Here are a few things from around the web that may interest you:
We’ve Reached Peak Wellness. Most of It Is Nonsense. Here’s what actually works.
Meet the Influencers (the agony of overexposure to the things we love)
A reader shared this link of an excerpt from a forthcoming book about growing up with an abusive, alcoholic, suicidal anti-nuclear activist who timed her showers and made her eat mold. (And you thought your family relationships were complicated).
“The Middle-Aged Woman on the Train: Commuter Rachel Watson catches daily glimpses of a seemingly perfect couple from her train window. After the conductor ignores her complaints about being subjected to a daily millennial lovefest, she makes a sign that says “it won’t last, assholes,” and holds it up every time she passes the lovebirds. The couple breaks up.” — Girl, You’re a Middle-Aged Woman Now
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It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today we hear from “Not Staying in a Hotel” whose boyfriend’s friends made her uncomfortable during there twice-a-month weekend visits. She wrote: “I recently learned that one of these friends had said he didn’t want to come in this weekend unless our dog and I got a hotel room—and my boyfriend had responded with, ‘I wish I could.’ This really hurt my feelings. How can I talk to him about this?” Her update below.
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Here are a few things from around the web that may interest you:
Women candidates are constantly asked about their electability. Here’s 5 reasons that’s misguided
Women Won’t Achieve True Power Until We Start Talking Frankly About Money
I Crashed Weddings to Steal the Gifts
Jeffrey Epstein Raped Me When I Was 15 Now I’m suing his estate and accomplices.
‘Dogfishing’ is the dishonest new dating app trend no one can resist.
Women aren’t better multitaskers than men – they’re just doing more work
Insecurity Drove Me Into a Relationship
If you’re looking for a summer read to enjoy in these waning weeks on the season, the author of a beautiful viral essay, The Crane Wife, which I linked to a few Fridays ago, has a new novel out that’s getting good reviews (I haven’t read it yet, but it’s on my list!).
Thank you to those who submitted links for me to include. If you see something around the web you think DW readers would appreciate, please send me a link to [email protected] and, if it’s a fit, I’ll include it in Friday’s round-up. Thanks!
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