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Have a Cozy Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? Toby and Anton are on a trip with Alex, so I’ve been chilling at home and reading books

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Six Ways to Keep the Spark Alive

Hello, it’s your late-in-life lesbian friend (trademark pending) checking in! I have been in a relationship with my lovely girlfriend, Breyon, for 2.5 years, which

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What Over-the-Top-Precautions Did You Take as a New Parent?

The other day while texting with a friend who’s a new mom, she shared a confession that made me want to reach out and hug

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Qualities I Am Looking For in a Partner

Born and raised in China, Yinfan Huang is an illustrator and writer who has been published in The New Yorker. She has won awards from

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9 Readers Share Their Beautiful Tattoos

My friend Alison lost her dad a couple years ago, and she is planning to get a shrimp cocktail tattoo to commemorate him (and his

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Have a Lovely Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? The boys and I are going to Coney Island and enjoying this slightly cooler weather. I’m also on

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Ratatouille Lasagna | Cup of Jo

“When the pandemic began in March 2020, my freelance work went away, suddenly and completely,” writes recipe developer Caroline Chambers, aka “Caro,” in the introduction

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Have a Beautiful Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? I’m driving to Vermont to pick up Anton from summer camp, and I CANNOT WAIT to squeeze that

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A Week of Outfits: Dr. Shirlene Obuobi

“I’m over here writing romance, which is a genre that has been looked down on for dumb reasons, most of them rooted in misogyny,” says

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Our Favorite New Children’s Book

Have you ever read This Is How We Do It? Matt Lamothe interviewed seven kids around the world and illustrated their lives — from what