Relationships
Dating, friendships, colleagues, and more — Vox explores how to think about relationships in life.


What to do if your friends are confiding in ChatGPT instead of you.


Here’s how America can age gracefully.

They grow up together, but are twins destined to share a social network?


Most people say friendship is important to them, but often act in ways that contradict that sentiment.


The problem is not the number of hours. It’s “time confetti.”


How society convinced us that childbearing without a huge budget is morally wrong.


I like camping. My partner doesn’t. How will we make it work?


If you’re about 30 seconds away from completely losing your cool with a family member, read this.


The book has left many readers feeling baffled and disappointed.


As baby boomers age, caregivers are often squeezed caring for parents and children at the same time. They need help.


We can get distracted sometimes. Here’s how to make your loved ones feel truly heard.


It’s not just about budgeting, but how you want your money to make you feel in this new phase of life.


Gen Z men want kids. Gen Z women have questions.


How getting things done turned into a social event.

Grindr changed gay hookups. Now, ads, bots, AI, and cultural ubiquity have turned it into a ghost town.


Its “disadvantages” can also be its strengths.


The line between medically necessary and elective surrogacy isn’t as tidy as people assume.


Gen Z men are surprisingly excited about parenthood.


The surprising embrace of prenuptial agreements by millennials and zoomers, explained.


Better friendships can just start with an emoji.


Why young women are opting out of dating and embracing singlehood.


We consistently underestimate how much other people like us, and it may be hurting our social lives.


Men’s search for meaning is everyone’s problem.


What you’re feeling is ambivalence. It can be a good thing.


Tradwives are everywhere on social media. Their allegedly dominant spouses are invisible.


“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.


Everyone can benefit from an overnight hang with their pals.


Do people love West End Girl because it’s good, because it documents a trainwreck, or both?


Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.


New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.


When men lack the skills to build intimacy, their relationships — and well-being — suffer.


One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.


How ignoring two-parent families has warped the narrative.


If you’re sick of dating apps, consider this tried-and-true method.


Should you beware of “performative males”?

But do you really want to run your household like a small business?


This quietly subversive book has been captivating kids for generations.


The US loves to hate cheaters. The reasons why tell us a lot about how we view marriage.



