If they’re financially irresponsible, you might want to. — With marriage comes the assumption that a couple will pool together their financial resources. New partners open joint checking and savings accounts together and then their assets become common property. New partners want to do this because they’re in love and because they’ve decided to build a life together. …

As the parent of a “wild child,” I agree. — Mary Katherine Backstrom, a mom and blogger, wrote a now-viral post on TODAY Parenting Team Community about how some kids are just, well, “feral.” Parents can potty train and sleep train and teach manners until their brains are about to explode, but there are some children who, for some reason…

Though we stayed married, our relationship was effectively over. — For the last couple of years of our marriage, my husband and I stopped celebrating our wedding anniversary. Why should we continue to celebrate it? We were no longer “together” in that way. Though we were happy for a time when we first got married, our relationship broke down after…

Getting good sleep can actually improve a relationship. — A woman took to Mumsnet, an internet forum for parents, to declare that she hasn’t slept better since she left the conjugal bed. She now sleeps in her son’s room on a fold-out couch. Instead of waking up all night to various disturbances from her husband, she sleeps soundly. No…

Letting your kids sleep in your bedroom isn’t as unhealthy as people think. — Brandon Janous turned to TODAY Parenting Team to share how he lets his three children sleep on the floor of his bedroom even though they live in a four-bedroom home. In the now viral post, he explains how this situation developed after the death of his wife, his children’s mom. …

The collective cry that returning to the office sucks. — It’s finally happening. After two years plus of blissful work at home, businesses are calling their employees back. Goldman Sachs is removing its Covid protocols, asking employees to return to the office full-time. Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan will also greatly reduce at-home work come Labor Day. People will once…

The issue of unconventional names. — Remember the good old days when naming your baby was a simple process? You had a certain number of traditional names to select from. You chose one of those or you named your child after a relative. Today things are different. Celebrities commonly decide on unusual names for their children…

Current laws don’t protect people with tattoos. — Keith Gordon, a man whose entire body is covered in tattoos–even his face–was shopping for food in a market with his family when he was told by an employee that he wasn’t welcome in the store. Gordon was shocked–and angry. “It’s my body, my choice, and his behavior was discriminatory…

And it’s only going to get worse for men. — There’s some bad news for men. According to research, not only are people lonelier than ever today, but one study found that men report more loneliness than women. A Pew Research Center analysis of census data detected the reason for this. Not only are more adults today unpartnered (neither married…