Interacting with your partner’s family is really only as nice as they are. There is, typically, no way to know what they are like, even if you think you can infer from your partner. Still, it’s often safe to assume that they won’t randomly invite your partner’s ex to dinner, right? A man detailed his … Read more

Welcoming a baby via surrogacy is a deeply personal path to motherhood, but for some celebrities, announcing it publicly brought anything but congratulations. From accusations of “outsourcing” pregnancy to claims that wealthy stars are treating childbirth as a transaction, celebrities who took the help of a surrogate have faced intense scrutiny online. While surrogacy involves … Read more

IVF is a saving grace for many couples and families who wish to have children. In the UK alone, the number of IVF patients has tripled in the last 30 years. Since 1978, more than 13 million babies have been born worldwide through IVF and assisted reproductive technology. While IVF is a miracle of modern … Read more

If you’ve been on the internet for a while, you might know about the glorious subreddit r/disneyvacation. That’s where people take random WikiHow illustrations, strip away the original context, and give them hilarious new captions. The results are wonderfully ridiculous, which is probably why the community has become such a gem. But you might not … Read more

People from the past seemed to live completely different lives… From the way they dressed, to the work they did, and even their inner-most thoughts. But they might have been more similar to us than we realize. Some old paintings portray men and women as rigid and indifferent; while others inject ambiguous, thoughtful and moody … Read more

With humor, you always walk a thin line. You never know whether a person enjoys dark or crass jokes, or what exactly they would consider to be stepping over the line. Interestingly, 40% of Britons say they have found controversial or taboo subjects funny at least once, so a large portion of the population might … Read more

It’s important for everyone to have hobbies. Whether you spend your Saturday mornings baking sourdough or playing tennis with your partner, we all need outlets where we can just have some fun. Plus, developing new skills is great for your brain, and getting through a long shift is much easier when you’ve got something to … Read more

Just because you think you can, doesn’t mean you should. It’s a painful lesson that many have learned after embarking on an ambitious DIY project that’s realistically way out of their league. There’s nothing quite like a person armed with a screwdriver, a plank, a tin of paint, and the confidence of a rhinoceros to … Read more