The day my parents officially announced they were divorcing, I was newly 30. It was, if I’m completely honest, a relief. They had already been separated for about two years by this point, a long, ...

I was at the airport, waiting for a TSA full-body scan, when the woman managing the line asked me, “Are you old enough to go in the scanner?” I stared at her face and wished I had the luxury to be ...

My boyfriend will tell you I don't have that many flaws. Can I be impatient? Sure. Do I get hangry? Absolutely. But my biggest one? I never finished reading the "Harry Potter" series. I know, I know.

The other day, I asked Lifehacker’s cultured, thoughtful, and impossibly sexy readers to tell me about the moment they realized they were fully formed adults. It happens as a technicality on our 18th ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." My parents told me they were getting divorced when my two siblings and I wer in our late teen years. I ...

This is the third in a series of posts about the experiences, feelings, and healing journey of two sisters, who are adult children of gray divorce. Read the previous post here. For over 30 years, ...

"The beauty of getting older is that you stop giving a f*ck what anyone else thinks about the things that make you happy." ...

A photo of the author taken on recent vacation. Courtesy of Melanie Bell I was at the airport, waiting for a TSA full-body scan, when the woman managing the line asked me, “Are you old enough to go in ...