Millennials

Is Our Nostalgia Holding Us Back?

Nostalgia is a funny thing. It came up the other day in an eclectically charming…

15 Free-ish Fun Activities When You’re Broke

Sometimes you just want to get out of the house and do something with yourself…

Disney Made Me Skinny Dip

My first exposure (ha) to skinny-dipping was “The Parent Trap.” When Annie James took the…

Relationship Challenges Only Introverts Can Relate To

There’s still this bizarre misconception floating around that introverts are inherently people-hating, shy, hermits (which,…

Sometimes a Quiet, Happy Life is Ambitious

I never used to think of myself as an ambitious person. Anyone who judges me…

Finding Acceptance Is the Best Part of My Mid-Twenties

At sixteen, you have the whole world at your feet, and by celebrating this rite…

Sometimes A Little Nostalgia Is A Good Thing

By Sacha Kohler When I was twenty years old, I left Montana to move back…

17 Albums To Feed Your Millennial Melancholia

There you are driving down the road and your inner adult angst is threatening to…

I Didn’t Believe In Miracles Until My Family Got One

When you’re 23, you don’t expect life to throw you many unexpected curve balls. There…

5 All Too Real Titles for Your College Memoir

1. Fuck You Guys, I’m Walking Home: A Tale of Sidewalks Traveled Readers will be…

Cheryl Strayed’s Truth Bombs Inspired Me To “Write The Thing I Needed To Read”

by Marie Hansen I thought I might have to sit on the floor. I heard…

The Year is 2017 and Romance is No Longer a Prerequisite to Dating

Ah, millennials. Singlehandedly supporting the coffee industry in skinny jeans and the propagators of $30…

I’m Moving Out of My Hometown For the First Time in My Late 20s

  By Chandra Chakravarthi I’ve always called Birmingham, Alabama my home. It’s the only one…

On Living a Bold and Brash Life

Once upon a time, I was bold. I was proud and confident and bad ass.…

Open Relationships
How Open Is Too Open When It Comes To Open Relationships?

Until very recently, I found myself passionately advocating for open relationships—when I get passionate, my…

How I Fell Back In Love With the Dumpster Fire That Is 2016

It was a brisk October morning when I departed from my home in Southern Virginia…

My FOMO Isn’t Trendy

Like most people, my middle school experience wasn’t all that great. Sure, I had great…

Why I Believe in the Foods Before Dudes Rules of Dating

There are two crucial components to successful dates: good conversation and good food. Both distill…

I Don’t Know If I Was Raped

*Trigger warning for sexual assault*  I used to wear a purity ring. I know it…

Desperately Seeking Friends for the Post-Grad Life

By Kelly Rodgers It was 8:40 a.m., as I rushed frantically around my apartment on…