Saturday, June 13

LIFESTYLE

Navigating Love Costs For Millennials: What You Need To Know
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LOVE

Navigating Love Costs For Millennials: What You Need To Know

The price of love: Why millennials and Gen Zs are running up major dating debt. The average American invests US$120,000 throughout their lifetime in pursuit of love, spending significant money on romantic dinners, movie outings and thoughtful gifts, not to mention personal grooming and cosmetic products. As a result, according to a survey by LendingTree, 22 per cent of millennials and 19 per cent of Gen Z have begun to incur “dating debt.” Another study by Credit Karma found that 29 per cent of people aged 18–34 have accrued debt for a date, with 21 per cent exceeding $500 in dating debt in a year. Reasons include accidental overspending (29 per cent), an attempt to impress dates (28 per cent) and seeking intimacy (19 per cent). But another survey by Finder also reveals that 44 per cent o...
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Where Does Chemistry Lead Us?
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Where Does Chemistry Lead Us?

Friday essay: Lessons in Chemistry – the real Prince Charming in this ‘bad romance’ is a good dog. If you were charmed by the Apple TV+ adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel Lessons In Chemistry and want learn more about the book, the first thing you’ll discover is that it was a New York Times bestseller (for more than 58 weeks) and international hit, with a #BookTok following and rights sold to 40 countries. US cover. The second is that some American readers were angry about the cover because the pink jacket with the sexy illustrated book face – all flippy hair, pouty lips and cat-eye glasses – implies a sassy romance the story does not deliver. Garmus even received hate mail. “They were like, ‘You’re the worst romance novelist ever’,” she told the New York...
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Attachment To Both Parents, Not Just Mothers, Can Help Children Thrive
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PARENTING

Attachment To Both Parents, Not Just Mothers, Can Help Children Thrive

Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development. Imagine a sudden rustle in the tall grass. A ripple of alarm passes through the group of early humans who live together amid ancient, rugged terrain. In the center of the encampment, a 3-year-old child – let’s call her Raina – stumbles and falls, her eyes wide with fear. Without hesitation, her mother sweeps her up into her protective arms, while her grandmother quickly gathers herbs and leaves to create a pungent smokescreen to deter lurking predators. Simultaneously, Raina’s father and uncles move swiftly to the outskirts of the camp, their vigilant eyes scanning for signs of danger. In this heart-pounding moment, Raina was enveloped in a web of care. Multiple caregivers worked seamlessly togeth...
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Friendship Research: What’s The Latest?
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RELATIONSHIPS

Friendship Research: What’s The Latest?

Friendship research is getting an update – and that’s key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic. The benefits of friendship go far beyond having someone to confide in or spend time with – it can also protect you from physical and mental health problems. For example, people with good friends recover more quickly from illnesses and surgeries. They report higher well-being and feel like they live up to their full potential. Additionally, people with good friends report being less lonely across many life stages, including adolescence, becoming a parent and old age. In fact, friendships are so powerful that the social pain of rejection activates the same neural pathways that physical pain does. Behavioral scientists like me have tended to focus our research about friendships on their benefit...
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DATING

Is It Okay To Have A Partner Who Is Older Or Younger Than I Am?

Age Differences In Dating Dr. Romance gets a lot of letters about older women dating younger men, which appears to be shocking to some people, but I don't find it so unusual. Why would a younger man want to date an older woman? Who isn't attracted to success, smarts and experience? Young men can find this just as attractive in an older woman as in anyone else. Perhaps he enjoys the mentoring, perhaps just the emotional stability of an older woman who knows her mind and her heart. These relationships can last; it's not age that makes the difference, but how well the couple build trust, partnership and a life together. Socially, there is a role reversal of sorts going on, women are more powerful, and may want men who are younger and therefore, more flexible: men who can handle it if the wom...
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Where The Hell Have All The Wonder Women Gone?
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Where The Hell Have All The Wonder Women Gone?

Where have all the wonder women gone? In the epilogue to Jill Lepore’s book, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, we learn about Wonder Woman’s importance to the American feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Lepore briefly notes Wonder Woman’s place in US television in the same period. But in skimming over the character’s TV life, she misses a key step in her cultural significance. In the history of Wonder Woman on television lies a story about the ways that popular culture in general – and representations of “wonder women,” in particular – seek to reconcile feminism and femininity at different historical moments. The New Original Wonder Woman premiered in 1976 alongside two other action-adventure series with female leads, Charlie’s Angels and The Bionic Woman. This super-women trif...
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Playing Games, Watching Videos, Texting And Using The Phone? How Much Time Do Kids Spend On Devices
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PARENTING, VIDEO REELS

Playing Games, Watching Videos, Texting And Using The Phone? How Much Time Do Kids Spend On Devices

How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone? Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many hours does the average American spend on devices each year? – Maxwell P., age 10 Think about your favorite devices – your smartphone, laptop, tablet, computer or console – the things you use to play cool games, watch hilarious videos and connect and chat with friends. Many young people spend a lot of free time looking at them. Turns out that teens spend an average of 8½ hours on screens per day, and tweens – that’s ages 8 to 12 – are not far behind, at 5½ hours daily. Keep in mind those numbers are for only social media, ga...
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Love Astrology – A Compatible Pair Or Not
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Love Astrology – A Compatible Pair Or Not

Many a couple met because of consultations on astrology. The art of reading and interpreting the movement of the stars and other celestial bodies have been the basis of many relationships. Since time immemorial, people have consulted the stars and the revolving planets on matters concerning their daily lives, not excluding romance, love, and compatibility. Love astrology has found its way in most cultures including the ancient Persians, the Egyptians, our oriental brothers the Chinese, and even the Europeans. Love astrology is consulted daily and a lot of lives are affected by it. Looking for the love of one's life by matching compatibility through love astrology occurs almost hourly and a lot of individuals leave their fate to the stars when it comes to love. Two people meeting together ...
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Social Media Challenges And 4 Reasons Teens Try Them
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PARENTING, VIDEO REELS

Social Media Challenges And 4 Reasons Teens Try Them

4 reasons teens take part in social media challenges. Social media challenges are wide-ranging – both in the stunts they involve and the reasons why people do them. But why do young people take up challenges that pose a threat to health, well-being and, occasionally, their very lives? We are an engineering professor who specializes in understanding how humans interact with computers and a psychology professor with expertise in mental health, specifically traumatic stress and suicide. Together with our research team, we conducted a series of studies to try to understand what motivates teens and young adults to participate in different challenges. For these studies, from January 2019 to January 2020, we interviewed dozens of high school and college students in both the United States and sout...
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Single Moms, Yes You Have The Right To Rearrange Your Life
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PARENTING

Single Moms, Yes You Have The Right To Rearrange Your Life

Do Single Moms Have the Right to Pursue New Love? Single moms always have the fear of experiencing the same torture and nightmares all over again in marriage. But this does not mean they do not have the right to rearrange their life. If you have been staying single for a long, then it is time to find someone who will fill your life with happiness. Here are some of the reasons that might change your mind about staying alone: Staying single forever is too tiring It is indeed tough to stay single forever, especially after separation. Due to this reason, it is important for single mothers to give a chance to themselves. You cannot disagree that after a certain age, having a partner works as a blessing. Not only you can share everything with them but also your partner becomes your supporting p...
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