Cosmopolitan Usa June 2019

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IS ON P. 78
Emma
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e d l e t t e r
“My phone
went off during
Hamilton. It was
my birth-control
alarm. I was
sitting front-row
t im e center. During
a death scene.”
I used to have a crush

on a guy I did ballet
with, and one day at LMAO.”
summer camp, my
friends and I snuck into
his room and slathered
Icy Hot inside his
tights. (Sorry, Troy!! ) “I was a very forgetful
I still have no clue why teen, and while I never
I thought it would be
a good idea to inflict
intense crotch pain on never. I *did* forget to turn
a boy I liked, but I do
off my straightener—for,
remember a pretty hilari-
ously grunt-y flamenco like, two years straight.
class afterward. And Sincere thanks AND
hey, I have the story.
Nowadays we’re all
out here trying to live our carpet on my bedroom
most ‘grammable lives,
but I love the streak of
P E L S: A L L I E H O L LO WAY. E L E VATO R B U T TO N , I P H O N E: G E T T Y I M A G E S . H A I R S T R A I G H T E N E R : J O N PAT E R S O N /S T U D I O D.

brash honesty that runs
U N D E R W E A R : S T U A R T T Y S O N /S T U D I O D; S T Y L E D BY S A B R I N A G R A N D E . TA N YA TAY LO R D R E S S , TA N YATAY LO R .C O M .
through millennial and rectangular mass.”
Gen Z culture—we tell
you everything, espe-
cially when it’s question-
“Almost every
able/regrettable. Being
time I’m in an
real about who we are is
elevator and
just kind of our thing.
someone is
Cosmo was way
Tex t u running to get
ahead of its time with all S p e a k in
s!
g of be in, I act like
that, launching the now- ahead
o f o u r ti in g
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m e, y o u
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column back in 1997 d o if y o s h o u ld
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to feature secrets from Te x t “s u
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and we ” to 7 717 actually pressing
readers. It’s still one w il l h o o
k yo u T
7
F u p. the door-close
of my favorite parts of M ES SA
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because it was
the only color I
didn’t have.”
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Yes, you look

straight fire in that
thong - bikini pic...
but does your boss
ne ed to se e it?
Two readers explain
their POVs.
By HANNAH CHAMBERS
“ I f y o u’r e n o t i n t o
w h a t I ’m p o s t i n g,
d o n’t l o o k .” — K K W
T h i r s t t r a p s: e m p o w e r i n g or a n n o y i n g?
BAU ER- GRI FFIN.
Pool parties are in the forecast. Get summer color fast!
I ’m n e w t o t h e
t h i r s t - t r a p g a m e—
a n d I ’m h o o ke d .
“Earlier this year, I t w e n t d ow n h i l l

I posted my first i n my D M s .
thirsty ’gram. It was
January, and I was “Even before thirst traps
washing dishes in my had a name, my sister
favorite high-waisted and I would stage photo
underwear and a shoots in our bikinis at
cropped cardigan while home and post the pics
listening to my playlist on our Myspaces. But
titled ‘Reminder: You’re we were teens, and
a Bad Bitch.’ I walked I was comfortable in
past a mirror, caught a my body. I didn’t care
glimpse, and thought, if people judged me.
This is a cute look. So When I got Instagram, I
I opened up the cam, posted TTs at least once
set the self-timer, and a month. Occasionally,
had a 10-minute photo I would get DMs from
shoot in my kitchen. I creepy guys I didn’t
take selfies whenever I know, but they were
have a cute outfit on, so like spam. They didn’t
it wasn’t that different—I matter to me. Then, two
was just wearing way years ago while I was
less clothing this time. on vacation in Florida,
The lighting in my I shared a photo of
kitchen isn’t the best, so myself dancing in a
I brightened the image swimsuit with my tongue
and took the yellow out. Ten minutes later,
hues down a bit, then a guy I had known
captioned it, ‘A subtle since we were both
thirst trap...probably in diapers—but hadn’t
gonna delete.’ I’d never seen in years—sent me
been in my underwear a message that said,
on Instagram before, ‘Hey stranger, it’s been
but I thought, Fuck it, I a while. How are you?’
look good. When I got
I’d never It seemed chill enough,
more than 300 Likes been in my but he clearly saw my
and comments, like ‘We photo as an invitation
under wear to hit on me. It wasn’t
need more of these!’
and ‘Don’t you dare on IG before, just some random dude
I could shake off, and I
delete!’ I realized other but I thought,
people think I’m hot too. wasn’t used to people
That was cool! I don’t
F*ck it, I I actually know being
care if it seems vain. I’m look good. like, ‘Wow, Cyrena
just expressing myself in looks good. Let me try
my underwear.” and get all up on that.’
—ESTHER, 24
It just made me feel
gross. So now I don’t
post them. A swimsuit
pic isn’t worth guys
mistaking my Insta for
BAU ER- GRI FFIN.
Tinder.”
—CYRENA, 24
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COSMO
Q
Did eve r yo n e quit

sh a v in g w it h o u t yo u?
A sur vey of readers’ ~body- hair situations~.
By ASHLEY OERMAN
O n a s c a l e o f I D GA F t o 10, D o e s yo u r b o d y - h a i r
h ow m u c h d o yo u c a r e situation change when
a b o u t w h a t yo u r p a r t n e r yo u’r e h o o k i n g u p
t h i n k s o f yo u r p u b e s? o r i n a r e l a t i o n s h i p?
10% 45%
I worr y about For me, 20%
hair removal = Once we
their judgment.
N self- care. exchange
FU
FACT Netflix
and HBO
38% 92% o f yo u Go pass-
It’s pretty
37% s a y yo u’d words, my
important to me, If my current t ra d e ra zo rs 35% razors are
habits are in f o r l as e rs, b u t Yeah, I go through way on PTO.
but I don’t
line with yo u r b u d g e t more shaving cream.
stress about it.
my S.O.’s, s a ys “LO L .”
that’s cool.
15% H ow d o yo u f e e l a b o u t
Yeah, IDGAF. s h a v i n g yo u r a r m p i t s?
61%
Meh. I don’t love doing it,
W h a t a r e yo u r h a i r - r e m ova l but it’s whatever.
h a b i t s l i ke n ow c o m p a r e d t o
33%
yo u r t e e n a g e ye a r s?
Toxic. I take a razor to them daily
and they rebel with red bumps.
52% 38% 10% 6%

I was a Currently I started Nonexistent. I let them
varsit y living like I shaving later grow with the flow.
razor-user. did when in life and
Now I’m Miley was I’m still on
more chill. Hannah. that grind.
And what about

yo u r p u b i c h a i r?
R U B E N C H A M O R R O. F L A M I N G O R A ZO R , $9, S H O P F L A M I N G O.C O M .
What ’s the longest

12% 19%
you’ve ever gone without
It runs wild Ever y day is
shaving your legs? and I’m cool a battle of
with that. the buzz cut.
44%
69
Two months. Too busy
Why do you remove your body
bingeing GoT.
hair, any way?
43%
When we fall back for
daylight saving time, I give up 20% (he h
)
until we’re sprung again. 3%
77%
13% %
I haven’t waited more than I think it I feel like I I don’t! I let it do its thing—until
t wo days since I was 13. looks better. have to. I have hot hookup plans.
you
T h e se c r e t messa ge in
yo u r e n g a g e m e nt I nst a
We see you, ring hiders.
By SARAH WELDON
P R I YA N K A C H O P R A & N I C K J O N A S
If your post is
KIM K ARDASHIAN WEST
like Priyanka
C h o p r a J o n a s ’s . . .
A hand resting on his
chest suggests tender
affection, while lowered If your post is
eyelids signal a very like Kim Kardashian
sensual relationship, We s t ’s . . .
says body-language
You’re psyched to be
expert Patti Wood.
engaged, but that may
be it. “A disembodied
hand without your fiancé
K AT Y P E R RY & O R L A N D O B LO O M in sight lacks love,”
explains Wood. Almost
like it doesn’t matter who
gave you the rock…just
that you have one.
HAILEY & JUSTIN BIEBER
If your post is
l i k e J . L o ’s . . .
If your post is
Yeah, you’re kinda
l i k e K a t y P e r r y ’s . . .
holding hands, but
JENNIFER LOPEZ
When your faces are & ALEX RODRIGUEZ your tense fingers
partially out of view and his straight
If your post is like
and your ring is the only thumb indicate that
H a i l e y B i e b e r ’s . . .
thing on full display, it independence is
suggests you two are important to you Having your fiancé’s face and
B A U E R - G R I F F I N ( 5 ).
super protective of your both…and that likely the ring nearly out of sight could
relationship. (But you won’t change once mean you’re not ready to shout
still want to go for that you’re hitched. out your engagement just yet. And
double tap.) standing above them is always a
power move, says Wood.
you
Does your pet even

really like you?
Or is she the biggest scammer since Elizabeth
Holmes? B y C A R I N A H S I E H
START
Is your child a dog or a cat?
Cat Dog
Does your cat
think she’s a dog?
Yes No
Have you ever found

your bundelina sleeping
Does your beanut follow on your clothes?
you from room to room?
Yeah, I Pretty sure When you get home,
I feel lonely Not unless basically you’re how does your puppalup
It ’s bedtime. accessorize making up
if she’s not I’m literally greet you?
Where’s your fur baby? with animal that
watching dripping in
me pee bacon hair. scenario,
FREAKING By leaving
That li’l In her crate at 2 a.m. grease, no. sorry.
TF out. She’s to go
floof or with her
running, to another
is lying on secret family
jumping, room.
top of me, in another
panting.
as always. state.
You’re watching Netflix.
What does your chicken
nugget do?
Has your soup dumpling

happens next? Puts a paw Retreats ever bitten you?
on me like and hides
“Pick me. behind
Spins around Choose me. some I’m their fave No! How
before ani- Love me.” furniture. chew toy. dare you!
morphing into Love that for
my bb spoon. them.
F R O M TO P : S T U D I O F I R M A /S TO C K S Y, L U K E L I A B L E /S TO C K S Y.
THE VERDICT
S h e’s h o t Not looking

and cold great
Preferring her crate to your bed or So…those aren’t great signs,
parking behind furniture could but it could be situational more
signal distress...or your pet could than hate-hate. If kissing her ass
just be kind of a jerk. Consider the with squeaky toys and treats
context before freaking out, and doesn’t seem to be helping, try an
remember it’s probs not personal. animal-behavior specialist.
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rant where we I started chat- a podcast. I up to go to the
known for build-your-own Bloody bathroom, and
worked. I had a ting with a fam- emailed some-
major crush on ily sitting nearby. Marys. While in line to get one, one I knew and halfway between
him, so I figured When I looked requested a meet- my table and the
I bent over to tie my shoe. As I
I’d flirt shame- at my phone the ing with her pro- bathroom, I fell
lessly at the next day, I found stood up, I bumped into a shelf ducer. I guess I’m right on my ass.
bar. When his a ton of selfies I of Bloody ingredients. That shelf productive while When I stood up,
shift was over didn’t remember tipsy because we I looked down
smashed into a second shelf, to see I had
and the sexual featuring me with landed the meet-
tension was at that entire fam- which fell into a third. There were ing! We recorded slipped on an
its peak, we ily—even a group wings, beef sticks, and olives a couple of effing pancake.
went back to shot of us with episodes, but Everyone
my head resting everywhere. Everyone assumed since we fully laughed, but
my place and
hooked up. It on the grandpa’s I was wasted, but I was sober! BSed our way then the waiter
wasn’t until two shoulder. I won- through it, we brought me
The host asked me to return to my
weeks later that der where they had to say we just complimentary
I found out he are now....” seat and brought me a water .” didn’t have the pancakes.”
was married.” —AT H EN A , 23
—M O RGA N, 24
time to pursue it.” —TAYLO R, 24
—AU B RE Y, 24 —LU CY, 26
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re action: a Telling the DJ I need b I’m single-handedly
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thing: The Bachelor. Like
he does every week,
Doyle Stack, 29, has
invited a bunch of for- league. For two
mer fraternity bros to his seasons, he won what
watch party. Sometimes the product is made for his league calls the
it’s just a handful of straight women. Look no Chris Harrison Award
dudes, but on a good further than the fairy-tale for Excellence in
night, he’ll squeeze tropes—castles, horse- Matchmaking, a trophy
eight of his buddies onto drawn carriages, formal granted to the player
his massive couch. gowns—that appear with the best guesses for
Where you’d every season. It’s basi- the season. Yes, it’s an
expect cans of Natty cally Cinderella with actual trophy. His name
Ice, there’s a bottle of tequila shots. But that Nation. Only five said Stack and his friends is engraved on it, along
red wine. Where the long-held assumption they joined the fandom are “texting in the group with other winners’.
obligatory pizza boxes about who comprises on their own, without thread well into the night As for now, the men
should be, there are Bachelor Nation just being introduced and for the next few are split on new Bach-
bento boxes of sushi. isn’t true. to the show by a days,” he says.) “I’m very elorette Hannah B.
The situation requires a A representative from woman close to them. wary of anyone who is “I’m expecting a lot
bit more class—and a ABC told Cosmopolitan Daniel Gardunio, a immediately dismissive of immature, cocky
lot more commitment— that over the past 10 31-year-old Brooklynite, of it,” McKeon says. “It’s 23-year-old frat boys,
than the average seasons, started like being dismissive so that should be pain-
beer-and-big-game somewhere watching of pro wrestling or ful and entertaining,”
get-together. between 25 It makes in 2012 college sports.” says Adam Scouse, a
Crowded around the and 27 per- because “so For some, the appeal 31-year-old in Raleigh,
TV, Stack and his friends cent of the me feel many of the is more romantic. N.C. Others, like
ask the same questions audience all warm funny people “When there’s a real Stack, worry she’ll get
floating around every has been I followed connection, it’s really overwhelmed. They
Bachelor watch party male. And and fuzz y would sweet to watch and it all plan to tune in. “I
across the country: recently, the
inside. live-tweet makes me happy,” says can’t help it—the show
Would you date them? show has The Bachelor Jake Geer, a 28-year- makes me feel all warm
Is she really into him? started bla- and I started old in Raleigh, N.C. and fuzzy inside,”
What is he/she think- tantly marketing to its getting FOMO.” “I’m really empathetic to says Stack.
ing? The only thing that male fan base: launch- Everyone else was the breakups because McKeon agrees.
makes this party remark- ing an official fantasy lured in by a girlfriend I had a horrible one at “People say, ‘How can
ably different from the league in 2017 and or, sometimes, their the end of college that you watch that show?
ones we’re used to hear- choosing to show men family. Conor McKeon, put me in misery for It’s just a bunch of
ing about is that the at those watch par- 32, is a lifelong fan. He months, and I can feel attractive people going
guest list is made up ties that Chris Harrison started watching with exactly what they’re on TV and proclaiming
entirely of straight men. surprise-visits during live his mom (and dad) as feeling when they’re their undying love for
Girls aren’t even invited. episodes. a teen, and the three heartbroken,” he says. someone they haven’t
For all of The Bach- So why are so many still text after the show. Travis Halff, a met!’” he says. “And I’m
elor franchise’s reign, guys watching? I asked (Cell network providers 28-year-old in Austin, like, how can you not
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Hair of the wolf, anyone?
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Pretty soon, winter will have come and gone. The HBO fantasy saga that
dominated pop culture for a decade, gifted us with BFF icons Maisie Williams and How flexible is your
Sophie Turner, and pretty much took care of all our Halloween costumes for years schedule?
is ending. Before you get PGOTD (post-Game-of-Thrones depression), we have a
I’ve got all You’ve got
replacement ready—depending on why you were obsessed to begin with.
the time in me for two
hours, tops.
Do you already miss

