describing issues of autonomy, femgore, worth and hunger all had ain impact on what I wrote and how I felt about myself, says Lucy Rose. My conflict with food began before I was born. According to ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
I'm a dietician and microbiome researcher: What I eat to keep my gut healthy without being too strict about my diet
Hannah Holscher uses the knowledge she's gained from her experience as a microbiome researcher to shape her diet for a healthy gut. Here's what she eats.CNBC - Jan. 25 -
So, you want my data? What’s in it for me?
Data collection doesn’t just generate value for the company that gathers it. It also imposes a cost on the data subject.The Hill - Jan. 25 -
My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done
The cosmetics industry has been reeling men into its multibillion-dollar empire in recent years, writes advice columnist Jessica DeFino. Hi Ugly, . My father is falling down a plastic surgery ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
A moment that changed me: I found a photo of my grandmother with a mysterious woman
I suspected there was something more than friendship at work – but what? My mother was so outraged by my questions she wouldn’t even talk about it. About a decade ago, my po po (maternal ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse'
Former mental health patients are worried camera surveillance is being used without explicit consent.BBC News - Jan. 22 -
My petty gripe: the weather up here is fine, but please stop the inane comments about my height
People surely know that no one wants strangers opining on their body, yet I am still required to take off my headphones to endure stale witticisms. More summer essentials No, I don’t play ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
‘She is very manipulative and controlling’: My mother offered to buy me an apartment, but there are strings. Is it foolish to say no?
“My father is a selfish egomaniac.”MarketWatch - Jan. 20 -
I love my husband – but his yellow teeth and back hair give me the ick
I don’t want to upset him, as he’s extremely proud and sensitive. But I am now having to grin and bear every sexual encounter we have. I love my husband of 16 years dearly and still think he is ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
Should I be worried about my obsessive TikTok use? My ‘For You’ page doesn’t think so | Emma Beddington
As US users mourn their ‘Chinese spy’ being taken away, my algorithm is busy serving me queer chickens and pastry content. As the US TikTok ban looms , users of the app there have been posting ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
My one-night stands mean my partner refuses to marry me | Ask Philippa
You’re chasing something that only you can give yourself: a feeling of security and self-worth. The question I’ve been with my partner for more than 25 years and while he’s perfect in pretty ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
Nils Frahm: ‘Using a chainsaw gave me strength in my fingers for piano’
The composer, 42, talks about his musical upbringing, passion for dish-washing, insistence on being modern and fear of not being loved. Music was everywhere when I grew up, not just on the ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was sent to jail for holding up a shop with a toy gun
I didn’t remember committing my crime but I knew I had fallen through the cracks of the system. Could prison really be my salvation?. Sixteen months ago, I somehow found myself standing bewildered ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Billy Bob Thornton: ‘I didn’t want Johnny Cash to catch me looking in his fridge in my underpants’
The actor and musician answers your questions on his time as a roadie, being intimidated by rich people and falling off a horse for Steven Seagal. Is your music less important, more important, or ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
I won’t let critics get to me, says Reeves after speculation about her future
Chancellor says she has the ideas needed to turn things around after week of speculation about whether she can remain in post. Rachel Reeves has said she is not going to let her critics get her ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
‘Everything we were taught about success is wrong’: how to find true fulfilment in your life and career
Made good life choices yet still feel dissatisfied? A life coach suggests an alternative way to look at our goals and aspirations to find more positive outcomes. Author Annie Dillard wrote that ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
What to know about REAL ID
REAL ID is an effort by the federal government to make driver's licenses and ID cards more reliable, accurate and standardized.ABC News - Jan. 16 -
Zuckerberg, Musk, answer me this: what about the child abuse scandal playing out online? | Susanna Rustin
Victims of ‘grooming gangs’ have been badly let down, but children must be protected on social media as well as in the real world. Two seemingly contradictory things are true. It was appalling for ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
The kindness of strangers: it was the jacket of my dreams – then he offered it to me at a price I could afford
The Australian dollar-to-euro exchange rate meant I’d be forking out over a week’s wages. Then the Paris shop owner said simply: ‘That jacket was meant for you’. Read more in the kindness of ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
‘Watched it about 12 times’: why Notting Hill is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers highlighting their favourite comfort films is a reminder of why Richard Curtis’s west London-set romcom is his greatest. It makes toast look delicious. That’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
The Taliban made me marry my boss: how one word led to a forced marriage
Afghanistan’s ‘morality police’ arrested Samira at work in Kabul – and then made the 19-year-old marry her employer . It was a normal summer morning in July last year when 19-year-old Samira* made ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Learning to read in a foreign language has taught me to embrace ambiguity – one sentence at a time | Patrick Lum
In striving to understand Japanese books and comics, I’ve adopted the habits of a weightlifter: I find my comfort zone then push beyond it. Mind your language: how learning French helped me ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Callum Simpson: ‘Lily would want me to carry on … I know I made her proud through my boxing’
Before the defence of his British and Commonwealth belts, the 28-year-old reflects on the tragic death of his sister. “I’ve heard her voice in training sometimes,” Callum Simpson says quietly as he ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
UK borrowing costs rising - what does it mean for me?
Government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for several years - what does it mean for you?BBC News - Jan. 9 -
‘It was anything but chill!’ Rising star Victoria Canal on performing with Coldplay – and what Tom Cruise taught her
A Glastonbury duet with Chris Martin shot her skyward. Now, the self-reflective singer’s debut album is a marvel of candid songwriting – too candid for some, she says. Like many people, Victoria ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
My Brother and Sister-in-Law No Longer Want to Put Me Up. I’m Hurt!
A reader feels stung by her brother and his wife’s cooling to an idea that they had once seemed open to: hosting her once a month when she commutes to a faraway office job.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
I’m the executor of my 90-year-old aunt’s estate. A neighbor threatened me and wants to buy her house. What should I do?
“I believe she doesn’t have that much time left.”MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
How my grandmother's injury showed me the way to 'All We Imagine as Light'
Aspects from lived lives, fantasies, folk stories and mundane tragedies wove themselves into the script, writer-director Payal Kapadia says in her essay.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 7