Living with pets brings joy, companionship, and a healthy dose of chaos. Between shedding, paw prints, and the occasional accident, keeping a clean house is important, but so is keeping your pets safe ...

The pandemic inspired new vigilance about germs, including more frequent and thorough house cleaning—changes that stuck with many of us years later. But while cleanliness is a virtue, germ fixation is ...

We all know the importance of fostering close social connections. Friends are great—until they’re not. Psychologists say they hear often about so-called toxic friendships, which veer away from the ...

What Are Some Common Toxic Traits in a Friend? Common toxic traits run the gamut from in-your-face obvious to more subtly insidious. Here are some to watch out for. They’re inconsistent. Balan notes, ...