Dany’s dragons?
Dragons
aren’t real.
Characters
talking in
dark rooms >
fight scenes.
Jason Momoa or
Sparring Sophie Turner?
with Arya.
Drogo is Sansa Stark
my sun and is my warden
my stars. of the North.
Outlaws or
superheroes?
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ARTEMIS THE GOOD THE GOOD FRONTIER DARK

FOWL SOCIETY OMENS WIFE PHOENIX
SEASONS 1 TO 3
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A group of rich It’s like Sons of
A young genius teens returns home A sarcastic Drama, sexy Anarchy except Sophie Turner
boy kidnaps from a field trip to demon and an backstabbing, with Jason is out of control
a fairy to find his find all their earnest angel and way too much Momoa instead of in the latest
missing father. parents missing. team up to stop wine for one Charlie Hunnam X-Men epic.
Grittier than it Meep! the apocalypse. human woman. and fur coats Sansa would
sounds! Also, Jon Hamm! instead of guns. be proud.
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for a little while at least. Best of all,
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send her to live with her aunt in an NYC theater, where she gets into that this will be enough of a founda-
way more (ahem: sexier) trouble, as you see in the excerpt here. tion for lasting devotion. And for
Ultimately, Gilbert wants us to question all the judgment societ y tosses at women like me, the exciting thing about Anthony
Vivian—and to question the nagging voice inside ever y girl telling her to be good. was his arrogance. I wasn’t the only
one who noticed it, of course—that
remember it with warm fondness
because it was in his brother Loren-
cockiness was how he got cast in zo’s bed that I experienced my first
our play, after all—but I was the one climax. (Anthony didn’t have a bed
who fell in love with it. of his own—he slept on the couch
Now, I’d been around plenty of in the living room—but we helped but with the right suspenders and
arrogant young men since arriving ourselves to his brother’s room when a wide, garish tie, it would do the
in town a few months earlier (it was Lorenzo was at work. Thankfully, trick. It looked just cheap enough,
New York City; we breed them Lorenzo worked long hours, giving and just cute enough, to suit Lucky
here), but Anthony’s arrogance had me ample time to receive pleasure Bobby. And while it might not have
a special twist to it: he genuinely from young Anthony.) been the most politic thing for me to
didn’t seem to care. I’ve mentioned before that a say, I told Anthony that his existing
All the cocky boys I’d woman needs time and patience suit would be perfect for the role,
met thus far liked to
The secret to and an attentive lover in order to precisely because it was so cheap
play at nonchalance, falling in love get good at sex. Falling for Anthony and so cute.
but they still had an air Roccella finally gave me access to “You callin’ me cheap and cute?”
about them of want- so fast is not all three of those necessary features. he asked, his eyes crinkling in
ing something, even to know the amusement.
if it was only sex. But He had highly pleasant eyes—
Anthony had no appar- person at all. dark brown and lively. He looked
ent hunger or longing like he spent most of his life amused.
about him. He was fine with what- Examining him this closely, I could
ever transpired. He could win, he see he was older than he’d looked
could lose, it didn’t shake him up. onstage—less of a rangy kid and
If he didn’t get what he wanted out more of a lean young man. He was
of a situation, he would just stroll more like 29 than 19. It’s just that
away with his hands in his pockets, his skinniness and his carefree step
unfazed, and try again somewhere made him seem a lot younger.
else. Whatever life offered, he could “I might be,” I said. “But there’s
take it or leave it. nothing wrong with cheap and
He could even take it or leave cute.”
it when it came to me—so, as you “You on the other hand—you look
can imagine, I had no choice but to expensive,” he said, and gave me a
become completely smitten with him. slow appraisal.
Anthony lived in a fourth-floor “But cute?” I asked.
walk-up on West Forty-Ninth Street “Very.”
between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Anthony and I found our way to We stared at each other for a
He lived with his older brother, Lorenzo’s bed on the first night of while. There was a good deal of
Lorenzo, who was the head chef at our acquaintance. After the audi- information conveyed across the
the Latin Quarter restaurant where tions were over, he’d come upstairs silence—a whole conversation, you
Anthony worked waiting tables when to sign a contract and to get a copy might say. This is what flirtation is in
he didn’t have an acting job. His of the script from Billy. The adults all its purest form—a conversation held
mom and pop used to live in that conducted their business, and then without words. Flirtation is a series
apartment too, he told me, but they Anthony left. But only a few minutes of silent questions that one person
were both dead now—a fact that after he’d walked out, Peg instructed asks another person with their eyes.
Anthony relayed to me with no evi- me to run after him and speak to And the answer to those questions is
dent sense of loss or sorrow. (Parents: the young man about costumes. I always the same word:
another thing he could take or leave.) snapped right to duty, yes ma’am.
Anthony was Hell’s Kitchen born I’d never flown down the Lily’s stair-
Maybe.
and raised. He was pure Forty-Ninth well faster.
Street, right to the core. Grew up I caught up with Anthony on the
playing stickball on that very street, sidewalk, grabbed him by the arm,
and learned how to sing just a few and breathlessly introduced myself.
blocks away at the Church of the In truth, there wasn’t much I
Holy Cross. I came to know that needed to discuss with him. The suit A DA P T E D FRO M C I T Y O F G I R L S, BY
street awfully well in the next few he had worn to his audition would E L I Z A B E T H G I L B E R T, F O R T H C O M I N G
months. I certainly came to know be perfect for his costume. Yes, FROM RIVERHEAD BOOKS. COPYRIGHT
that apartment awfully well, and I it was a bit modern for our play, © 2 019 B Y E L I Z A B E T H G I L B E R T
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T h e S ab rin a
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...star t an orgy? By MO L LY S TO UT
KIERNAN SHIPK A
(SABRINA SPELLM AN)
The te en sorceress-in-chief
Most likely to
DM a Riverdale Biggest
cast member: conspiracy
KIERNAN
theorist:
TATI
“She’s good friends with
them all, I think!” — LU CY “Just ask her about Paul
“Keeks takes the crown.” McCartney.” — K I ERN A N
— CH A N CE “It’s gotta be me or
“I mean, me.” — K I ERN A N Tati. We have some...
interesting conversations.”
— CH A N CE
R O S S LY N C H JA Z SINCL AIR “We may or may not

(HARVEY KINKLE) ( R O S A L I N D “ R O Z ” WA L K E R )
Best addition have seen a UFO with
to the group chat: Ross one time.” — JA Z
S abrina’s woke S abrina’s b old—and
ex-b ae se cretive—BFF ROSS
“It’s a tie. I bring

Most likely to
the memes, Ross brings
the vibes.” —CH A N CE forget their lines:
“I can’t pick just one. CHANCE
Chance has memes for

days...Jaz and Ross have “Chance.” —K I ERN A N
the camaraderie and “He’d say otherwise,
love.” —TAT I but we know. We all
“Our group chat sucks.” know....” —TAT I
— ROS S “What’s the bet that
it’ll be me? I can see it
already. It’s simply not
true...*sigh*” — CH A N CE
TAT I GA B R I E L L E CHANCE PERDOMO Best hugger:
(PRU DEN CE BL ACKWOO D) (A MBROSE SPELL M AN)
JAZ
Le ader of the Weird Sist ers, Pansexual warlo ck
magical bitch with e ndless charm “If anyone doesn’t answer Most likely to
this with Jaz, they’re try revenge
wrong.” — K I ERN A N voodoo for real:
LUCY
“When I know Jaz is
around, I make enormous
efforts to look tired and “Lucy Davis.” — K I ERN A N
sad and desperate so that “Lucy looks sweet, but

she embraces me in one I’d keep one eye open
of her hugs!” — LU CY around her.” — JA Z
“Jazzy’s hugs will change

your life. So much
love. So much warmth. Most likely to
You’ll melt in her arms start an orgy IRL:
G E T T Y I M A G E S ( 7 ).
and never want to let go.”

L U C Y D AV I S G AV I N L E A T H E R W O O D GAVIN
— TAT I
(H I L DA SPEL L M AN) ( N I C H O L A S S C R ATC H )
S abrina’s suspiciously Major villain, practices dark “GAVIN. Because it’s

angelic aunt magic in a sex y wa y Gavin.” — JA Z
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When you’re in a
dysfunctional relationship sense, considering how
effective networks are
at fueling the fire of
with a T V show fandom online with
stuff like cast AMAs,
post-show videos
Stanning is all fun and games until you with showrunners,
fall into a literal depression. and watching an influ-
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receipts. while you watch the
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Archie and Veronica, just another sign of so-
finally split this year and called millennial
left fans devastated. entitlement—TV is
Twitter exploded with openly giving it to us.
sad, angry, broken- There are even entire
hearted comments companies that exist
(more than 95,000 just to heighten this emo-
tweets about Riverdale tional roller coaster. The
in 24 hours), and Superfan Company,
#SaveVarchie was cofounded by “superfan
born (it’s still going expert” Brittany Hodak,
strong today). But it’s studies and builds
not just ships sending us fandoms for Fortune
into a tailspin. 500 companies and cli-
After a beloved ents like Taylor Swift.
character dies—espe- “Shows almost have
cially when it’s unex- an obligation to upset
pected—hundreds of people because that’s
Reddit threads launch. what keeps viewers
A quick trip to a Reddit tuned in,” she says.
chat about Game of In other words, the
Thrones deaths is full of next time you feel, well,
phrases like “ripped me all the feels (and then
apart,” “I felt like I lost a
t
some) over a ship or a
best friend,” and “I fatal demise, remember
cried for weeks.” Virtual that a small army of
funerals packed with professionals might be
mourners are popping engineering your
up every day. emotions. More
And standom is important, take heart
more intense than ever. that you’re not alone.
hink back to your worst breakup of all time. The truly
According to a recent Here, some fellow stans
soul-crushing split that came out of the blue. You felt study, 86 percent of share which pivotal
like a Walking Dead extra at work. You thought one ILER millennials believe they moments tore them up
SPO
sobbing sesh was coming to an end, but then you remem- A L E R have some ownership and why.
T!
bered the way they looked at you the first time you flew on a of things they’re fans of—
I f yo u a re n’t
plane together, and suddenly you couldn’t even get out of bed. this is why we lose our
c a u ght u p
That level of grief, sadness, and pain is exactly what on these shows, collective minds when a
some people experience—literally—when their favorite TV re a d a t yo u r story line doesn’t go the
ow n p e ril! way we want. It makes
couple breaks up.
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Riverdale
THE RUNDOWN
Archie and Veronica
THE RUNDOWN
call it quits (again) in
OG supernatural
season 3, because
badass Buffy
when your GF’s dad
eventually has to off
is framing you for mur-
her boyfriend/
der, happily ever after
archnemesis, Angel.
is not in the cards.
THE STAN
THE STAN
Maggie Parker, 31,
Natalie Johnson, 22,
New York
San Francisco
THE REACTION
THE REACTION
Pain
Depression
“I cried for days when they broke up. I go to bed sad, “I had to put a sock in my mouth to stop the screaming.
thinking about it, and sometimes I’ll have a dream about it It felt like my insides were coming out. I was a wreck,
and then wake up the next day still sad. I’ll be sitting in mourning, for days. It was sick, insane, how dedicated
at work, and all of a sudden, I’ll be like, I can’t believe and devoted I was to this show. I wore a claddagh
Veronica and Archie aren’t together. How could the ring, which Angel gave Buffy, until I got engaged a few
writers do this to me?” years ago. I told my fiancé, ‘I feel like to really understand
me, you need to watch this show.’”
Skins THE RUNDOWN Game of Thrones THE RUNDOWN

Quirky, charming Season 3’s infamous
Chris Miles, a beloved Red Wedding, a
character on this popu- nuptials-turned-
lar British teen drama, bloody-carnage-
goes from goofing betrayal, leaves key
around with a friend to characters dead and
an OMFG death from GoT viewers in the
a brain aneurysm. fetal position.
THE STAN THE STAN
Kathleen Hayn, 26, Lauren Johnson, 26,
Philadelphia Scottsdale, Arizona
THE REACTION THE REACTION
Paranoia Anger
“The death of my favorite character definitely made my already “This guy just casually walks in and starts stabbing
lingering depression much worse and me a panicky mess all this beautiful pregnant woman in the stomach. It makes
the way up until college. I had flashbacks for, like, six months. you want to throw up. I was irrationally angry,
And for a long time, hearing the word ‘aneurysm’ was traumatic. screaming profanities at my phone in my hand at
Once, I was at a party, and I was like, Oh no, I’m going 1 a.m. in my bed, as if I could help them and make it not
to start getting a headache, I’m going to collapse and have an real. I’m still pissed—I’m livid. I feel like I’m going to start
aneurysm and die. It definitely made me less social.” crying now just talking about it.”
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the credits roll by. And it’s totally healthy to browse Reddit and social media looking for people
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feeling shook and feeling shattered. “If it keeps you up at night or has instilled any emotion—
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Co n f essio ns o f
a mic r o -in f l u e n c e r 8 : 0 0 a.m.
I spend a glorious hour

