Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images As a divorced mom raising two children, I admit I get more than a little annoyed when my married friends say they’re “single parenting” when their spouse is away on a work trip. But I also have a divorced friend who gets miffed when I say I’m a single parent — because my...
zoranm/E+/Getty Images Every married person has probably heard of the “roommate effect” — that not-so-great phenomenon where you realize you’re treating your spouse more like a roommate than someone you deeply love and connect with. It’s easy to see how it happens. Divvying up household chores, spending most of your evenings chasing after kids, stealing...
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EA As a certified millennial who grew up playing The Sims on an ancient desktop until 3 in the morning every weekend, I couldn’t wait for my kids to enter the world of the Goth family, simoleons, and the panic of trying to get your Sim to pee when their uncomfortable bar is dark red...