Every divorce is different, of course, and there are a million distinct experiences. But when it comes to my own wild ride, here are five things that have surprised me… 1. I don’t feel lonely. I ...
Hi! We are so excited to announce that we’re launching a new weekly newsletter: Big Salad. Each email will feature 100% original content, while still bringing Cup of Jo’s warm, welcoming approach and curiosity about the ...
The other day, a CoJ reader asked a friendship etiquette question… “We host friends regularly,” commented JW on this post about party food. “But we almost never get invited by anyone else. My family enjoys ...
I was doing laundry the other night when a song came on I hadn’t heard in ages. It was as if a seam had ripped in the universe, and I was no longer a middle-aged ...
This morning, my sister Lucy and I were chatting on the phone… “What TV or movie character do you feel like you’re friends with?” she mused. “Where it’s almost like, we just ARE friends.” I ...
Books raised me as much as my parents did. I grew up in a conservative Christian home, so when I had questions I felt I couldn’t voice, books knew the answer. For example, at age ...
Bridget Martinez is an ex-Wall Streeter turned illustrator, based in New York City. She makes colorful comics about navigating identity, career and relationships. Find her weekly comics on Instagram. P.S. How I changed my relationship ...
The other day, I recommended Bad Sisters, the Irish black comedy, to my long-time friend Colby. He immediately began watching it and texted me over the next few days about whose house he’d want to ...
Sheila Hoang — our lovely old sitter! — and her boyfriend Denzell Newsome just got engaged in Dallas, Texas. Here’s their sweet story… How did you meet?Denzell: We met in a design class in grad ...
What do you love about where you live? Says Cup of Jo reader Katherine: “Kitsilano, a seaside neighborhood in Vancouver, is stunning year round (even in the rainy winter) but it shines brightest in the ...