It’s not all freebies and flawless selfies. or so on the train read-
ing a book, blissfully
By SA M FEHER (AK A @SA M ANTHAFEHER)
unaware of my phone’s
whereabouts. (JK, it’s in
my back pocket at all
times, but a girl can’t be
staring at screens every
waking moment.)
A Day in
My Life 9 : 3 0 a.m.
Once I set foot in the

office—I’m an editorial
6 : 3 0 a.m.
assistant at Cosmo!—I
After fighting a losing only use my phone if
battle with my sheets, I I’m away from my desk
check my phone. First and someone needs
thing I see when the me. Believe it or not,
screen lights up? A I don’t look at Insta at
dozen DMs. They’re all during the day.
from everyone: my
6 : 0 0 p.m.
friends, my mom, brand
reps. I hit my mom and I leave for the night
friends back—low effort and respond to the
(love u!)—before digging 10 or 15 DMs that
into the real stuff. And rolled in during the
lemme tell you: There’s workday. I peek at
nothing more exciting the requests to see if
than seeing a brand I there’s anything I can
know and love pop up respond to without too
in my inbox. I could tell much effort, like some-
you exactly what I was one asking where my
doing (eating dry cereal top is from in a recent
straight out of the box) post. (Tap. The pic.
the moment Princess For creds. ) Nights
Polly first pinged me, are when I spend hours
h
M e, u n a w a r e t h a t and now I’m, like, BFFs on Instagram creating
s o m e o n e is s p r in t in g
with my girl Steph on content, interacting
i n t o m y # O OT D p i c .
their PR team. But I only with followers, and
work with companies talking to brands (mostly
whose products are a) fashion labels, up-and-
things I genuinely want coming beauty lines,
to share with my follow- and wellness compa-
ers or b) things I really nies). I call this time my
i, everyone, and welcome to Gen Z! I’m your host, Sam,
freaking want and know Instagram Shift.
and I’m gonna show you why—despite what it looks like on
social—I don’t actually own seven different pairs of white my followers will want
6 : 2 0 p.m.
boots (“Need to borrow ’em for a pic!”) or travel to a different country every too. Eyes half-closed, I
24 hours (ty, #Latergrams). But my life does kinda rock, partly because I’m a respond to my new busi- It’s Monday night, so my
micro-influencer with 50,000 followers on Instagram. ness DMs with a stan- phone is getting blown
The difference between me and big-time influencers like, say, Kylie dard “Email me!” I vow up by Bachelor Nation
Jenner, is that brands give her tons of stuff hoping she’ll post a blurry five- to check my filtered mes- before I even get home.
second thank-you snap (which, fair, would be seen by millions of eyeballs). sages (100+) later. I get
I, on the other hand, am out here spending hours negotiating contracts and ready, hop on the train,
creating content Every. Single. Day. Here’s what that’s like. and start my commute.
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I get a
Part of my schtick is a thousand-ish
real-time episode recap Likes and
on IG Stories, and my
followers live for it.
seven
Dinner’s an afterthought, comments
but I’ll probs post a within an
food snap I took over hour.
the weekend, since
nobody wants to see
these Cheesecake analytics. If I don’t
Factory leftovers. already have a pic
lined up, I explore my
8 : 0 0 p.m.
camera roll for Ghosts
I half-watch the show as of Photo Shoots Past—
I record reactions for my preferably something
Insta Story (mostly about nondescript, like a pizza
that girl who claims shot, that theoretically
she was devastated to could be from today.
be sent home…on night I spend a few minutes
one) and respond to editing (VSCO’s bright
the messages that pour C1 filter is Queen) and
in. (On a typical Mon- captioning. If I’m feel- GLO
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stunt was CrazyTown. (“cheesin’”).
8 : 3 0 p.m. 9 : 0 0 p.m.
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on Instagram every tor my Likes and com- photos that do well for ments within an hour. really control the action,
weeknight at 9 p.m.— ments. Insta is cagey me include my face, so it’s not totally up to
1 2 : 0 0 a.m.
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are most active, accord- works, but many influenc- notice I listed fries before I mentally drag myself over. Luckily, my morn-
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service last year,
not long after I got
with a ginormous
gown I’d never
dresses now engaged. The company
offers packages based
wear again.
on the amount of cloth-
Your couch > a bridal store ing you think you’ll keep The Dress for
with your mother- in - law- to - be. need for the onslaught sentimental reasons
By HIRAL GALLIMORE of events leading up to or for their kids. But
As told to RACHEL TORGERSON the big day—and best the reality is that they
of all, for the wedding probably won’t end
itself. And the design- up wanting to wear
O h, y o u
paid full price ers, including Temperley the same thing you
for your London and Christian did. (Let’s not even talk
d r e s s? S r y !
Siriano, are no joke about your mom’s bridal
either. shoulder pads.)
You also get a free Plus, I didn’t want
accessory for every to blow a ton of cash.
look and a personal This wasn’t my only
stylist who can help with wedding—just the first
orders—in my case, one, with a justice of
she even decided on the peace, to make us
the dress I ended up “official.” We had a big
wearing because I’d Indian celebration with
already tried on, like, a friends and family—
thousand options and with a traditional red-
none of them felt right. and-gold dress by an
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dresses with bridal my only wedding dress,
vibes. Style Lend, an I can think of so many
NYC-based business, more useful ways to
operates a similar spend my money: a live
i
inventory stocked with band, a late-night snack
designers like Self- buffet, an open bar. I’ve
Portrait, Zimmermann, got priorities.
MOMEN and Brandon Maxwell. My friends who are
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definitely would also sells previously starting to get wise to
A
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worn wedding looks the rental thing now—
sen for myself— a liiittle weird to some- at a major discount. even the ones going for
and in fact, someone one else, but to me, Nowadays, you can the full-blown princess
else helped me pick renting my wedding even lease accesso- look. And to anybody
it out. But there I was dress was a total ries like veils from a site who doesn’t get it, I say:
getting married in it. no-brainer. called Happily Ever I have the memories and
And another person Lemme back up: Borrowed. the pics—what else do I
would end up wear- The dress—a knee- So yeah, this was a really need?
ing the same one—like, length, all-white The face of a bride lifesaver for me—I had The closet space,
the exact gown—the Badgley Mischka who effing loves no desire to clutter my that’s what.
her (very affordable)
following week. number with can’t-miss- closet with a ginormous
dress.
’em bell sleeves—was white gown I’d never
from Rent the Runway, wear again. I get that
which launched a some people like to
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While all those vitamins
are necessary for hair
health and growth,
they won’t do much if know for sure if you’re
pen Instagram, your body is already vitamin deficient is to
set a timer for loaded with them— have your levels tested
two minutes, which it probably is. by a doctor. And if
the
and see how “Most people get all hair vitamins you are, you’ll likely
many pics you the vitamins they need see some benefits from
PEOPLE
can find of celebrities, to manage their hair CAN’T STOP vitamins after a few
influencers, and ex– growth from diet alone,” TA L K I N G months of taking them.
best friends from high says trichologist and ABOUT “They can help prevent
school endorsing hair biochemist Dominic the shedding stage that
vitamins as the greatest Burg, PhD, chief scientist comes after a period
thing to happen to the at Évolis Professional. of stress,” says Burg.
beauty world since dry But the more the merrier, For max results, take
shampoo. I just did it right? Nope. Even if you them while you’re under
and found, like, 10. take triple the vitamins pressure and continue a
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one of the sleuthiest hair pee out the rest. “Your hair is dead,
experts I know to help and nothing you do
break it all down. S o, a r e yo u internally can affect
vitamin deficient? its density, strength, or
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because supplements under intense stress,” growing, but because
and vitamins are says Burg. In these it grows only about half
not FDA-regulated, cases, “your body shuts an inch a month, it’ll
meaning brands’ down your hair growth take two to three years
claims go unchecked— and redirects nutri- of taking supplements
hair vitamins revamp ents and energy to the The ones before new, healthy hair
the internet loves
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and E, and other hair- might have noticed that reputable and well-
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taking them, your hair usually occurs around The ones celebs use up, because as we all
can (supposedly) look three months later,” Burg O u ai H aircar e T hinnin g know, not everything
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S o you wanna
go big in t he lipstick How to wear a TOUCH UP WITH
depar tment? You’re in CONCEALER
b o l d lip
t he right pla c e. “Actually use that lip brush
We hit up seven you’ve never touched.
women who do b old Dip it in concealer and
on t he re g f or t heir trace it around the edges
most valuabl e tips. of your lips after lunch to
because that sh*t bring back the sharpness

of your lipstick.”
M A K E L I P FAC I A L S
A THING
“Brights look sexy...but only
is harder than it looks —L I N D S AY B A L S A M O, 26
HER FAV E
if your lips are smooth. By JANELL M. HICKMAN
L’O r é al Paris Ro u g e
To get mine flake-free, Sign a t u re L ast in g
I DIY my own lip scrub (half M a t t e Lipst ic k in I Ru l e,
coconut oil, half sugar)
and buff it on my lips
with a toothbrush, then E AT LI K E
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a horse when I’m eating so
HER FAV E
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“I tap the translucent kind
HER FAV E
on first to prevent creas-
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the color like traditional lip S u p e rS t a y M a t t e
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BLOT LIKE CRAZY teeth look yellow and
“After I apply, I lightly press 99.9 percent of skin tones
a tissue on my lips to pick washed out). Stick to pinks,
up any excess oil, wait a reds, and purples instead.“
few seconds, and apply —M ER ED I T H B O R KOWS K I, 26
one more coat. The second
HER FAV E
layer sticks like glue.”
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b e aut y FIRST-TIMER
I bleached
my hair and
RE
FO
BE
my only wish
is that I did it
AF
TE
R
Nobody:
sooner
A L L I E H O L LO WAY. H A I R : M I C H A E L T H O M A S LO L LO AT H O N E Y A R T I S T S . M A K E U P : J E N N I F E R N A M AT H O N E Y A R T I S T S .
My dad says I look like Lady M e: M y h a ir
l o o k s g r e a t,
Gaga, so my life is complete. r i g h t ?!
By ABIGAIL KIM my life. I mean, in the art world,

As told to AM A KWARTENG it’s pretty much an unofficial
requirement to play around with
your hair color. This…was my time.
i
I wanted to go big and bleach
my hair an icy platinum blonde,
so I consulted the Cosmo beauty
team and made an appointment
was 13 when I decided with Diaz, a colorist at Bumble and
that my nearly black hair Bumble’s salon who’s an expert in
didn’t match my personality. taking dark-haired girls blonde.
It felt too serious, not bub- Before I went in for my actual
bly like me. I should be appointment, I met with Diaz for a
blonde! I decided. Very consultation so she could assess
blonde! But my household how my hair would hold up during
was a strict one (my mom the bleach-heavy process. Luckily,
was a firm believer in keeping my because my virgin hair had never
hair natural), so changing up my been processed before (thanks,
color was always out of the question. Mom!), she felt I could handle the
Eleven years later, I live on two rounds of bleaching and toning.
my own, work at an art PR firm,
and have fewer rules imposed on
HERE’S
HOW IT
ALL WENT
How I have to keep DOWN
my platinum looking peak A.M
.
11
1. C O L O R - 2. S M O O T H I N G Diaz separates
CORRECTING LOTION my hair and
SHAMPOO 1 2
applies bleach,
This leave-in cream
This one is infused with helps keep flyaways section
tiny purple pigments and frizz in check by by section.
to cancel out orange, boosting my hair’s abil-
brassy tones that creep ity to retain moisture. .M .
2 P
up in blonde hair.
A mika S u p e r n ova B l o n d e My roots are up
L’O r é al Paris Vio l e t M oist u re an d
E ve r Pu re B ras s To nin g S hin e Cre am,
next. My head
Pu r p l e S h a m p o o, $25, l ove amika.c o m is starting to
$8, t a rg e t.c o m feel heavy from
the weight of
4. H E A T P R O T E C T A N T the product and
other materials
3. T R E A T M E N T M A S K Bleached hair is more
affixed to my
A mix of avocado, susceptible to heat
dome.
olive, and shea oils damage, so a protec-
helps strengthen tive cream with anti-
hair—and the purple oxidants is a must
before blow-drying or .M .
tint adds brightness. 4 P
flat-ironing. I’m getting rinsed
G ar nie r N u t ris s e U l t ra
Co l o r B l o n d e s N o u ris hin g 3 4 Ké r ast as e B l o n d and almost ready
A nt i - B ras s Tre a t m e nt, $9, A bs o lu Cic a p l as m e, $33, for my second
d r u gs t o re s ke rast as e - us a.c o m round of bleach-
ing. The pigment
in my hair is
nearly all gone—
On the day of my appoint- I don’t even
ment, Diaz started by sectioning recognize myself
in the mirror.
my hair and protecting my roots toner. When she finally rinsed it out,
with cotton rolls (the roots tend to my hair was the most gorge shade .
.M
6 P
process faster, so they’re done later of Khaleesi. It was perfect.
Toner time! Diaz
on in a separate step). Then Diaz It’s been a few weeks since my uses two differ-
began painting my mid-lengths and transformation, and I’m still just as ent kinds (they’re
basically
ends with the bleach solution and stoked about my hair as I was the pigmented
covering them with plastic wrap day I walked out of the salon. That glosses) to put
to trap heat, which helps speed up said, platinum is high mainte- color back into
my hair and
the process. nance . I enjoy having a whole create my cool-
Within 10 minutes, I started routine with different shampoos and tone hue.
seeing my hair changing color treatments, but if you’re a 2-in-1
.
through the type of girl, don’t 7 P
.M
plastic and had bleach your hair. I chop off four inches and get a supercute lob.
LOTS of Holy You’ll hate the
shit, this is actu- upkeep. There’s
ally happening also the money
I’ve got ten more
thoughts. By the thing—this color
middle of the compliments on my requires a salon
day, my scalp hair in the past month visit every six
was starting to than I’ve had in my weeks. TBH, it’s
hurt a little, the still totally worth
entire life. I love it.
bleach fumes it for me.
were giving me
I’m a Leo, okay? Who knew
a headache, a hair change
and my neck was sore from sitting would make me feel so damn con-
in the same position for seven hours fident? Thirteen-year-old me would
(first-world problems, but still). be very proud—and very happy not
After another two hours of to be grounded for it.
bleaching, my hair had no pigment
left. It was time for Diaz to add the
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space on your vanit y.
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prettiness, it can be of Erica Feldmann, the
easy to forget to ask the founder and owner of
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much should I spend (aka Witch City). And
on one? Also, there are she should know—
just So. Many. Crystals. Feldmann is always
How do I pick the best packing. “My shop girls
one for me? and I keep them in our
So I asked one of bras, our pockets, our
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Geminis?
What, like being extra is a
*bad* thing?! We gotchu, Gems.
By JAKE REGISTER
i became a
Gemini hater
because I used
to love one. My
ex-BFF Gem
embodied the best traits
of a social air sign—
every time I’d walk
around campus with
her, there’d be a virtual
with a guy she liked (I
had no idea she was
interested in him) and a
completely different girl
Unfortunately, this
falls in line with what
people typically assume
about Gems—they can
be two-faced (literally
at connecting to oth-
ers, a Gemini is the last
person you want to have
any dirt on you. Even the
when I met my current
best friend who’s also
a Gemini, I completely
changed my mind.
Like every Gem, she’s
receiving line of people jumped out. She wrote represented by twins), tiniest transgression can extremely talkative—we
“hey, girl”-ing her as subtweets and told sto- flaky fast-friends who lure make you public enemy can be on a 13-hour
we passed by. Back ries about how awful I you in with their charm. number one in the eyes road trip together and
then, I was much more was to entire groups of They’re also prone to of, well, everyone, never get bored with
shy, and she’d always people. I tried texting believing the first thing because Geminis have each other. Does she J A C O P O R A U L E /G E T T Y I M A G E S .
introduce me to new her, but there was no they hear, and that new LOTS of friends they can have a fiery personal-
people, which I really point. Something had info instantly influences turn against you. ity? Absolutely! But she’s
appreciated. shifted and there was their POV—so one day, While I wanted to also a great example of
That’s kind of how it no going back. you’re BFFs; the next, swear off Gems forever, how genuine Geminis
all fell apart. She heard sworn enemies. And can be. The way a
I’d left a party one night because they’re so good Gem acts is always a
Exactly how Gemini-y are you tho?

