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PCOS, the two-out-of-three rule, and the tests to ask for

Cysts on an ultrasound don't give you the diagnosis, and the treatment you need depends entirely on which symptoms you actually have.

GuideMarriageNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Don't Walk Past Your Spouse Without Touching Their Shoulder

A hand on the back in a crowded kitchen takes two seconds and does more for a marriage than most date nights ever will.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideOld SchoolDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

A Man's Word Was His Whole Credit File

My grandfather borrowed a post-hole digger once and gave it back sharpened. That habit still buys more than a good resume does.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Track three cycles, then make the appointment

The twelve-month rule, the six-month rule, and the symptoms that mean you skip both and call this week.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

BRO TakeBe a ManDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Stuff Nobody Told Me at Twenty

Ear protection, the truck payment, and the one question to ask in every job interview. Cheap lessons I paid retail for.

GuideOld SchoolCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Old Answer to I'm Bored Was a Bucket and a Job List

Three months, no camps, no schedule, and a screen door that slammed forty times a day. What that actually taught kids, and how to run a version of it this week.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

What the Pap actually tests for, and what it doesn't

Two tests, one brush, two completely different questions. Know which one you're getting and what the letters on the result mean.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Grown men make friends shoulder to shoulder

Texting "we should grab coffee sometime" has never once produced a friend. A Tuesday night league with a scoreboard does it in about six weeks.

GuideOld SchoolNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

She Never Ordered For Me at a Restaurant and That Was the Point

Grandmothers had a whole curriculum for raising girls who don't fold, and almost none of it was a speech.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The mammogram recall isn't the diagnosis

When to start, what a density category of C or D actually changes, and why the call-back letter frightens far more women than it should.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Say the hard thing once, then be his friend again

The window is short, the speech is about three sentences long, and the part most men botch is what they do for the next month.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideOld SchoolDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Garden That Fed a Family Was Smaller Than You Think

Six rows behind the garage, a sharp hoe and ten minutes after supper. What the old gardeners actually did, and how to copy it this season.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Bloating that has a start date is worth an appointment

Ovarian cancer's early symptoms are boring, common, and easy to explain away. What separates the ones worth a doctor's time is the calendar.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What to say when your buddy's life comes apart

Skip "you good?" It's a question he can dodge, and he will. Say what you noticed instead, then plan to still be there on day twelve.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Old School5 min

Nobody in That House Threw a Shirt Out Over a Button

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Thinning hair in women and the tests that actually explain it

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideHobbiesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Hobbies That Get You Out of the House and Into a Real Group

Six hobbies with a standing meeting time, a beginner on-ramp and gear under $200, plus how to find the local group this week.

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Old School5 min read

He Asked in Person and Had Her Home by Ten

Our grandparents ran a dating system with rules, a plan and an end time. Most of it still works, and you can use it Friday.

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