Amanda Chatel

It's estimated that $1.9 billion will be spent on flowers and $1.7 billion on candy this Valentine's Day, according to a recent consumer survey. But once the flowers are dead and the candy is gone, what do you have? Nothing. You probably should…

Let's be honest: Everyone fucking hates Valentine's Day. It's cheesy and expensive, and it puts enormous pressure on both single people and people in relationships. Valentine's Day is such a pain in the ass that it's basically become de rigeur to…

Do you still sleep with a stuffed animal? It's a simple yes-or-no question, but one that might make any self-respecting adult a little nervous if the answer is "yes." Yet when BuzzFeed writer Grace Spelman recently tweeted a request that her…

It's a truth universally acknowledged that no one forgets their first love. Whether it lasted eight years or eight minutes, there's a scientific reason why we feel so much nostalgia for our first relationships. Researchers have found that there's a…

In a culture that cringes at the thought of menstrual blood, 2015 was officially the year that women fought back against period-shaming. From the saga of Kiran Gandhi, the free-bleeding marathon runner, to the photographer who took a stand against…

With the average rent in cities like New York and San Francisco skyrocketing, it might be tempting for couples to want to move in together to cut down on living costs. But while the financial convenience of sharing a domicile with a partner can't be…

When I left Paris in mid-July, my husband and I agreed that he'd spend the next month getting his life in order before he'd come and join me in New York City. We had been dividing our time between NYC and Paris for the past few years, and due to…

When Rihanna sat down with Vanity Fair for its November issue, she disclosed something about herself that some might have found shocking. Although Rihanna self-identifies as extremely sex-positive, she admitted she just isn't into the whole casual…

When human rights attorney and activist Amal Alamuddin married George Clooney, something odd happened: The media stopped referring to her as Amal Alamuddin, the attorney and activist. Instead, they referred to her as Amal Alamuddin, the wife of…