GEMINI-ISH
J U N E 1S T TO 10TH
Geminis are the loathed yellow Starbursts of the zodiac, but not all Gems deserve that kind
While Gemini’s planetary ruler is Mercury,
of vitriol. It all depends on your actual birthday. Astrologers rely on something called decans,
you’re also sub-ruled by Venus, the planet
which is a fancy name for splitting up a sign’s date range into thirds. Gemini’s decans are of love and beauty. Venus accentuates
May 21st to 31st, June 1st to 10th, and June 11th to 20th and, as a result, experience varia- your charm and makes people almost for-
tions in ruling planets. So how much of a Gem are you? B y J U L I A P U G A C H E V S K Y get how quickly you ghost the group chat.
I d i d n’t g e t ALL THE
MAGIC
a jo b b e c a us e STUFF
YOU’RE
ALREADY
I ’m a G e mini DOING
(No matter what
your sign.)
Can I live??? By BROOKE SHUNATONA
BY SHANNON
BARBOUR
I feverishly Googled the

S N A PPI N G FAC E-
characteristics of Geminis. MASK SELFIES
Descriptions like “two-faced” Both the beauty
and “shifty” covered my treatment and
screen. I felt unfairly judged posing help you
I wasn’t always a Gemini— and defensive. From that tap into Venus and
learn more about
because I’d lie about my sign. point on, I lied and told
yourself and your
It wasn’t that I cared about everyone I was a Libra—the ~aesthetics~.
my spot in the zodiac, it was more socially accepted air
YOUR
everyone else. TL;DR: I was sign. Meeting someone for HOUSEPLANT
confronted with the harsh the first time at a party, min- OBSESSION
reality that people have *feel- gling at a networking event, Keep filling your
ings* about Geminis—and socializing at work—no room with them—
not always very good ones. place was safe from the dis- they bring balance
into your space.
At 23, I’d applied for a cussion of astrological signs,
Add a money tree
job and made it through the so for a few months, I hid my
for good luck!
preliminary rounds. Things secret everywhere I went.
THAT
seemed to be going well. My cover-up worked for
ROS E WAT E R M I S T
Like, there’s-no-way-I’m-not- a while, but I couldn’t keep AT YOUR DESK
hired well. At least until, at it up for long (this social Dousing yourself
my final interview, the hiring Gemini likes celebrating her heightens all the
manager asked one last birthday too much). And as I good vibes.
quick question. read more about astrology, I YOUR NEW JADE
reflection of their immedi- “What’s your sign?” realized that every sign has ROLLER
ate feelings. My BFF gen- I cluelessly responded its flaws. And the part about It perks up skin and
promotes friendship.
tly pushes me out of my with a bubbly “Gemini!” As Geminis being two-faced?
If you’re the flaky
comfort zone–isn’t that soon as I said it, the smile she I’ve also heard the twin dual-
one in your group,
real-talk realness what had during the entire inter- ity interpreted as having an get some jade. Your
you want in a friend? view disappeared. She didn’t open mind and being able BFFs will thank you.
Another reason to say anything—just very slowly to see both sides of an argu-
SPRINKLING
#GiveGeminisAChance: nodded her head. Spoiler: I ment. So there. CINNAMON ON
Gemini season is basi- didn’t get the job. Sure, there I might not be liked by the YOUR L AT TE
cally one endless summer could have been a number masses, but as a Gemini, I Cinnamon keeps the
bash. So bring a new of reasons why I wasn’t hired don’t need to please every- energy flowing, so
don’t skimp!
Gem into your life—just and there probably were. one. It’s not like I’m a Libra or
never kiss their crush. But let’s be real, mmkay? The something. W E A R I N G S I LV E R
stars had cockblocked me (or If you’ve been more

so I’d convinced myself). present lately, check
if you have any
silver on, which is
thought to heighten
intuition.
GEMINI+ YOUR G O -TO

PERFUME
J U N E 11T H TO 20TH M AY 21S T TO 31S T Scents hold memo-
You’re sub-ruled by the unpredictable You are The Most Gemini Of Them All because you’re ruled solely ries. Breathe in that
Uranus, which boosts the flaky quali- by Mercury. On one hand, you’re thrilling in conversation. On the sweet nostalgia
ties Gems are begrudged for. But it other, you change your opinions for the sake of agreeability so often when you spritz one
also makes you the go-to spontaneous that all your besties know a starkly different version of you. Oh well,
that reminds you of
and suuuper-fun BFF, so whatever! at least you have lots of them! (Friends. But also personalities.)
something positive.
ast r o l o g y
Your June horoscope

By JAKE REGISTER
ARIES TAURUS GEMINI

( 0 3. 21– 0 4 .19) ( 0 4 . 20 – 0 5. 20 ) ( 0 5. 21– 0 6. 20 )
Take a chill pill! You’re crazy-close to Enjoy Venus’s peaceful drift through The stars’ birthday gift for you is a
burning out with all the plans you keep your sign during the first week of June— lesson in emotional competency, which
agreeing to, thanks to super-social which attracts money, sex, and is especially necessary as you enter
Gemini season. Focus your energy on romance—because once it skips into touchy-feely Cancer season. Venus is in
getting that bread so when summer Gemini, you’re forced to pick up the your sign for most of the month and
starts, you can vacation the right way (in pace at work. The only real socializing keeps you afloat by helping you navi-
a next-level Airbnb with your besties). for you then will be in the group chat. gate relationships in a real way.
CANCER LEO VIRGO

( 0 6. 21– 07. 2 2) ( 07. 23 – 0 8. 2 2) ( 0 8. 23 – 0 9. 2 2)
Mercury in your sign helps you express Gemini season at the start of the month Your sign is typically shy, but this month
yourself instead of receding into has your social life bumpin’, and people has you turning heads! You’re all
your shell. Watch out though! If one of are gravitating toward you even more booked up, your dating-app DMs are
your infamous crabby moods sets in, than usual. But as you enter Cancer sea- poppin’, and you’re crushing it at
pushback from others might hurt your son, your inner introvert may come out. work. If any of those Tinder messages
sensitive spirit. Pro tip: Start your convos No one likes going out more than you lead to meeting up, the stars are
with a compliment to tighten bonds. do, but this may call for a catnap. aligned in your favor.
LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

( 0 9. 23 –10. 2 2) (10. 23 –11. 21) (11. 2 2–12. 21)
The start of the month is all about If you’re in a relationship, getting more Relationships of all kinds are your
doing your own thing—a departure entangled with your partner is a given current focus, and you’re digging
from your usual people-pleasing this month. If you’re single, you and your deeper with your tightest BFFs.
ways. Yes, it seems impossible, but you crush might DTR soon. Once Cancer Reliability is a theme too, so expect to
actually *enjoy* eating dinner alone season starts, the mood becomes less go to a few parties you’d rather skip
for a change. What is happening? intense (“intense” is your middle name, for the sake of keeping promises.
Scorp) and life flows more easily.
CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES

(12. 2 2– 01.19) ( 01. 20 – 0 2.18 ) ( 0 2.19 – 0 3. 20 )
June begins on a weekend, and you Balancing work and fun isn’t easy, You’re pounding snooze on your alarm
suddenly reeeally want to go out. Do it! especially considering how busy you’ve at the beginning of the month, but as
Venus is shooting good vibes to your been lately. Once you get all the you slowly wake up, you find that life is
love life and you can catch major feels essential things done, unplug and treat simply too exciting to sleep in! As
for someone new. Cancer season is all yourself to a weekend of doing nothing Cancer season starts, you take the reins
about relationships for your sign, so get (preferably on a beach somewhere). planning a getaway with your buds—
ready to develop a serious crush. YOU EARNED IT. surprising everyone, even you.
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over the eastern horizon when
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Compatibility between your first impression on people
Saturn signs can mark last- and the surface aspects of your
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ing bonds. “Saturn is the glue personality. This is the sign
The placement of most people assume
between people,” says Mecca your Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Woods (@TheMeccanism), you are when they
and Moon can determine how meet you.
meaning that it wills you to well a relationship will play out.
make the relationship “Before anything else, you have
work even during to make sure your Moon signs Here’s a rundown
tough times. are compatible, because this is of what each
going to be how you’re able planet impacts:
to connect with a person MERCURY
emotionally,” says communication,
Ayoka. intellect, logic
VENUS
H B D, A r i! We g o t yo u s o m e t hi n g! love, beauty, values,
money, attraction
MARS
It’s your bir th char t! By A L IZ A K E L LY action, energy,
assertiveness, desire
Ariana Grande’s permanent mood: booked and busy. ful Cardinal T-Square. With three out of four cardinal JUPITER
expansion, growth, luck
I mean, the girl is on a world tour rn after releasing four signs represented, this means serious business. Ariana
SATURN
chart-topping singles in the last year, and she still had is a doer, and she always manages to take control and structure, restriction,
D I A D I PA S U P I L /G E T T Y I M A G E S .
time to teach feminism to Piers Morgan on Twitter. land on top no matter what’s going down. responsibility
URANUS
Simply put, Ariana is an incredible manifester—and The biggest lesson Ariana could learn from her rebellion, reformation,
originality
the proof is in her chart. The four cardinal signs (Aries, birth chart: It may soon be time to slow down. I have
NEPTUNE
Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) are associated with a strong feeling that our favorite Cancer goddess will imagination, dreams,
the beginning of seasons and symbolize action and dip out of the spotlight for a hot second to take a well- spirituality, intuition
PLUTO
momentum. Ariana boasts a Sun in Cancer, Moon in deserved hiatus when Saturn, the planet of structure,
transformation,
Libra, and Rising in Capricorn, which form a power- crosses her Ascendant in 2020. power, rebirth
ast r o l o g y
Ask your
anticlimactic: It’s
not easy to gauge THE RISK
compatibility based WORTH
astrolobestie
on Sun sign alone! (To TAKING RN
By RACHEL
help, peep the chart on
TORGERSON AND
page 76.) ASTROLOGER
Before you turn your
Real - talk relationship advice from astrologer, LISA STARDUST
back on astrological
author, and Instagram meme queen Aliza Kelly.
compatibility forever, ARIES
let me explain. People Ever thought about

express cosmic energy getting a margarita
differently even when maker?
they share the same
TAURUS
Sun sign. One Aquarius
could embody the Two words: “chop”
Just
and “dye.”
sign’s signature aloof-
ness while another
GEMINI
could be the ultimate
Splurge at the
humanitarian. The same
spa—it’s massage
goes for partnerships. time.
One Aquarius may find
Cancer’s nurturing spirit CANCER
oppressive while another That chair/desk/rug

may be smitten by their in your cart? Click
sensitivity. You don’t order already.
Ke e p know how a person
radiates their Sun sign LEO
until you get to know Go all out on your

them. So I say, take up next night out.
your BFF on that intro!
VIRGO
After all, Aquarius is the
water-bearer; he may Relieve stress
with...a puppy?!
know a thing or two
about getting stuff wet. ;)
LIBRA
(Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
That too-expensive
In all seriousness,
thing = worth it.
you may be seeking
Sw im min g out Aquarius partners SCORPIO
because you find a
Get a psychic
certain attribute of theirs reading.
compelling. Remember,
Cancer darling—all the SAGIT TARIUS
signs already exist within Eat some so-fancy-

you (birth charts contain you-can’t-
all the signs, not just pronounce-it
one), so take a moment cheese.
Hi Aliza, Dear Caught -Up to reflect on what Aquar-
CAPRICORN
My first heavy-duty Cancer, ian energy illuminates
crush (which lasted five introduce me to a friend If I had a dollar for in you. The more you Stay out past 2 a.m.
on a work night.
M I S H A TAY LO R / T H E L I C E N S I N G P R O J E C T.C O M .
years) was an Aquarius who is—you guessed every time someone tap into your full range
guy. Nothing ever hap- it—an Aquarius. Should I asked me which sign of expression, the less
AQUARIUS
pened between us, so mess with another water- they should or shouldn’t you’ll seek the qualities
Sign up for one of
I eventually moved on bearer or try dating liter- date, I’d be so rich you lack in others.
those scary-looking
and entered a short-term ally any other sign? that the Kardashians To the moon and back,
obstacle races.
relationship with another Thanks, might consider inviting x x Aliza
Aquarius dude. That Caught-Up Cancer me to one of their @AlizaKelly PISCES
love didn’t last either. parties. Unfortunately, Plan a last-minute
Now my BFF wants to my answer is quite trip to a festival.
W
more ant
exclu of this
siv
good e astro
H ow yo u r si g n
n e s s?
Te x t “s u b
to 7 7 sc
17 7 a r i b e”
mag e nd ge
ve r y m t t he
MESS
o n t h.
A GE A
breaks up
R AT E ND D
S APP ATA
LY.
“Sorr y, work’s just been craz y lately!” —Libra, avoiding The Talk for weeks
By COURTNEY PERKINS, AKA @NOTALLGEMINIS
ARIES
OUT WITH A BANG
In the heat of the
moment.
Aries doesn’t wait
around or mope. SCORPIO
They give it to you
straight, usually dur- Goes for the jugular.
ing a loud, explosive A split with a Scorpio is brutal, to say the
argument. Count on least. Breakups bring out Scorpios’ honesty,
angry tears. need for control, and vengeful, dramatic side.
The Real Housewives have more chill.
LEO
So dramatic,
GEMINI you’ll crave
popcorn.
Hella confusingly. Gemini is CANCER
A Leo ends
an indecisive, mutable sign.
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things with the Like a soap-opera star.

On Monday, they’re in love. Deeply feeling, sentimental romantics, Cancers take
same next-level
On Tuesday, they need time
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drama they breakups hard. They need lots of time, tears, and
to themselves. By Wednes- mourning to recover. Expect a newly single Cancer to
entered the
day, they’re booty calling cancel on dinner for a Seamless order of cheese fries
relationship
because they started thinking
THERE WERE DRESS REHEARSALS

with. Imagine
about Monday again.
a breakup
worthy of The
Notebook…or
TOTA L LY R A N D OM
maybe Jersey
Shore.
CAPRICORN
Straight to the point.

During breakups, Caps
are swift and resolute and
sometimes even cold:
AQUARIUS “Delete my number, no
PISCES
Blocked, TAURUS contact, everything you
ghosted, own in a box to the
Wishy-washy and weepy. Stubbornly.
deleted. left,”etc., etc.
Pisces can barely decide if (LOL, surprise.)
they should be breaking Aquariuses can When a Taurus
up with you to begin with! be aloof and chooses to end
They fear hurting their distant in their things, you
VIRGO
S.O., so breakups are struggle to won’t be able
emotional and lengthy. vocalize their to change their Makes a cal invite to talk.
Like This Is Us. emotions. mind. (It’s like Virgos prepare for a
(Think: fuck- trying to con- breakup with Tracy Flick–
boys.) Breakups vince your level precision. You’ll
can lean cold, friend who never wonder why it hap-
SAGIT TARIUS intellectual- hates horror pened—the Virgo will
ized, and movies to see have a list.
Leaves you reeling.
unceremonious. Child’s Play
Optimistic and idealistic, they
genuinely wish their exes well and with you.)
rarely make harsh enemies but
often leave behind broken hearts.
Basically, they’ll still watch your LIBRA
Insta Stories and react with .
After several failed attempts.
Enjoy your complementary spiral!
Libras love being in love, so breakups
come with a lot of consideration—and
WE’RE ALL FRIENDS HERE sometimes a few tries. And the latest
Ariana Grande album on repeat.
ast r o l o g y
Your complete compatibilit y chart

Some zodiac pairings are destined for everlasting love.
Some are destined to key the other’s car.
By A L IZ A K EL LY
ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO SAGIT TARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES
Fighting
Adven- Passion- Long- Great Friends
ARIES
2 sexy 2 Maybe... and

ture ate term business with Why
handle not? Simply fornicat- Explosive
Avoid! buddies partners lovers partners benefits would
doomed ing combo
you ever?
You’ll Boot y Don’t

Seriously Support- Not a
TAURUS
True, true never get text but Together even

soul Argu- ive Sensual great
love each Strong nothing forever think
mates menta- couple and idea
other bond more about it
tive pair erotic
Major
Fun
(mis)com- Superfi-
GEMINI
adven- Orgy Hard Gossip Stay

munica- Excellent cial but Travel Yikes! Strong
tures pals pass buddies away Part y
tion communi- sexy compan- attrac-
ahead! animals
issues cators ions tion
Worth-
CANCER
Seriously Not an Uncom- Extremely Unforget-

