I stopped dieting before my wedding day. I worried I would be judged, but I wanted to look like myself in wedding pictures.

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Terryn Witherspoon-Woolfolk in her wedding dress standing against her husband in a suit
The author, right, stopped dieting before her wedding day.

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I'm the only one of my siblings who had a relationship with our father, so I was his caretaker. I don't regret it.

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Lynnette Lyons, right, with her father, mother, and two siblings when they were all younger sitting on a couch.
Lynnette Lyons has two younger brothers, and when their father's health deteriorated, it fell on her to care for him.

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Dating a carpenter taught me my career is not my identity. He doesn't worry about getting laid off and just focuses on the next job.

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Nia Springer-Norris and her partner, Tom, standing in front of bookshelves. She is wearing a yellow printed dress and he is in a red t-shirt and jeans.
Nia Springer-Norris and her partner work in different industries and learn from each other.

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My husband and I have been sleeping in separate rooms for 4 years. I've never slept better, and our intimacy hasn't suffered.

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Tami Shadduck smiling and wearing a denim jacket while standing outside on a sunny day.
Tami Shadduck and her husband sleep in separate rooms.

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I'm an Olympic athlete heading to Paris this summer, but I'm also a medical student. Here's how I pursue both dreams.

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Kat Holmes in her fencing outfit
Kat Holmes is an Olympic fencer.

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I've had a love-hate relationship with my name since childhood. I changed my last name when I got married and kept it after the divorce.

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A girl sits alone in her bedroom and looks out the window.

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I'm 28 and close friends with my 80-year-old neighbor. We talk on the phone every day and she's like a grandmother to my daughter.

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Intergenerational friends celebrating birthday
Sasha Gaston celebrates her neighbor Charlette's birthday every year since she has no family.

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My husband and I have been together for 13 years. Neither of us wears a wedding ring.

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The author and her husband have never worn wedding rings.

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I was in an accident that broke my collarbone and ribs. It didn't stop me from flying to Europe to see Taylor Swift.

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Composite image. On the left is Tayla Blaire in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown after getting in an accident. On the right is Tayla Blaire flexing her left arm while her right arm is in a sling, she is at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wearing a gold sequined outfit with matching sling.
Tayla Blaire was in an accident just weeks before the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and broke her collarbone.

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I'm a jaw expert, and you'll never catch me doing these 5 things

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Priya Mistry in her office in front of a shelving unit smiling and wearing a white blouse.
Priya Mistry is a jaw expert and treats patients with TMJ.

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