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Alexandra Blogier

Boston, New Orleans

Writer at Freelance

Articles

  • 4 days 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.

  • 6 days ago | yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier

    There’s nothing people like more than giving unsolicited advice to younger generations, repeating the same basic but well-meaning phrases: dance like no one’s watching, make the most of every day, live with no regrets. It's an annoying habit, but it comes from a place of compassion. People in older generations don’t want Gen Z to spend their one wild, precious life worrying about things that don’t really matter.

  • 1 week ago | yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier

    Many of us wind up giving far more than we get in relationships, which is just one of the unfortunate signs you're not appreciated and deserve way better.  Every relationship is a two-way street, after all. In a healthy relationship, the other person puts in just as much effort as you. They match your energy and let you know how much they care, even when they’re too busy to hang out. In an unhealthy relationship, the other person will dismiss your needs and diminish your feelings.

  • 1 week ago | yourtango.com | Alexandra Blogier

    As difficult as it can be, getting older is a gift that affords women clarity and calm. The passing years bring hard-won lessons that would have been lost on their younger selves. Despite their insight and wisdom, many women worry about becoming middle-aged in a society that’s laser-focused on staying young. Women are told to embrace getting older, even though they’re not embraced by the rest of the world.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Alexandra Blogier

    NowAn iconic Seattle property that measures just 55 inches across at its slimmest point—and has become known as the "Montlake Spite House"—is back on the market for $799,000, exactly 100 years after it was built by a woman in an apparent act of revenge against her ex-husband. The wedge-shaped home, …