Maybe... while Thank u,
soul easy fortable support- Just no table
not? Hard Perfect invest- Power next
mates match at best ive love
pass pair ment couple
All pas-
Uncom- Oppo -
sion Butting Celebrit y Tough Fun and Dynamic Co - Better in
LEO
fortable Proceed sites

ever y- heads Gossip couple tension playful duo CEOs theor y
at best with attract
thing buddies
caution
Excellent Short- Too Unex- Not

VIRGO
Doomed. Support- Tough

communi- term obses- pectedly gonna Match
Just ive AF Perfec- tension
cators Sextperts fling sive fun Safe bet happen made in
doomed. tion
heaven
Worth-
Long- Superfi- Ver y Not
LIBRA
BFF-level while Fun and Short- Power

term cial (but imbal- recom-
bond invest- playful term fling Quick to Nonstop play Terrific
lovahs sexy) anced mended
ment commit fun team
You’ll
Fighting Emotion-
SCORPIO
have Equally
and Quick to Amazing Don’t ally
Freaks in each Proceed obses-
fornicat- Stay. commit enemies Steamy bother exhaust-
the other’s with sive ~Sultr y~
ing Away. tr ysts ing
sheets backs caution
SAGIT TARIUS
One - You’ve
Travel Nonstop Craz y
Explosive night Dynamic Down
compan- excite - enough been
combo stand duo A fun Pure for life Love at
ions Avoid! ment to work warned
only surprise enemies first sight
CAPRICORN
Success-
Work- Craz y Unstop - Sexy
ful busi- Together Power
Yikes! wife Safe bet enough pable role -play
ness forever Power plays Mile -high Too
material to work pair partners
partners couple clubbers weird
AQUARIUS
Friends Oppo - Not Too

Thank u, Terrific Don’t #Couple
with sites gonna weird
next team bother Love at Goals Quickies
benefits NOPE attract happen together
first sight only
Just Emotion- Sure, but

Unforget- Match Literal
PISCES
Bizarre totally Part y ally Good at don’t

table made in dream
pair different animals Better on exhaust- role -play spend
romance heaven Meh LOL, no couple
people paper ing the night
From
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HE E Like standard The Upgrade “We loved this “After a crazy- (from those who have had it)
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The sexy. While
feel like I was work, the person
the stakes? plopping my ass I’m seeing was In a crowd
Double you’re on top, Ask your part- down and smoth- exhausted, but 58% 48%
Dip raise your hips ner to use their
ering him, and I he perked right Tent Car
love using differ- up as soon as we
up and away fingers or a toy ent sex toys.” tried this posi-
from your part- to stimulate you —AU D R A, 2 4 tion. If you’re
ner’s mouth, while they’re with someone
which will give “I got a thigh who’s all about
working your cramp after a
you space to ˜ dat ass˜ and tal-
clitoris with their few minutes ented with their
rock your bod- mouth. This can (maybe I’m just handwork, then
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Maybe we’ll try
glow-in-the-dark accessories
it with a pre-
game stretch to explore each other’s
next time.” bodies, suggests intimacy
—M I C A L , 25 coach Jenn Gunsaullus, PhD.
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lust
W h a t the
h e ll is t’s late Saturday
night. You and
“p ost -nut
your guy are lying
in bed panting.
While you’re
considering
c l a rit y ”?
going another
round or eating
that leftover pizza in the fridge,
he has a smug look on his
face, staring up at the ceiling
We’re over here cr ying and he’s over there as if he’s just discovered
having an epiphany. something as major as how to
By TAY LO R A N D R E WS
shave 30 minutes off his
morning commute. You nuzzle
into his shoulder, but he seems
like he’s somewhere else.
Just lying there in a glorious
stupor with his mouth slightly
agape. This, my friends, is
what we call post-nut clarity.
thinks he’s clo

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sec to
so
a
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te c
hange
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”A voice in my head just
It’s the aha moment a guy expe-
told me, ‘Go for it.’ It was BUT, YE A H, IT’S
riences right after having an all I needed to quit my A BIT SEXIST
orgasm, coined by Call job and start building my
There’s potential for women to
Her Daddy podcast hosts own finance company.” experience this phenomenon too. In
Alexandra Cooper and Sofia Frank-
fact, there’s no evidence that pins
lyn. And it’s the reason some dudes
these orgasmic mental bonuses
make pretty heavy, life-changing
exclusively to males. Women
decisions—about work, their daily
release the same endorphins and
routine, and yes, even you—imme-
hormones during sex and orgasm,
diately after having sex. into a more productive and less
says Koushik Shaw, MD, a urologist
sexually motivated state once
at the Austin Urology Institute.
THIS SEX PERK IS they’ve released tension,” says sex
The effed-up truth is that many
NOT A JOKE, K? and relationship psychotherapist
women just aren’t climaxing often
Ian Kerner, PhD.
As Justin Lehmiller, PhD, a social enough to regularly reap the
psychologist and research fellow at benefits. If you haven’t already
DUDES KNOW IT’S picked up on the male privilege
the Kinsey Institute, explains it, a
guy may be too horny before REAL (AND LOVE IT) happening on this page, consider
hooking up to focus on much Alex, 28, credits some recent post- these facts: Only 65 percent of
besides getting it in. “But once nut clarity for making the career straight women usually or always
someone experiences orgasm, jump from marketing to finance. “It orgasm during sex, compared to
their thinking can become more was like a voice in my head just told 95 percent of straight men, 86
clear,” he says. me, ‘Go for it.’ It was all I needed to percent of lesbians, and 66 percent
Having sex also releases tingly quit my job and start building my of bisexual women, according to
endorphins—the same chemicals own finance company.” research published in the Archives
responsible for that awesome Nick, 27, says he experiences a of Sexual Behavior. *Side-eyes the
mental high you get after a run or a similar type of revelation whenever orgasm gap.*
night of actually decent sleep. The he’s feeling stressed. “Once I get And for those women who do
same is true of dopamine and off, I realize what I should start get off, the high might be more
oxytocin, hormones that flood the working on almost immediately. likely to make them want an
body post-O and leave a happy, Post-orgasm can sometimes be the immediate encore. “Women can
glowy buzz for up to 48 hours. This most productive time for me to return to the orgasm phase a lot
may be why Lehmiller says some accomplish things.” quicker than men, who tend to need
men report that right after climax, For other men (and this is where a longer recovery,” explains Dr.
their life feels more meaningful. the fun really starts), post-nut clarity Shaw. Take a T.O. though, and you
More often, though, as a guy is can help them assess their feelings could come to some pretty mind-
lying in bed après sex, it’s possible enough to have the DTR convo with blowing realizations of your own.
his mind will go straight to whoever they’re sleeping with. “It
whatever’s been on it lately. “For normally answers right away
males with higher testosterone whether we’re just going to be
levels, their orgasm can put them friends or I’m interested in a rela-
G
tionship,” explains Josef, 28. KIN
IN
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F R O M L E F T: M E N E L I K P U R Y E A R ; S T U D I O F I R M A /S TO C K S Y.
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POSTCO ITAL TEMPOR ARY HYPERSENSITIVITY CL AUSTROPHOBIA
DYSPH O RIA BLINDNESS It’s common to have “Some people can feel
Forty-six percent of “This may be good tingles, but if physically trapped and
women and 41 per- associated with they start to feel want to immediately
cent of men experience increased blood painful or if numbness leave wherever they
feelings of sadness, pressure and heart lasts a few hours, it are,” says Ian Kerner,
anxiety, fear, or anger rate,” says Koushik could be from a cardio- PhD. Totally cool to just
following intercourse, Shaw, MD. While it’s vascular issue or dia- GTFO as gracefully
says sex therapist rare, see a doctor if this betes, says Maureen as you can in order to
Laura Berman, PhD. happens to you. Whelihan, MD. calm down.
lust
SEX
Q+A
A ns we rin g
o u r m ost
p o p u l a r LG BTQ +
q u e st io ns
Have bet ter sex this Pride Month (and beyond).
By FAY E B R E N N A N
There are no gay

bars—like, zero—in
my town, and apps
are killing me. How
can I meet LGBTQ+
people to date?
A. I hear you on the
dating-app fatigue...
so start by searching
on Facebook for local How can I “talk speaker Liz Powell, Why do I feel pressure
F R O M L E F T: S O N J A L E KO V I C/S TO C K S Y, A L A MY, P H I L I P F R I E D M A N .
LGBTQ+ groups and dirt y” without con- PsyD, (which, TBH, I to “prove” I’m bi
RSVP’ing to events they flating my part- wish I could take credit when I’ve only ever
post. You can also ner’s genitalia and for): “I love the way you dated one gender?
check out sites like gender? use your fingers,” “Your A. You’re not alone. “The
Meetup, suggests lead- A. Easy: Whether mouth is so amazing,” only people I’m dating
ing LGBTQ+ expert Kryss or not they link their “You feel so good with any seriousness are
Shane. Yeah, you’ll still downstairs sitch to their on top of me.” “That cisgender women and I’m
be using your phone to gender or identity, there moment when you did AFAB genderqueer, and
take the first step, but are so many hot ways [insert move] blew my I still wonder sometimes
finding out where every- to compliment them mind,” and “The sounds if I’m bisexual enough for
one’s hanging will get for their ridiculously you make get me so queer spaces,” admits
you into actual, in-person good moves. Some turned on.” Those are Powell. Bi-, pan- and
sitches—and hopefully, fire lines straight from compliments anyone polysexuals, in particular,
on a date—sooner. psychologist and would love to hear. can have a tough time
your risk of getting My gyno says that to tears. But you don’t
HIV by a whopping since I have sex with need to go to a parade
92 to 99 percent. women, I’m not at or party to join in, espe-
“This is huge,” says risk for STIs. True? cially this year, when
Jamila Headley, PhD, A. Absolutely not. Your people will be celebrat-
managing director of doctor couldn’t be fur- ing all over the planet
the HIV advocacy group ther from the truth, and for World Pride. “Pride
Health GAP. “It has what she told you is is in loving yourself,
the potential to help us wildly inaccurate. I accepting yourself, and
stop the HIV epidemic suggest getting a new showing that same sup-
here in America and gyno and making sure port for others,” says
around the world.” they know that any time Shane. Simple as that.
Unfortunately, there are there’s an unprotected You can also donate to
a ton of misconceptions exchange of bodily LGBTQ+ charities, shop
about the drug (no, fluids, there’s a risk of at supporting stores,
it’s not just for gay or infection. Then, says and vote for politicians
bisexual men), and a Powell, make sure you’re who are fighting to pro-
prescription without getting tested regularly tect your rights. Adds
insurance is crazy- for the following: gonor- Powell, “See if there’s
rhea, chlamydia, syphi- a PFLAG chapter near
lis, HIV, HSV-1 and 2, you—they’re a great
HPV, and hepatitis C resource to have when
(you can ask for myco- you’re first coming out.”
plasma or trichomonia-
sis scans, too, if you’re If I’m partnered
having symptoms). with a guy but
I hook up with a
I’m not out to any of girl...does that
A
dd
my friends or fam count as cheating?

this to yo
yet, but I still want A. It’s crazy how many

x.
to support Pride this people have been

xR
se
year. Any ideas? asking this lately (it’s

r
r be
t t e r, s a f e
A. Of course! I walked def a thing). I can’t
in the 2018 NYC Pride give you a straight-
Parade to support my up answer, because
friends and it was such what monogamy and
an amazing experience. cheating mean to two
The crowds were mil- people who are dat-
lions deep and pulsing ing each other can only
with love, acceptance, be worked out within
feeling seen because hate, and all of us bi expensive (we’re talk- and camaraderie—it that relationship. If you
they’re often labeled by folks are going to just ing up to $2,000 for honestly brought me or your partner think it
the sexual orientation of keep on flourishing.” a one-month supply). counts as cheating, then
their current relationship. Still, you can ask your there you go. If you’re
“Neither straight nor I’ve heard about doctor to write you an NAN like, eh, I don’t know...
EN
R
queer communities do PrEP, and a few of my Rx for any of the follow- B then it’s time to have a
E
a very good job of rec- friends are taking ing reasons: You’re in a serious chat about spe-
FAY
ognizing bi folks as real it. Should I be too? sexual relationship with cific boundaries. Write
and valid, and very few A. So happy you someone who’s HIV- them down if you have
communities have any brought this up, because positive; you don’t regu- to, like: “Making out
bi-specific resources,” PrEP, aka pre-exposure larly use condoms with with another girl isn’t
Sex & Relationships
says Powell. “But your prophylaxis, can be life- new partners; or you’re Director cheating” or “Going
sexuality is valid no mat- saving. It’s a prescrip- considered to be at high Email your sex down on anyone else
questions to
ter who you are or have tion pill that when taken risk of getting HIV from is.” Then be sure to
SexQandA@
dated. Haters gonna daily can help reduce sex or injected drug use. Cosmopolitan.com. follow your own rules.
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How to stalk
the unstalkable
Nancy Drew your way around a potential
date’s mysterious lack of social-media
START presence and get to the good intel ASAP.
First things first. Do you By CARINA HSIEH
know their last name?
Have you
Googled them?
Ugh, if Uh yes.
ONLY dating This isn’t my
YES, what is ...No.
apps gave up first rodeo.
this, amateur GO FOR B
those goods.
hour? But
SKIP TO A there’s nothing
juicy there.
Okay, so their Facebook

is private. Whatever.
What about Instagram?
Do you know their handle?
Be honest.
What ’s your goal here?
Nope. Yep! Too bad
GET THE D
it’s locked and
their avi is a I just wanna Super curious
random Simpsons make sure about what
character. I’m not being they looked like
catfished. in eighth grade.
HIT UP E
Have you
STILL
S O U R C E S: DA N M C N E M A R , O N L I N E I N V E S T I G ATO R A N D D I R E C TO R O F C O U N T E R I N T E L L I G E N C E AT B I N A R Y D E F E N S E; L I S A R I B A C O F F,
always been
NOT SATISFIED?
hot, Kyle?
LO O K AT C
Just how desperate are

