we are adults now

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I’m an Adult and I Have No Idea How to Make Friends

I don’t know how to make friends, but I’m going to try. I’m going to do it with apps and technology, so that the process is replicable for the rest…

Kate —

Aug 20, 2015

canada

gay marriage

love + sex

Love & Canada: Immigration Station

“I’ve never had a move that felt so little like being jolted from one space to another and so much like something clicking into place.”

Ryan Yates —

Aug 20, 2015

grown-ups

we are adults now

home

We’re All About It: Step Up Your Hot Beverage Game With A Variable Temperature Kettle

No matter our differences, what unites us all is our intractable dependency upon caffeine, no matter its form. It’s what defines most of our mornings, many of our afternoons, and…

Fikri —

Aug 17, 2015

canada

gay marriage

love + sex

Love & Canada: No Admittance Except On Wedding Business

“There’re only 135 hours or so until I get to Los Angeles and I can feel every single one.”

Ryan Yates —

Aug 12, 2015

canada

gay marriage

love + sex

Love & Canada: A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action

“I am still crying an amount that for me is significantly higher than average, what’s up with that?”

Ryan Yates —

Aug 5, 2015

grown-ups

we are adults now

food and drink

We’re All About It: How My KitchenAid Stand Mixer Made Me a Better Cook

“My wife Kristie and I gleefully registered for all kinds of wedding gifts prior to our ceremony two years ago, from a vacuum cleaner to a camping tent. I was…

Hannah Clay Wareham —

Aug 3, 2015

canada

gay marriage

love + sex

Love & Canada: Just So Much Canada

“After explaining who Shannon was in relation to me, we were let in to go through airport-like security around 7:40, I was handed a laminated piece of paper with ‘Applicant…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 30, 2015

advice

we are adults now

health

An Open Letter to Everyone Afraid of Failure

“What are you doing/do you want to do with your life? Sit with yourself, your love, your horrors, your victories, and your losses. Prioritize the answers to those questions that…

Helen —

Jul 21, 2015

canada

gay marriage

love + sex

Love & Canada: Life Finds A Way (To Get In The Way)

“I spent a few minutes wondering whether that means we should be married faster, i.e., the day after whenever I get there, and then I looked at the calendar and…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 15, 2015

greatest hits

grown-ups

lesbian weddings

37 Extremely Important Questions You Must Answer Before Getting Married Or You’re Doomed

8. How many holidays per year are you prepared to spend with my grandmother in Florida?

Crystal —

Jul 14, 2015

canada

gay marriage

love + sex

Love & Canada: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

“When I woke up Saturday I was going to get a lot of stuff done and I was just pretty focused on that and by mid Sunday afternoon I had…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 8, 2015

advice

we are adults now

breakups

You Need Help: Starting Over at Thirtysomething

You just broke up with your partner, you’re buying IKEA furniture, moving into a share house and you’re sad — how do you become a functioning adult again?

Crystal —

Jul 2, 2015