Sheila Liming's new book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time," makes the case for casual social gatherings. (Courtesy Sheila Liming/Melville House Books) Here's a novel question: how ...

I miss my best friends. That’s the thought that popped into my head a few months ago as I left work. So I sent out a group text suggesting dinner. Everyone was in. And with the dexterity of NASA ...

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what ...

Parent-child relationships hold a lot of power over people's happiness, life satisfaction, and general well-being into their adult lives, according to a study from the Journal of Family Studies. It's ...

It was time to consider calling it a night. Sheila Liming and I had talked all day—at a taco joint for lunch, and walking around Burlington, Vermont, running errands, and at dinner at a restaurant in ...

Your spring and summer oasis is ...

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what ...

So … is it a date? Or are you two just hanging out? Grabbing dinner? Talking? Seeing each other? Does dinner between two people who want to get to know each other ...

I have a confession to make: It’s been less than a month since I cleared the two-week mark after the second Pfizer jab that rendered me CDC approved to hang out with other vaccinated people, and I’m ...