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go down for a peek at this dude’s to potentially get of info to work total oversharer platforms, you can
their last name. with. on Facebook). now search for it.
most-likely-boring-ass Insta?
YES. I said No, you’re E F G H
what I said. right. I should Pray They Get Your Credit Catfish Them at You’ve Entered
reassess. Went Private Card Ready Your Own Risk the Matrix of
FOLLOW G Only Recently Self-Actualization
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H O L L A AT H
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name? Pop it into search site work-arounds, probably aren’t
Google Images to like Spokeo or sorry. You can cre- missing out on
see if any old pho- BeenVerified ($1 ate a fake profile anything besides
tos from when they to $27) for juicy (or have a friend blurry Kelvin pics
were public come deets from your do it) to follow from 2011. Better
up (you’d be crush’s public them or woman to get to know
surprised what records or social up and directly this person IRL
gets indexed). media. request them. anyway.
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e ric*
barely
spoke
on our first date. He
couldn’t stop picking at
his beer-bottle wrap-
per—the only thing he
looked at all night (yes,
He’ll sext you like
he’s already made
you O, then sit
four feet away on
your first date!
I was jealous of an
adult beverage). Um,
I thought, do I smell or
something? When I got someone who’s guilty of
up to go to the restroom this Fyre Festival level of
and grazed the back of fraud, according to a
his arm, he tensed up as recent Cosmo poll. Toy- He’ll send you He’ll be up-front
a feminist tweet, about his high
if I’d showered him with friends play you via text salary via text,
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I had been beyond IRL, they’re so different. crazy! pick up every tab!
excited to meet Eric in Here’s the thing
person. We’d matched though: It’s not totally you likely start to per- the messaging (after
on an app and he’d their fault. Our imagina- sonify how they act, seeing the movie adap- confirming they are who
had me glued to my tions are also kind of to speak, even joke. And tation cast with all the they say they are) and
phone ever since. He blame. “It’s called pro- while there’s nothing wrong celebs. You end build chemistry in the
was the perfect texter, jective identification,” wrong with wishing fan- up mourning both what same room or over the
sending cute memes explains psychothera- tasies would come true, could have been and phone.
and “Hey, beautiful” pist Jaime Gleicher. remember that you’re the sudden loss of what When my date with
messages. Then we met “You want this person to only getting a fraction was (good-bye, ”good Eric ended, I took it for
face-to-face and I real- complete a fantasy, so of who a person is from morning” sexts). what it was: bad. Then
ized: Shit. I’m dealing you project what you texting with them. The There’s only one on my way home, he
R U B E N C H A M O R R O.
with a toyfriend. want onto them.” rest, you might be mak- way to avoid a started sending me
You know the type. When you feel tex- ing up in your head. toyfriend sitch, says heart-eyes emoji—and
Literally: 81 percent of tual vibes with a match, Think of it like read- Gleicher. Cut down on I knew I had to break up
you have been out with ing a great book, then with my toyfriend too.
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F R O M L E F T: A A R O N R I C H T E R , S A M K A P L A N .
hi d i n g
s n e a ke r s in
h e r e!!!!
EP 3
ST
Schedule it
like a meeting
EP 4
Put your sesh on your
ST
Leave sweat
Who among us hasn’t had the work cal like a meeting,
says Jaclyn, 34, from out of it
carnal 3 p.m. urge to slam Portland, Oregon. If Stick to a low-impact

your team uses an inter- session like yoga or
their laptop shut, ditch their coworkers’ ramblings, and embark nal system like Outlook, barre so you can avoid
on a power walk around the park? Especially when mornings = this blocks off the time the need to shower.
snooze button, lunch break = actual lunch, and nights = happy so your coworkers will To make sure you look
hour/binge-watching Riverdale. Sure, you can’t skip work every know you’re unavail- fresh back at work, hair-
day for some ~me time~, but occasionally getting in a quick able...but not necessar- stylist Natasha Leibel
workout when you’re on the clock is a hundred percent possible. ily why. You can use the suggests this hack: Pre-
initials of the workout, workout, pull your mane
Heed this advice and your boss won’t even notice you’re gone.
like “ST” for strength high onto the crown of
training, or the instruc- your head, tie a pony-
EP 1 tor’s name as though tail, and then wind or
ST
Nail your you’re having a one-on- twist your hair and wrap
w o r k- t o - EP 2 one. Well done, you it into a bun. Secure the
ST
workout lewk Sync calendars swole, sneaky genius. whole thing with bobby
Don’t waste time with your boss ;) pins. The heat gener-
changing into athleisure. Book a class when you ated from your work-
Instead, incorporate at know your manager will out and the cooldown
least half your exercise be OOO, at lunch, or We a r i n g s n e a k e r after will create a set-
clothes into your office in a superlong meeting, ting effect—unwind and
socks inside my work shake out for an even
attire. “If I plan to go says Jackie, 30, from
to the gym midday, I Philadelphia. Sneak shoes is a good way better style than you
wear a high-neck shirt your phone into that started with. Then just
or dress to mask my
to save five seconds. apply a li’l deodorant,
Pilates class, but remem-
sports bra—changing ber to turn it to Do Not use a face wipe, do a
those takes forever,” Disturb (you’re not a makeup touch-up, and
says Anu, 31, from New monster!). Then change you’re golden.
York. “I’m also careful your settings so only
about accessories—I your boss’s messages
stick with only studs and come through while
not my usual bangles you’re on the mat.
and watch. Wearing
sneaker socks inside
When you just
my work shoes is a
good way to save five need a quickie
more seconds too.” Hi, t he re’s an app
f o r t ha t.
When possible, opt
for black leggings that
can double as tights or
pants. (ICYMI, they also ASANA REBEL
Get mini yoga-inspired core
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Try no-frills strength-training
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Train with short guided elliptical
sessions ($15/month).
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UP
M a ke yo u r
sh owe r
a lit e r a l sp a
i don’t know
about you, but
my shower is my
sanctuary. It’s where
I practice all my self-
care (e.g., apply hair
masks and exfoli-
ate and spend way
How to set
Eucalyptus + hot water = heaven. too much time shav- up your
ing my legs) and sing shower spa
By L AUREN ADHAV
in a voice American STEP 1
Idol judges might gen- Get yourself
erously describe as some eucalyptus.
You can usually
“pitchy.” Know how I
find bunches at
make the whole experi- your local florist
ence even more indul- or grocery store
that are between
gent? I tie a bundle of
$4 and $10.
eucalyptus to my
showerhead. STEP 2
First, look how Gather about
pretty! Second, five to seven
branches and
it makes my b-room
cut them to your
look and smell like a desired length—
spa. And it can have one foot is ideal.
(Pro tip: They can
for-real *actual* health be difficult to snip
O h c o o l, benefits too. with scissors, so
your bathroom
The steamy you might have
i s B a l i n o w.
to use a knife.)
environment of a warm Remove leaves
shower activates the from the bottom
essential oils in the few inches of
each stem to
leaves, which can help make them easier
clear up congestion and to tie together.
fight any inflammation
going on in your STEP 3
sinuses. Another plus? Once your

bundle is set,
The invigorating grab a long
eucalyptus scent may piece of twine
be a stress reliever. (Just and tie a double
knot around the
a heads-up though: The whole bunch
plant is toxic to dogs right where you
snipped the
and cats, so make sure
leaves. Use extra
it’s out of reach of pets!) string to secure
Maybe the best part is the bouquet
to the top of your
that you can make your
showerhead.
cute li’l bouquet in, like, You don’t want
five minutes. Just follow too much water
getting straight
these easy steps.
B R E N DA A R M E N DA R I Z .
on it, FYI, so
make sure it’s
not directly
underneath the
Swap out old stream. Breathe
deep; chill out.
eucalyptus bundles
after t wo weeks
for max freshness.
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Fa u x e m p l o y e e s
f o r s p r i n g?
G r o u n d b r e a k i n g.
Instead of crowding
my personal email with
work messages, industry
contacts started to write
to Alex, which didn’t
interrupt my workflow.
I also found that Alex
was a smart way to
have awkward money
talks. When negotiating
fees with new clients, I
felt freer to ask for more
through that third-party
barrier. And Berger
says most people would
rather discuss cash with
agents or assistants.
I faked having an
I mean, do you think
Kylie brokers her own
#SponCon?
assistant
Now that I’ve blown
my cover, though, it’s
probably time to retire
Alex. For one, Berger
and it transformed my career says having a faux
team can’t last forever:
One writer’s dir t y secret is your next boss move. If you’re your own assis-
tant, manager, and pub-
By JULIE VADNAL
licist, you’re doing three
people’s work and your
Meet my operation over here, I actual job. But I also
assistant, “Alex.” went home, created an learned that adding a
She’s a recent grad who email address, came up layer between my pro-
just moved to New York we both agreed that with the gender-neutral Together. “We’re taught fessional and personal
City who I hired to help hiring actual employees Alex, and sent potential that if you’re successful, lives makes me more
me with email. (I get a would make us look clients their way. you deserve to have efficient and happier.
lot of email.) baller and help us snag “There’s glamour someone dedicated to Maybe one day, I’ll
No wait. Alex is bigger, better gigs. And around a person who doing your grunt work.” even hire a real, flesh-
actually a guy from I’d seen on Insta that has assistants,” says Even though Alex and-blood employee—
Omaha, trying out for a former editor-turned- career expert Lauren isn’t real, I noticed although if I did, would
Broadway shows, and freelancer had hired Berger, author of Get It right away the low- anyone even know?
needs cash on the side. someone to open boxes key benefits of hav-
Whoever Alex is of swag and coordinate ing a number two.
depends on how I her schedule. I thought,
feel. It works, of course, I’ve got mail and
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because I made
THE FAKE-ASSISTANT
meetings—so why not
HALL OF FA ME
them up. have an extra set of
The whole concept I did not invent this scam, after all.
hands?
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IT’S
LIKE..
1 .
a g u m my v it a min
Ever y thing and an edible
had a straight-
you’re e d g e b a b y.
wondering about
CBD
2
gummies
legal, you can buy
CBD gummies almost
anywhere—even at
some gas stations. For
Stress eating just got slightly everyone else, there’s
more legit. the interwebs. Amazon
sells them and can ship
By ASHLEY OERMAN
to your door for about
$40 (yeah, chillin’ ain’t
Last year, “CBD gum-
3
cheap). Is that legal?
mies” was the third Again...sort of, says
most-Googled food Franklin Snyder, a pro-
in the entire U.S. So fessor at Texas A&M
WE CAME, University School of
yeah, you’ve likely
WE ATE, Law. Late last year,
heard of these little nug-
gets that contain can-
WE CBD made from legally
nabidiol (aka CBD), CHILLED grown jazz cabbage
the part of weed that The Cosmo st af f was bumped off the
t o ok a bunc h of CBD government’s list of seri-
chills you out but not the gummie s, and here’s
part that inspires you w hat happ e ne d. ously illegal drugs; the
to down a party-size FDA even approved it
“Inst e a d of a muc h-
bag of Doritos. Maybe a clinical professor of ne e d e d p ost-work
to treat epilepsy. And
you’ve even heard neurological surgery at drink, I d ow ne d while it’s now fine to sell
f our gummie s. N ot
reviews—from stoner the University of Pitts- CBD in a tincture, oil,
long af t e r, I was
and non-stoner friends burgh Medical Center. smiling f or a lit t le or lip balm, technically
t o o lo ng at my b oy- companies still can’t put
alike—about how the But that’s the pure stuff— f rie n d’s b a d joke s.”
non-hallucinogenic bites there’s no legit research —K ATIE, 28
it in food. And gummies
up your dose until you
are ideal for erasing Big on the effectiveness of 1. LORD JONES = food, says Snyder.
get some results. It’s
Stress Energy or helping CBD in gummy form. OLD FASHIONED That said, buying a
CBD GUMDROPS pretty tough to OD on
you wind down before In other words: They bottle isn’t a crime.
CBD, says Bost. The
bed. And you’ve prob- maybe work (at least, “O ne m assive f ro g
m a d e m e wa y t o o worst side effects of How do I know
ably still got questions. they did for our edi-
laid-b a ck f or an very high doses are if a brand is legit?
Great, ‘cause we’ve got tors—see our own imp or t ant Tue sd a y
drowsiness and mood
answers. reviews at right!). af t e r no o n m e eting Call the company’s
wit h my b oss. changes. (And pls note
But I ’m not m a d.”
customer service and
that the long-term effects
Are you sure How many do —MEREDITH, 39 ask for its CBD qual-
are still TBD.)
these work? I have to eat? 2. GREEN ROADS ity test records, says
CBD FROGGIES
It does sound kinda Figuring out whether Ashley Lewis, CEO
Where can I
like a scam, but solid you’ll need 2 or 10 to “I popped three while and cofounder of Fleur
even buy some
scientific studies show calm the hell down is getting ready for Marché, a Sephora-like
bed—usually when I (w it h o ut, um, g e t -
that CBD can latch (you guessed it) also have my most anxious
marketplace of hemp-
t in g ar r est e d)?
onto cells in your gut a mystery, says Jeffrey brain—and by the based swag. “That’s
time I hit the pillow, I If you live in a state
and immune system, Bost, a clinical instructor the most reliable way to
felt chilled out.” where all types of
relieving anxiety, pain, at the University of Pitts- —HANNAH, 26 know how much CBD, if
R U B E N C H A M O R R O.
and inflammation, says burgh Medical Center. any, is in each gummy,”

Joseph Maroon, MD, Start with one gummy she adds. And don’t get
per day. Nada? Try suckered by hempseed
two. Still nada? Slowly oil—not the same thing.
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Your official guide to
canceling plans
Home is where your hear t
(and sweatpants and Net flix) is.
r
By CAROLINE MOSS
Drinks are calling

your nam e, but
s o is t h e c o u c h...
but drinks...but...
c o u c h.
aise your hand if
this sounds famil-
iar: It’s Tuesday
morning and
you’ve just finished your
second coffee. You’re
on top of the world
because you already
reached inbox zero
and it looks like you’ll
be able to head out of
work at a reasonable
hour. Hell. Yes. Around
lunchtime, a friend
Gchats you, “Drinks
tonight?” and you auto- Many
matically reply with a option: simply telling overlook
the truth. Yes, you can
resounding “Yah!!!” But the under-
come 5:30, your pep actually be honest with- weddings, bachelorette
out ruining anyone’s
utilized
has worn off and all you they’ll even breathe a parties, and intimate
life—you just need to sigh of relief because
four th
want to do is unhook gatherings with head
know how. they wanted to cancel option. counts is what’s known
your bra, watch a true-
crime doc, and scroll too. Regardless, they’ll in the flaking community
Narrate appreciate that they’re when your calendar as a friendship-ender.
mindlessly through Insta.
your flakiness not being both canceled looks particularly chill. If you really can’t make
Fuuuck.
on and lied to. And It’s easy to throw out it, RSVP your “Nope!”
You have options: Let’s say you’re wiped
either way, it’s just you the promise of another ASAP. Just don’t do
You can say you feel and you just wanna be
and Noah now. meetup to solve your the thing where you
sick (an obvious lie on the couch with your
current sitch, but you’ll say you’re in and then
lobbed by so many), internet boyfriend Noah
Resched like make life messier if secretly plot a day-
you can say you got Centineo. Try texting
a realist you have to bail again. before exit strategy.
slammed with a last- your friend something
(And if you just realized (PSA: If social anxiety’s
minute project (less obvi- like: “Hey...I was in a If you insist on resched-
that you actually don’t the issue, you’re not
ous but still overused), or different headspace uling plans right after
really like your Taco going to turn into an
you could rally and go when I agreed to meet you cancel, pick a date
F R O M TO P : S TO C K S Y.C O M , G E T T Y I M A G E S .
Tuesday partner, skip extrovert overnight.)

meet your friend even up. This day has kicked
the whole “Let’s def And if you do say yes
though you might be my ass, and all I can
get together next time” to your work friend’s
miz (a favorite option think about is going
BS completely.) awkward bridal shower,
of people pleasers home and not moving
It ’s like, how
everywhere). for the rest of the night. at least there’s cake.
can you sa y no
Know when
But many overlook Rain check?” Chances t o t his f a c e?
to suck it up
the underutilized fourth are, they will totally
understand and empa- Some things you can’t
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A a ro n n
all
week, my Google Alert for Emma Roberts is in overdrive.
“Emma Roberts Ditches Engagement Ring After Split
From Longtime Love Evan Peters.” “Emma Roberts Mixes
“What’s on your vision board right now?” I ask.
Emma thinks for a minute, then opens her phone and
scrolls through photos. She has a floor-to-ceiling bulletin
board in her house and finds the act of collaging and
vision-boarding relaxing, a way to manifest good things.
She finds a photo. “Should I show you this?” she won-
ders aloud. Then she turns her phone around to reveal
a picture of an Alice Walker poem pinned to a pale-
blue backdrop. Titled “When the End Comes,” the first
two stanzas read:
When the end comes / We re alize

