Author: The Frisky

Hitched 2.0: I’m Delaying Medical Treatment Because Of My Wedding

Last month, I underwent surgery to determine whether or not I have endometriosis, a disorder in which the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus. For people with endometriosis, the symptoms and prognosis vary greatly, but patients most commonly suffer from pelvic pain and, in some cases, infertility. The only way to diagnose it is […]

I Want To Go To There: The Sparkling Turquoise Pool Hidden Underneath Paris

This serene scene isn’t a buried relic from the Roman Empire or a magical underground fairy beach (which was my first thought, honestly), it’s actually a reservoir buried under one of the busiest, most crowded cities in the world. Built in 1874, the tank lies undisturbed beneath the streets in the south of Paris and still supplies about […]

How to choose a conference call service based on your business needs

Nowadays, conference call services are not just a solution for many modern businesses, they are the most important part of being an effective and efficient business. As remote working becomes increasingly popular and the teams continue to find themselves all over the work, companies need to be able to access reliable and secure conferencing system […]

Maybe I’m Not “Meant” To Be A Mother (And That’s Okay)

I was meant to be a mom. At some point, probably in childhood, the belief that someday I would be a mother, that having and raising a child was something I was meant for, took hold and became an inherent part of my identity. I loved babies and toddlers, and even when my own six-years-younger […]

Does Your Real-Life Lover Live Up To Your Dream Partner?

From the Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Department: A study from the University of Sheffield and the University of Montpelier (in the U.K. and France, respectively) found that people’s real-life lovers differed drastically from their “dream” companions. Researchers “found that our actual mates differ in height, weight and body mass index from the ones we […]