Melissa Petro

Arran and I joke that no one wants to go to a wedding, not really— and maybe that’s true, but (perhaps naively) we had thought of the day as a gift to everyone involved, including ourselves.

If you watch TV and movies hoping to be emotionally moved or intellectually challenged, you know that means you’ll some

Hate hurts us all, but we don’t all receive it with the same systemic intensity. Those of us with the privilege to do so need to push against the borders of what is “permissible” in this society. We need challenge the idea of “normal” — rather than conform to it — so that all of us can live more closely to our truths.

Especially if you’re a woman, people assume you’re hungry for a man.

It's pretty well understood in 12 step programs that "who you see here and what you say here, stays here."

Would Sheryl Sandberg be able to get away with leaning in while donning Zuckerberg's signature v-neck T-shirt and jeans? History says no.

It's time to talk substantively and honestly about how sex work isn't any one thing.

Teaching sex ed the right way doesn’t have to be weird or hard.

For any couples thinking about moving in together, I thought I’d share my Dos and Don’ts, and how my husband and I are making my small and unattractive (but inexpensive!) apartment work for our family.

A week or so ago I started shopping for a wedding dress, and guess what? Shopping for a wedding dress sucks!