Prints.” “Emma Roberts Spotted With Actor Garrett Ever y thing we’ve he ard / Ab out it / Is true.
Hedlund.” Emma goes brunette. Emma’s recovering
from heartbreak. Emma’s moving on and simultaneously B etrayal do es fe el / Like b eing shot.
nailing all of spring’s best trends. Par ting abruptly / Or for weird re asons
And then, Emma Roberts the person is standing in Do es cause the he ar t to ache.
front of me at Skylight Books on the east side of Los
Angeles. She is neither boldly mixing prints nor visibly In what seems like as good a time as ever to tread
removing an engagement ring. into Google Alert territory, I say, “I’ve been reading that
“What do you like to read?” she asks, hands in the you broke up with Evan. Is that true?”
pockets of her slim Frame overalls, head tilted as she Emma flicks her eyes—I wouldn’t say rolls them,
listens to my response. She takes off down
the aisles, one gold ballet pump in front of
the other. She tells me she just dropped off
a book at her friend director Gia Coppola’s
house that they want to develop for a film.
For now, the project is a secret.
Emma’s next movie after the animated film
UglyDolls, in theaters now, is one she can talk
about: Netflix rom-com Holidate. She’ll play
a woman who reminds her of the old-school
rom-com characters practically invented by
her aunt Julia Roberts (here, the younger
Roberts does a spot-on impression of a scene
from her favorite movie, My Best Friend’s
Wedding, voicing the parts of both Rupert
Everett and Julia). She loved the Holidate
script, and the project went to the top of the
list when she updated her vision board.
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hard.
e r e a l s t o r y.
th
other. We open a bottle of wine. To me, that’s the best

whenever anything is going on—to have everyone come
over and be together.”
I say that the end of a relationship can be hard
because you usually lose a best friend along with a
romantic partner. “I think that no matter who you are or
what you do or wherever in the world you are, anything
ending is hard,” she replies. “Losing something is hard.
And the only thing I can say for that is—” she pauses.
“What can I say for that? I’m realizing that life is highs
and lows. I’m trying to ride them out and live somewhere
in the middle. When you’re low, you think it’s never going
to end. When you’re high, you’re so scared of it end-
ing. And I’ve lived in both of those places for too long.”
Emma has been thinking a lot about time. It’s felt dif-
ferent to her over these past few months, like something
she can finally take ownership of and use however she
wants. It’s partly due to a break in her filming schedules,
but an accompanying shift in her personal life is also
clear. “It’s been fun to really choose how I’m spending
my time,” she says. (It occurs to me that so much of being
in a relationship is waiting on someone else to eat din-
exactly—and reboots. “I never want to talk about rela- ner.) “I’ve had days when I’ve woken up and haven’t
tionships I’m in or that are ending or have ended. It’s hard had to do anything other than what I want to do, and
enough to be with someone by yourself, let alone with that’s been so fun. And something I’ve lost touch with
an audience. Growing up is hard. Sometimes it makes over the years. To get to feel like time is mine is a really
me sad that I can’t have a private moment.” She pauses. new thing for me.”
“Because of Twitter and Instagram, there’s a whole other At Skylight, a woman tells Emma that she’d joined
element where everybody can comment on what you’re her book club, Belletrist. Emma notices R. O. Kwon’s
doing and no one knows the real story. That’s hard.” The Incendiaries in the woman’s hand. “Oh!” she says
“Do you want to set the record straight?” happily. “That one is great!”
“I think I know what’s true, and I know what hap- Emma prefers to keep attention on this part of her
pened in my own life and so do the people who love life: Belletrist (cofounded with BFF Karah Preiss), her
me and who I love.”
A question about whether she’s dating Garrett also
politely goes without comment, so I ask a different one:
What is it like for her when every paparazzi snap leads
to public speculation about details of her private life?
What does she do? THIS P
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of Huma
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eagerness to chat about authors, and her projects. She
is currently filming The Hunt, then heads to Atlanta to
shoot Holidate, and season 9 of American Horror Story,
which she stars in, begins filming in June. Her former
fiancé, the aforementioned “longtime love” Evan, hap-
pens to be taking the season off for the first time in eight
years. Make of that what you will—some AHS stans are
blaming Emma. But the only thing she’ll say about the
show is that she’s excited to work for showrunner Ryan
Murphy again.
The book club is where she gets to take charge.
Emma launched Belletrist after noticing tons of interest in
her own #CurrentlyReading posts. Two years later, she
keeps the Instagram account filled with live readings,
author interviews, and plenty of flat-lay photography
the featuring pretty book covers next to coffee and fruit.
cosmo “I feel like I tapped into something,” Emma says
quiz over an iced latte down the street from the bookstore.
“As a teenager, I felt like if you liked to read, you were a
FULL NAME:
nerd, and if you cared about shoes, you were a girly girl.
I wanted to create a place where you could do both and
be both. We’re living in a time when you can’t opt out
G I GOOGLED: of being smart. You have to pay attention. You have to
THE LAST THIN
read. You have to nourish your brain every way you can.”
After our bookstore date, I start reading Rebecca
Solnit’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost, which Emma
bought for me. “It’s one of those books that puts you
CENE I’VE EVE
R in a creative mind-set,” she told me. “You’ll want to go
THE HARDEST S
W A S :
HAD TO FILM on an adventure.” I start thinking of her wiping the slate
clean, making her own choices, when I get a new email.
Google Alert: “Emma Roberts Enjoys Romantic Stroll
With Garrett Hedlund.”
Sounds like she’s off to a pretty good start. Q
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PLUS EPIC M ANIS TO M ATCH.
By L AU R E N BA L SA M O a n d M O L LY S TO U T
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St y l e d by K ATHY L EE
THE BOOK THE MANI
Wo r d s l u t, Paint your nails with t wo thin

by A m and a M o nt e ll coats of an opaque white
(M a y 28) polish (Sally Hansen Miracle
Did you know “bitch” used Gel in Get Mod, $10,
to be a term for genitalia goes on streak-free). Once it’s
and “hussy” started out as completely dr y, grab a pack
slang for “housewife”? of Olive & June Nail Art
Neither did we, until we picked Stickers in ABC, $7.50, and
up this hilarious and enlighten- use the individual letters to
ing ride through the create your own word art.
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Astrid & Miyu ring a pair of t weezers for precise
(Sample chapter:
(thumb). Jennifer
Zeuner Jewelry rings “Fuck It: An Ode to Cursing application.
(index and pinkie) While Female.”)
J u n e 2019 C o s m o p o lit a n 1 13
THE BOOKS
Fake Like M e, Ve r y N i c e ,
by B arb ara Bourl and by M arc y D e rmansk y
( J un e 18) ( J ul y 2)
One of the hottest, wildest, Imagine: You fall in love with

most talented young artists in your college professor and
NYC dies by drowning kinda hook up. Then
in a lake. One of her biggest imagine he starts hooking up
fans, a poor, no -name with your mom and
painter who idolized her even moves into your house.
from afar, eventually tries to On the bright side? He brought
uncover what really an apricot poodle.
happened...and maybe take Just one big happy fam!
her place.
Marilou
Vincent and Alice Is Ever y where,
and Alice, by S arah El aine Smit h
by Shane Jones ( J ul y 30)
( J ul y 9) Fourteen-year- old Cindy
This somewhat sci-fi tale is switches lives with a richer,
about Vincent, who is tr ying to prettier, more popular
move on after his divorce girl who has mysteriously gone
from Alice. But they reunite, missing. The real question
and even though Alice seems is, what does Cindy’s actual
a little off, he’s happier family think?
than ever...until another Alice
shows up.
THE MANI
Start with t wo coats of your favorite polish (we like OPI Nail Lacquer in Stay
neutral shade, then take a Off the Lawn!, $10.50), and use
striping brush with a thin tip (you can it to accent t wo of your nails with a fun
find one on Amazon or at any little plant design. *Almost* as
beaut y-supply store), dip it in green easy as keeping a succulent alive.
Audible
New author
alert! Congrats
are in order
for writer Lily
Berlin Dodd,
the winner of
Audible and
Cosmo’s
first- ever
#SoundsHot
Steamy Stor y
Contest. Her
sexy entr y,
“Search and
Rescue,” is all
about a woman
saving a man
for a change,
and you can
download it this
month on
Audible.com.
THE BOOK THE MANI
Star- Crossed, Paint your nails with t wo coats

by Minnie Darke of a pale lavender polish (we
(M a y 21) love JINsoon Nail Polish in
A magazine writer (love her Ube, $18). Then use a striping
already!) crushes on a guy who brush to freehand a few tiny
is a hard- core believer white - and-nav y stars on each
in astrology. He’s just not that finger. Wait a good 10 minutes
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into her though...until before sealing it all in with a top and shorts. Montunas
she starts rewriting the top coat—if the stars aren’t dr y, bag. Onirikka ring
horoscopes he reads, and he you’ll smear their edges. (index). Monica Vinader
ring (ring). Uncommon
suddenly realizes he should
James ring (pinkie).
totally date her. Can’t Opposite page:
wait for the Netflix movie. Leah Alexandra rings
THE BOOKS THE MANI Frame jumpsuit.
Maria Black Jewellery
How Could She, Okay, so this Cardi-st yle ring (index).
Bychari ring (pinkie)
by L auren M e chling hardware isn’t exactly
( J un e 25) DIY- able—you’ll need to make
Hi, compulsively readable a trip to your nail salon
page -turner about three if you want to give this a
friends—one just went through tr y. Bring your own chains and
a breakup with her fiancé, bling (Amazon has a ton
one is struggling to keep it of options), and show your
together as a new mom, nail tech this pic. They’ll use
and one is aging out of her acr ylic to affix the chains
It Girl persona. The thing is, and a little bit of nail glue to
they all think the others have add the gems.
perfect lives.
Ayesh a at L ast,
by Uzma Jalaluddin
( J un e 12)
Already a huge hit overseas,
this book is finally out in
the U.S. It takes the classic
Pride & Prejudice plot point
(a heroine who has had zero
luck on the marriage market
and is irritatingly attracted to a
handsome and judgmental
man) and sets it in a
present- day Muslim family.
The History
o f L i v i n g F o r e v e r,
by Jake Wol f f
( J un e 11)
Most stories about searching
for the elusive elixir
of life star either villains or
vampires (or both). But
this tale focuses on a gay man,
and he’s not tr ying to keep his
dashing good looks—he’s
tr ying to prevent more people
he loves from dying.
A Prayer for
Tr a v e l e r s ,
by Ruchika Tomar
( J ul y 9)
A debut novel with ever ything:
a small-town girl exploring life
outside said small town, an
eccentric and eye - opening BFF,
and a quest to find out what
happened when said
bestie suddenly disappears.
THE MANI THE BOOK
Grab a bottle of Essie Glazed Mrs. Ever y thing,

Days, $9 (it’s what our model by J e nni f e r Weine r
is wearing), prep your nails as ( J un e 11)
usual, and paint on t wo coats
From the writer behind In Her
of polish. The formula is slightly
Shoes—your fave movie
translucent and jellylike and
about sisters—comes another
delivers the juiciest
stor y about sisters. But
berr y tint—kind of like a great
instead of being in a
glass of rosé.
competitive relationship fueled
by mutual env y, these t wo
are sibling goals as they tr y to
figure out if their
generation is really so much
freer than their mother’s.
Staud top.
Leah Alexandra rings
Manicures: Julie Kandalec

using Chanel Le Vernis.
Models: Christina G. and
Martina/Parts Models,
Nyamuoch/Fenton.
Props styled by Elizabeth
Press. See page 138 for
shopping information.
T ill d e a t h d o us p a r t....
B u t like, we re a ll y m e an it.
UPDATE
Yo u n g
Marrieds
b y H A N N A H S M O T H E R S
ARE
p h o t o g r a p h e d b y M AU R I Z I O D I I O R I O
Staying
Married
D O W E H AV E O U R D I VO RC E D PA R E N TS TO T H A N K?
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C O S M O P O L I TA N
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Millennials Stop your eye roll—this isn’t just
a side effect of fewer young people
getting married. No matter how
you slice it, the numbers that do
exist all reach the same conclusion:
are on Hookup-loving, debt-ridden,

career-obsessed millennials are
responsible for bringing down
divorce, says Wolfers. And experts
a killing
predict that the number of success-
ful long-term unions will continue to
increase over the next decades.
So how did we do it? Watching
our parents duke it out from the
spree.
backseat of the car on painfully
awkward family vacations certainly
Plastic straws, mayonnaise, Hooters didn’t set us up for success...or, um,
restaurants, fabric softener, the did it? While older generations
existence of middle children...if have been chastising our horniness
previous generations held it near and commitment phobia, we’ve
and dear to their hearts, we’ve been out here perfecting the eternal
made sure it’s almost ceased to bond. And lucky for you (especially
exist. And not to toot our own horns you, next-gens), we’re in the mood
or anything, but our latest victim to share our secrets.
may be our most impressive yet.
According to recent research,
millennials have officially Big fear of the big D
decimated the divorce rate. It’s not that Lauren, 24, doesn’t want
While exact numbers are weirdly to get married. It’s just that after
hard to come by, experts estimate watching her mom and dad suffer
that the rate has fallen roughly 24 through a sudden and messy split
percent from its peak in 1981—and when she was 17, she’s more than a
millennials are a huge reason why. little reluctant to make any relation-
(As for that old “50 percent of ship legally binding—and her bar
married couples get divorced” stat for holy matrimony is set extremely
you grew up hearing and fearing: high. “It took a ton of work to come
“It’s unclear if it was ever true, and to terms with how the divorce
it’s certainly not true now,” says Jus- affected me and still affects me,”
tin Wolfers, a professor of public she explains. “I have a lot of fear
policy and economics at the Univer- when it comes to relationships last-
sity of Michigan and a leading ing. I’m afraid I’m going to fall into
authority on divorce in America.) the same trap as my parents.”
Lauren’s in no
rush to settle down,
and she’s far from
alone in her desire
to take her time.
Experts estimate that “Most Americans
the divorce rate has fallen think millennials are
just reckless—that
roughly 24 percent. they are not going
WA I T, A D I VO RC E COS TS W H AT N OW ?
B y C A I T L I N K E AT I N G
$200 TO $500 $10 0 T O $ 3 0 0

