My husband and I went to an all-inclusive resort. He drinks, and I'm sober, but I didn't feel like I was missing out.

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Terri Peters and her husband wearing sunglasses. He is drinking a cocktail and she is drinking a diet soda. They are outside in a bar and it is sunny.
Terri Peters and her husband got closer while vacationing together.

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I'm a hair health expert, and I want men to stop blaming their fathers for thinning hair. Genetics is only half the story.

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Giorgos Tsetis sitting next to his father and son on a chair
The CEO of Nutrafol, Giorgos Tsetis, left, says thinning hair shouldn't be blamed on our fathers.

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After my husband and I stopped wearing our wedding rings, we tried polyamory. 3 years later, we're happily nonmonogamous.

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Sara Ali and partner, Sean. They are standing outside in a park and looking at the camera.
Sara Ali stopped wearing a wedding ring and felt more comfortable trying nonmonogamy.

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I had my mom and sisters wear their wedding dresses for my 40th birthday. People stopped to take photos of us.

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Women wearing wedding dresses for dinner
Hailey Myers with her sisters and mom on her way to her 40th birthday dinner.

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My partner gifted me a dog that became like a child to us. When we broke up, custody of the dog got complicated.

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Rashi Goel holding her dog in her arms
The author's boyfriend gifted her a dog.

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My grandmother is one of the most important people in my life, but political disagreements have driven a wedge between us

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Bella Bromberg sitting on a blanket with her sisters and grandmother
The author, left, with her Halmoni and two younger sisters.

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I gave my daughter an uncommon name. People always pronounce it wrong but I still love it.

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Mom holding her baby by a dimly lit window.

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A stranger fat-shamed me while I was grocery shopping. It taught me a valuable lesson about how I'm perceived.

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Melissa Drake in exercise clothes standing on top of a hill
The author was fat-shamed in a grocery store.

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I'm married but also date other people. Our partnership is forever, and this way, both of our needs are met.

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Zach Rocchino and his wife dancing on a sidewalk.
Zach Rocchino and his wife are in a poly vee marriage.

Photo credit: AH Pham Photography

I moved all over the US and was scared to put down roots anywhere. Living with my sister showed me that having a home base is good.

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Kathleen Levitt, left, and her sister sitting on a bed in their apartment together.
Kathleen Levitt, left, moved to New York to live with her sister.

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