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GuideJosh Halloran22 Sept 20266 min

Have the hard conversations while they're still cheap

The questions that cost you an awkward evening at month three will cost you years if you leave them until month eighteen.

How to run a first date that earns a second one

The Saturday pickleball date works if nobody coaches

How to ask for help so people actually show up

Most men don't refuse help. They ask badly, too late, and leave the other guy no clean way to say yes.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Cut the word sorry and speak in the first eight minutes

The apology on-ramp, the interruption you don't have to yield to, and the one sentence worth writing out word for word.

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GuideMarriageCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Set the Lines With Coworkers, Exes and Screens Now

Almost nobody decides to wreck a marriage. They just let one friendship get warmer than the one at home. Name the rules while it's still easy.

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Moms6 min read

The Teenager Who Stops Talking Is Still Listening

Your kid pulling away isn't a verdict on your mothering. It's the job working. Here's how to stay close without chasing.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your teenager talks at 10:40 p.m., not at dinner

The connection doesn't die in the teen years. It moves. Here's where it goes, and how to be standing there when it shows up.

GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing joint venture is. What to build together in the long stretch after the last kid moves out.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Start at Five If You Want Her Talking at Fifteen

The teenager who tells you things is built out of a hundred boring conversations you sat through when she was six.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Ninety seconds at the kerb decides how co-parenting goes

You can't fix the relationship. You can absolutely fix the handover, the money and the messages, and that's most of what your kids will remember.

GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 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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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Don't go quiet when your daughter turns thirteen

She'll stop volunteering information somewhere around year nine. The lifts, the standards and the small habits that keep the line open.

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The conversation to have before you separate

Most marriages end without the plain sentence ever being said out loud to the one person who needed to hear it. Say it. Here's how to set it up.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideMarriageMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Romance in the Middle Years Is Built at 9 P.M. on a Tuesday

Anniversary trips don't save a marriage. The forty minutes after the dishwasher starts does. Small habits, done badly, done anyway.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to say no in one sentence and leave it there

Most men don't struggle to decline. They struggle to stop talking afterward, and that's the part that costs them.

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to tell if marriage counselling is working

Six sessions in, you should be able to point at something that actually changed. If you can't, the problem might be the fit rather than the marriage.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Marriage6 min

Serving Your Spouse Without Keeping Score

Be a Man6 min

Why some men get listened to and others don't

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GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

What actually reopens a teenager who has stopped talking

The dinner table is the worst place to do this. Side by side, late at night, and a flat reaction to the first hard thing they tell you.

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Marriage6 min read

The First Year After the Kids Leave Is Harder Than Anyone Says

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing job description is. What to do with the twenty years you just got handed back.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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Communication in Dating

Latest news · Communication

Have the hard conversations while they're still cheap

How to run a first date that earns a second one

The yearly marriage check-in and the ten questions worth asking

Apologize for what you did, never for what you are

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

The Saturday pickleball date works if nobody coaches

How to ask for help so people actually show up

Cut the word sorry and speak in the first eight minutes

Set the Lines With Coworkers, Exes and Screens Now

The Teenager Who Stops Talking Is Still Listening

Your teenager talks at 10:40 p.m., not at dinner

Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

Start at Five If You Want Her Talking at Fifteen

Ninety seconds at the kerb decides how co-parenting goes

Don't Walk Past Your Spouse Without Touching Their Shoulder

Don't go quiet when your daughter turns thirteen

The conversation to have before you separate

Romance in the Middle Years Is Built at 9 P.M. on a Tuesday

How to say no in one sentence and leave it there

How to tell if marriage counselling is working

Serving Your Spouse Without Keeping Score

Why some men get listened to and others don't

What actually reopens a teenager who has stopped talking

The First Year After the Kids Leave Is Harder Than Anyone Says