AN HOUR AN HOUR
A forensic accountant The bill for a therapist to
makes this for combing sort out complicated
through your finances. things like coparenting
schedules.
$15 0 T O $5 0 0 UP TO 3%
AN HOUR The cut your Realtor will
The price of a good take of your new
divorce attorney, divorcée pad’s price.
depending on their
experience level.
$15,000
T H E AV E R AG E TOTA L COS T O F
A TRADITIONAL DIVORCE
$750 TO
$2,500
$500
OR LESS
What you could pay
for a DIY divorce (as in,
you both have to
file all your own stuff).
W e ’r e n o t a l l d r i p
pi ng
wi
th
en
dl
e
ss
on dating sites. They even have
fu
nd
their parents asking them for dating
s ..
.
advice. In an unstable world, they
want their relationships to be
stable.” In other words, behaviors
that may look erratic or cynical—
delaying marriage, avoiding exclu-
sivity—are actually protective
measures against the drama of a
big-deal split. And based on the
current numbers, our cautious strat-
egy seems to be working.
Hooking up, not

set tling down
Back in the day, relationships were
supposed to go like this: First came
marriage, then came sex. Now (at
least among most millennials), it’s
basically the exact opposite. And
while the hookup culture we’re
frequently (and, come on, unfairly)
criticized for might look messy, it’s a
big part of what’s helping us figure
out the future.
“Singles want to know every little
thing about somebody before they
get serious with them,” explains
.
lid
Fisher. “And you learn a lot between

so
ck
the sheets. Not just how they have

ro
t ’s
sex, but whether they’re patient,

ha
t
ve kind, humorous, and a good lis-
lo
a
nt
wa
tener.” She has a much nicer term for
all the sleeping around we do: “fast
e
ow
... s
sex, slow love.” Meaning, yeah,
we’re down to bone someone we
hardly know (heart you, birth con-
trol), but when it comes to falling in
to marry at all—and that’s simply not love, we’re dead serious.
true,” says Helen Fisher, PhD, a bio- By Fisher’s analysis, our genera-
logical anthropologist and senior tion has developed a relationship
research fellow at The Kinsey Insti- formula that goes more like this:
tute. “They really do love love. They “Just friends friends with benefits
are eager to fall in love, and 89 per- introducing someone to our
cent believe that they can remain friends moving in together. It’s this
married long-term. It’s just that methodical for a reason,” she says.
they’re practical about the legal “Millennials don’t want to ‘catch
problems that come with divorce.” feelings’ until they’re positive that
“Millennials see divorce all the person they’re with is someone
around them,” Fisher continues. they could be with long-term. Mar-
“They see their parents divorcing riage used to be the beginning of a
and remarrying and older people relationship—now, it’s the finale.”
We bone people SO HERE’S
WHY YOU
we hardly know,
STILL NEED
but when it comes A PRENUP...
to love, we’re each other. “If you go back a Don’t be scared. These legal docs
few decades, everybody are the smartest way to talk finan-
dead serious. was getting married by their cials before saying “I do,“ which
mid-20s, including people more couples are realizing (a 2016
who were in shitty survey found a 51 percent boost
in the number of millennials seeking
Finding ourselves relationships,” says Wolfers.
prenups in the past three years).
“Then not surprisingly, a bunch of
before finding love Here, the myths versus the realities.
these people got divorced. Today,
B y ER I N LOW RY
Then there are those other, higher those who are marrying are in
priorities we have, like paying off good relationships.” Most of us are MYTH
student debt and getting comfort- saying yes to forever simply Prenups are for rich people who
able in our careers. From a purely because we want to. marry not-so-rich partners.
statistical standpoint, checking And when millennials do get
REALITY
these off by the time we say “I do” divorced, it’s not the seemingly life-
means we’re better poised for mari- ending catastrophe it used to be, Sure, that’s one reason a prenup may be
necessary. But you may also need one if
tal success than our parents were, because we know that it’s possible
either you or your partner has a child or
explains Philip Cohen, PhD, a soci- to move on. When, for example, wants to protect money you had before
ology professor at the University of Natalie, 28, split from her high getting married, says Linda Rosenthal,
Maryland and author of The Com- school sweetheart after seven years a matrimonial lawyer in New York City.
ing Divorce Decline. In fact, his together, she nervously started
MYTH
research shows that getting married dating as a 20something divorcée.
Getting married means automatically
after age 25, finishing college, and A few swipes in, she realized some-
inheriting the other person’s debt. Signing
establishing a career are three big thing wild: Nobody really cared a prenup is the only way to avoid that.
factors that fend off divorce. that divorce was part of her story.
Not only can achieving these The final numbers on how much, REALITY
things mean we’re going into exactly, millennials have decimated Unless you cosign on your partner’s debt
marriages with fewer stresses, but it the big D won’t come in for a while. before getting hitched or their debt was
also sets us up pretty nicely for less As Wolfers (grimly) explains: “We acquired during your marriage, you’re not
marrying your partner’s negative bank
fighting over things like debt with won’t know until millennials are all
account. But if you plan to help your
the wife or hubs. “Financial security dead.” But, guys, we’ve already spouse pay off their debts, a prenup can
is a top priority for marital success,” killed so many things...why not add help you get that money back in
explains Susan Brown, chair of literal death to the list too? the case of a divorce, says Leslie Tayne,
a financial attorney in New York.
sociology at Bowling Green State
University and codirector of the MYTH
C e l e b s: We’r e
National Center for Family & Mar-
j u s t l i ke t h e m! The prenup conversation always sucks.
riage Research. She sees millenni- B u t w i t h,
als delaying marriage because l i ke, w a y l e s s REALITY
$$ t o p r o t e c t
they have no desire to put a in case Awkward, maybe, but you can make it
financial burden on a spouse. w e s p l i t u p.
Evidence of how much this

matters to young people can be
seen in the bios and behavior on
most of our dating apps. As Brown BOTTOM LINE
puts it: “You need to have all your
ducks in a row before you’re
viewed as marriage material.”
Who ne e ds
marriage any way?
G E T T Y I M A G E S ( 3 ).
Once we do get hitched, one of the

happiest reasons millennial couples
stay together is...we actually like dovey time worry-free.
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and describes her style as
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yeah, this ish is right up her
alley. The only downside:
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she says, but her fave
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rest of her bod—help.
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your
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p erio d
We l c o m e t o t h e re b ra n din g o f yo u r m o n t h l y
cycle. Which, according to all the new tampon
replacements, menstrual desserts, period
panties, PMS coaches, and flow trackers, should
be awesome and not at all annoying! Cosmo
investigates the wild promises (and still-
d e v e l o p i n g s c i e n c e ) o f t h e n e w b l o o d e c o n o m y.
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Entrepreneurs, smelling bloo d (sorr y), are
feeding—and feeding off of—this menstrual frenzy.
Tampons and pads used to be essentially our only
options. Now, there are multiple kinds of absorbent
period underwear, a ton of cute new menstrual cups,
a menstrual disc you can wear for mess-free period
sex, trackers that look like jewelry, period subscrip-
a
ccording to my period tion boxes full of tampons and chocolate, and vagi-
tracker, week three of nal suppositories made with CBD to deliver medicine
my cycle is when I’m Kind of like “directly to the area that needs it most.” A bakery in
a regular
hunkering down and massage or,
Washington even sends nutrient-rich desserts to your
exploring my inner emo- you know, a doorstep to satisfy those PMS pangs and “celebrate
tions. It’s also when I lot like the magic that lives within your cycle.”
should “keep an eye a regular But amid the heavy flow (my apologies again)
massage but
on the clock,” as I may marketed to o f p ro du c t s an d s er vice s, it can b e h ard to
lose track of time. Oh, and I might have a “physical provide relief distinguish true breakthroughs from savvy market-
and mental slowdown” thanks to rising progesterone from period ing. Innovative new ways not to ruin your jeans or
symptoms.
levels (sounds about right, TBH). take a sick day for cramps? Yaaas. But is a bitch
The tracker was recommended to me by a friend massage to reduce premenstrual symptoms or a skin-
in Denver who has used it to schedule her dating care line for when you’re on your period really worth
life and to keep things chill with her roommates. “I the cash? (For more thoughts on this, see p. 137.)
send them a Google Calendar invite so we know The current period mania may be traceable
which days we will all be PMS’ing,” she explained. A push to 2014, when Apple launched a health tracker
to stop tax-
Periods, you may have noticed, are suddenly ing men-
and neglected to include menstruation. Its blind
cool. Shrouded in shame for centuries, they’re strual items spot to the biology of half the population caused
now trending as a G o op - y p ath to feminine since they a public backlash—cue an explosion of new gad-
are basic
empowerment and a mainstream cause célèbre. gets and products focused on women’s health.
necessities
V i r a l c a m p a i g n s l i k e # H a p p yTo B l e e d a n d and women Femtech is now projected to be a $50 billion indus-
#PeriodsAreNotAnInsult clap back at shamers and shouldn’t try by 2025.
encourage women to get candid about their cycles be charged But science is still catching up with the rising
extra for hav-
on social. The Period Equity movement has helped red tide (Can’t. Stop.) of menstrual swag. “Most
ing uteruses.
prompt five states and D.C. to repeal sales tax on of these products are unregulated, and the claims
pads and tampons. The “red drop” emoji is hitting they make are not necessarily based on robust
your smartphone this year thanks to an international research,” says ob-gyn Jen Gunter, MD, author of
The industry
girls’ rights group. Also: A documentar y about that devel- the forthcoming book The Vagina Bible. A lack of
periods just won an Oscar! ops tech- science is not ideal when you’re using an app to,
“There is a revolution going on in women’s nological say, not get pregnant. And the silence and secrecy
tools aimed
period health,” confirms ob-gyn Leah Millheiser, at improv-
that have historically surrounded menstruation have
MD, director of the female sexual medicine program ing women’s made us “low-information consumers who are vul-
at Stanford University. reproductive nerable to the next shiny thing,” adds Chris Bobel,
health.
o h e n, c o f o u
d iC nd
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of
I tried a period coach

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By CARINA HSIEH
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Once or twice a year, reproductive wellness about my MIA peri- IT TOGETHER” at my

my period disappears in L.A., is one of the ods, she asks about reflection in the mirror
for months. This is kind new cycle experts who my stress. I’m not feel- hasn’t actually been
of convenient, TBH, so uses lifestyle fixes to ing any angstier than working?! Noted.)
I’ve ignored it rather help women deal with usual. There can be Cohen suggests
than tried to bring it issues like PMS. a “discrepancy,” she a vitex supplement,
back with the pill. But I’m always suspi- says, between “how which may help my
my new period coach cious of anyone who we experience stress bod trigger luteinizing
is kind of alarmed. suggests diet changes intellectually and how hormone to encourage
Erica Chidi Cohen, I’ll have no discipline our body processes regular ovulation (she
the cofounder and to follow. But when it.” (So splashing cold says I should talk to
CEO of Loom, an I tell Cohen over water on my face my doctor first, since
education center for Google Hangouts and screaming “GET it can interact with
Does anyone
actually
need a period
tracker?
A do ctor explains what
you should (and shouldn’t)
use one for.
BY ASHLEY OERMAN
Estimating when
your period might hit
“There’s nothing wrong with using an
app to predict when your period is
coming,” says Mary Jane Minkin, MD,
clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecol-
ogy, and reproductive sciences at the
Yale School of Medicine. Just note: If
you’re irregular, the app may not work.
$18K A rough
Tr a c k i n g y o u r s y m p t o m s
If you’re feeling anxious or depressed
PhD, associate professor of women’s, gender, and estimate of or you have persistent bloating, logging
sexuality studies at the University of Massachusetts how much symptoms on an app can help you
at Boston and author of New Blood: Third-Wave figure out if they’re period-related or
your period
if you should talk to your doc about
Feminism and the Politics of Menstruation. “We’re
will cost you in potential conditions like premenstrual
so grateful for these new products and technology
your lifetime dysphoric disorder, says Dr. Minkin.
that we don’t approach them with enough scrutiny.”
O P E N E R : T R U N K A R C H I V E . I P H O N E, S U BWAY, A N D S T R E E T - S T Y L E S H OT S: A L L I E H O L LO WAY. C O H E N : J U L I A C H E S K Y.
(give or take a
For example: Period apps are now used by mil-
lions of women, but when researchers at the Uni- t amp or t wo).
versity of Washington surveyed 687 people and T h a t ’s , l i k e ,
the price of a Getting pregnant
analyzed 2,000 reviews of popular period-tracking
apps in 2016, they found that people with irregular c a r. A tracker might help you calculate your
best days to make a baby. But research
suggests that apps aren’t so great at
figuring out your fertile window. One
study of 33 tracking apps found that
only 3 precisely predicted when users
were most likely to get knocked up. Dr.
Minkin advises sticking with an over-
certain drugs). She I was carrying. My the-counter ovulation predictor.
With more
also suggests an ultra- sluggishness during my than 200 to
sound to rule out PCOS menstrual phase isn’t choose from,
and red raspberry leaf my fault at all! the sleekly
designed track- Birth control
tea to “make it easier When we sign off, ers let you
for the uterus to con- I’m already feeling input numerous Likewise, any tracker that uses an
tract.” When she talks soothed from hearing details about algorithm to tell you “Don’t have sex
your life and now” (which are most of them) is not a
about the “phases” of Cohen repeat the word
symptoms and reliable way to prevent pregnancy, says
my cycle, she makes “luteinizing” in hushed “teach you Dr. Minkin. Although the software can
it sound like a horo- tones. I still think I about your make an educated guess, your body
scope. I feel a weight might need a vacay, body” (that’s
could produce an egg off-schedule. If
Clue, one of the
lift off my shoulders but this is a lifestyle fix you want a nonhormonal BC option,
most popular).
that I didn’t even know I can get behind. consider the very reliable Paragard IUD.
periods reported “the apps were not good at pre-
dicting their cycles,” says study coauthor Julie Kientz,
PhD, an associate professor of human-centered
design and engineering.
Still, the new menstruati say
There have
that women’s health needs have been reports
been ignored by doctors for far that some
too long (and they’ve definitely share your
data with
gotten far too few research dol-
third parties,
lars)—and that we’re finally get- tipping them
ting the tools we need to hack off to private
our own cycle issues. “We’ve all details like
when you
been conditioned to think that had sex.
the birth-control pill is a cure-all
for any period problem,” says
functional nutritionist Alisa Vitti, author of the best-
selling book WomanCode. She says your period
should actually be a boon and not a burden, help-
ing you flourish at work, recharge your sex life, and
feel happier and healthier. “We’ve been told that
our periods are these mysterious, unpredictable,
chaotic forces that we have to suffer and endure, but
the scientific truth is that they are highly efficient mar-
vels of nature,” says Vitti. “I have been standing on
my soapbox for a long time saying, ‘We don’t have
to suffer like this.’”
No one can deny that women paying more
attention to their bodies is a good thing. “Menses
really should be considered a vital sign, just like
blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate,”
says Andrea Dunaif, MD, an endocrinologist at
The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Lisa
Halvorson, MD, chief of the gynecological health
and disease branch at the National Institute of
6 The
Child Health and Human Development, says those
research dollars may even be coming: The NICHD approximate science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
is providing early funding for companies that hope number of Sinai. “God forbid we got our period. How could
years you’ll
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But it’s worth noting that the current fixation on period over tuations in the menstrual cycle had no meaningful
hacking your hormones isn’t applicable to any- your lifetime effects on several types of cognitive function. And
one who takes hormonal birth control, which is a a review in Gender Medicine found that nearly
(if you ran all
hell of a lot of women. And despite these prod- 40 percent of menstrual-cycle studies showed zero
your cycles
ucts’ pro-woman veneer, I can’t help noticing that link bet ween your cycle and your bad moods.
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all women moody bitches. “This line of thinking has sexist to imply that our cognitive performance and
been used to argue for why women shouldn’t be Your cycle mood changes are so dependent on our cycles.”
surgeons,” points out Shari Lusskin, MD, clinical pro- isn’t just Dr. Lusskin, for her part, says the placebo effect
when you’re
fessor of psychiatry, gynecology, and reproductive is real and that it’s okay to use anything that makes
bleeding.
It’s actually you feel good. “The problem is when people use
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four phases: of money and time or forgo evidence-based medi-
follicular,
ovulation,
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