Beth Sobol

LA psychologist Cara Gardenswartz explains what it's like to be supporting her patients' mental health during a traumatic crisis, while experiencing it herself.

“I’m doing classes all the time.” “I’m a born and raised city person. Like, please,” Erin Lichy emphasizes in the season 15 trailer of the Real Housewives of New York City. It’s a territorial title she takes seriously—which includes where she sources…

Everyone needs to rebrand once in a while. Chances are, you've felt stuck at one point in your life. Maybe you feel like your job isn't fulfilling anymore, or you don’t have as much in common with your college bestie as you used to. New Year’s may be…

But, hear me out: This phase is an important one. After…

In a relationship, the whole "opposites attract" thing only goes so far. Sure, complementary strengths and weaknesses may create a fun dynamic and even encourage you and your partner(s) to widen your perspectives, but when it comes to life-defining…

Looking for someone ~in your league~? Right this way. When it comes to dating, you might’ve wondered if a potential match is “out of your league”—that is, they’re such a catch, you have little to no chance of success. Or maybe, you’ve thought of…

Years ago, a married friend told me: “If you want to catch a lion, you’ve got to go to the jungle.” I laughed and continued swiping on Bumble. Fast forward to today, where many singles, especially Gen Z, have grown increasingly skeptical about their…

Let’s be honest: When it comes to using…

POV: you’re quietly crushing on a friend of a friend and finally ready to do something about it. Or perhaps you met a cute stranger last night, and you've already requested and followed each other. What happens next? If you’re feeling saucy and you…

Get those swiping fingers ready! January is all about resolutions, goal-setting, and fresh starts. For those in search of a new relationship, that often means reopening…

The next time you’re cozying up to a date or cute stranger and they look you in the eye before glancing down at your mouth, they might not be signaling you’ve got food in your teeth. You may in fact be on the receiving end of the “Triangle Method,” a…

A sociolinguist explains. I, a grown woman with a career and an apartment, still refer to supermarket-bought parmesan as “shaky cheese.” It’s a nickname from childhood that has stuck for some reason. As a result, my significant other, because they…

A bookstore date? Yes, please. When it comes to second dates, there are generally two schools of thought. One being…

The expert who coined the phrase weighs in. In the beginning, there was DTF. Made infamous when Jersey Shore premiered in 2009, the sexually charged acronym was, at the time, pretty shocking in its directness. It wasn’t “Down to Get to Know You,” or…

Think before you send someone those hugs and kisses. Variations of the expression XOXO have been in the cultural lexicon for years. Maybe you associate those two letters with…

At a traffic light, different color signals tell you whether to keep moving: Green means go for it, red means hit the brakes. What you do about the yellow light in the middle, however, is pretty much your call, depending on the kind of driver you…