You’re going about your life when it suddenly happens: A humiliating memory from your past pops into your head, making you wince. It’s a cringe attack! It’s been more than a decade, but Melissa Dahl ...

“Young women say yes to sex they don’t actually want to have all of the time. Why? Because we condition young women to feel guilty if they change their mind.” “After all,” as Dawson notes of the ...

While pretty much the entire population has given up on manners and runs around in pajamas much of the time, there is one cardinal sin no young person wants to commit: social awkwardness (see also ...

Whether it’s hitting “reply all” on an email not meant for the group or being called on in a meeting and not having an answer, we’ve all had awkward moments. While most of us will do anything to avoid ...

While pretty much the entire population has given up on manners and runs around in pajamas much of the time, there is one cardinal sin no young person wants to commit, and that is: social awkwardness ...

We have a word for moments like these and that word is awkward. We’ve all been there, paralyzed by anxiety and unable to say something intelligent (or even just polite) to the CEO in the elevator with ...

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It’s hard to fault anyone for thinking that awkwardness is to be avoided. The familiar, sinking feeling of knowing you’ve embarrassed yourself does not rank high on the hierarchy of desirable emotions ...

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