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1 week ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
A TikTok post shared by the “We Are Man Enough” platform highlighted the complex challenges men face when attempting to form lasting emotional connections with other men. Basically, and it's no secret, men are struggling with feelings of loneliness, and it's rooted in the difficulty they seem to have not only making friends but maintaining and nurturing those bonds.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
A dad who took his son to a medical appointment for the first time realized he had no clue how to fill out the required paperwork without the presence of his wife, whom he referred to as the default parent. He definitely had a sense of humor about it, but the fact is, this is the perfect example of the invisible labor moms are tasked with when it comes to meeting everyone's needs.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
Intelligence can be defined in many different ways. Some people are socially and emotionally intelligent, which helps them relate to other people on a more empathic level, while others are skilled at solving complicated equations or translating books from one language to another. Intelligence also informs personality types, and there are some odd traits of highly intelligent people that others find slightly unsettling.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
A woman who is pregnant with her first baby asked for advice on the British parenting forum Mumsnet. She explained that she’s a bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding, at which time she’ll be 20 weeks along in her pregnancy. She expressed how difficult her pregnancy has been so far; she’s had “bad morning sickness, tiredness, and pelvic girdle pain.”“My mornings are slower and harder,” she said, so she asked the bride if she could arrive after the 6 a.m. start time on the day of the wedding.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
We spend most of our lives chasing after the things we’re supposed to want: a high-paying job, a big house, the admiration of strangers. After all the time and energy we spend trying to make those misplaced dreams a reality, we usually find out that hitting those benchmarks doesn’t make us feel fulfilled, and it's the little things that matter most in life the older you get.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
On the surface, millennials grew up in an idyllic era. They were the last generation to experience an entirely internet-free childhood, but while their early years were relatively stable, their adult lives have been defined by extreme social and economic upheaval, and there are many things they secretly resent about how they were raised. Millennials have been hit with many challenges they never expected and are still trying to find solid ground in their 30s and 40s.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
Every generation does things differently than the generation before them, especially when it comes to raising kids. Today’s parents are more careful than parents were back in the 80s and 90s, and for the most part, that’s a positive thing, as kids need to feel safe, emotionally and physically, to truly thrive.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
The fairytale version of love makes marriage sound like magic, when the truth is, it takes a lot of work to have a successful relationship. Living happily ever after sounds great, but when you and your spouse keep arguing about whose turn it is to do the dishes, it's easy to start regretting your life's choices, including the choice of the person you married. Saying “I do” on your wedding day is just the start.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
Parenting is a team sport, but it doesn’t always work out that way, and there are some specific things only a 'mean' parent will understand deep in their soul. Somewhere along the way, you and your spouse will disagree about how to raise your kids. It’s totally common for parents to fall into a pattern where one of them is the fun parent who bends the rules and the other one is the mean parent who sets boundaries and a strict bedtime.
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1 month ago | 
yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier
As millennials enter their 30s and 40s, they are hitting their stride in the world. But even as they devotedly raise their children and flourish as professionals, there are many things that millennial women do that their boomer moms quietly judge them for. Millennial women grew up thinking that they could have it all. They watched their boomer moms balance work and family without seeming to break a sweat, so they believed it went without saying that their adulthood would unfold in a similar way.
