Today’s Solutions: October 31, 2024

Homelife

From creative interior design tricks that can improve your wellbeing to strategic plant arrangements that help you reap the most benefits from your leafy friends, this is the place to find everything you need to know to make your house feel like a home.

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Why you should eat more pineapple

With winter in full swing, we’re all looking for an immune boost to get ourselves into fighting shape for spring. A food that is not only delicious but also incredible for your body is tropical and tangy pineapple. Interestingly, one piece starts out as individual berries, then merges together to Read More...

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The air in your home is dirtier than you think. Clean it up with these 4 plants

While it’s tempting to think that the air inside your house or office is clean, the truth is quite the opposite. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the air inside the average home is up to five times more polluted than the air outside. That’s an alarming fact, especially Read More...

Why love is sometimes hard to

Why love is sometimes hard to take and how to learn to accept it

Love can be passionate and romantic, throwing you off balance in delightful ways. It can be soft and subtle, welcoming as a balmy summer evening. The shared intimacies, humor, and kindnesses can become touchstones in times of disruption: a salve after a day spent wrestling obligations or a couple Read More...

Rethinking “consent” part

Rethinking “consent” part II—offering a sexy gift

In part one of this two-part series, we discussed the limitations of consent as a concept when applied to sexual engagements. We dove into senior research scholar and philosophy professor at Georgetown University Rebecca Kulka’s essay “Sex Talks” to explore how extending sexual invitations is Read More...

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How to break up with your phone

It’s dawning on many of us that the way we engage with our phones simply isn’t healthy. According to data from Moment, a time-tracking app with almost five million users, the average person spends four hours a day on their phone. To make matters worse, according to a recent Pew Research Center Read More...

Best friends, lovers, or both?

Best friends, lovers, or both? Relationship experts on defining a romantic relationship

While some people might believe that being best friends with their romantic partner is the relationship ideal, not everyone agrees. To others, a best friend and a romantic partner are and should be two different relationships. However, according to relationship experts, the answer to this question Read More...

Rethinking “consent” part

Rethinking “consent” part I—extending a sexy invitation

In terms of sexual relations, the idea of consent and consent education has been picking up speed in recent years, with things like the #MeToo movement and the rise of women’s rights and empowerment propelling its progress forward. While this is certainly moving along the right trajectory, there Read More...

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Grocery store advice from a professional food shopper

Between the overwhelming variety of cereal options and cleverly placed candy treats at check-out, a quick trip to the grocery store can all too often run over 30 minutes and have countless impulse buys. If you have fallen victim to the inefficient shopping trip, you’re in luck! Jimin Song, a Read More...

Here are some tips to enrich y

Here are some tips to enrich your sex life

When it comes to the topic of speaking up about your needs in the bedroom, many of us don't feel like we can,  leaving us unsatisfied.      The cause of this is complex, with problems stemming from societal influences, self-esteem, less than satisfactory past experiences, Read More...

3 tips to bring more intimacy

3 tips to bring more intimacy into your relationship

Intimacy is a crucial part of any healthy, fulfilling relationship and goes beyond what happens in the bedroom. Whether you're looking to reconnect with a long-term lover or discover more about a new partner, here are three ways to boost intimacy in your relationship. Learn your love Read More...