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This essay is based on a conversation with Tracy Gunn, 50, who is based in Dublin. In 2021, she cofounded Platform55, which helps businesses create more equal and diverse environments. It has been edited for length and clarity.Before my husband and I had children, I earned more than him.I had…

All the conversations with my mom friends right now revolve around how exhausted they all are because of the holidays.The pressure to keep up with the holiday magic is the number one topic of conversation, often accompanied by the observation that husbands simply don’t participate in making it happen.I can’t…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Parker Henry. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my husband, Hunter Henry, signed with the New England Patriots in 2021, I was skeptical about moving to Boston. Yet after we arrived, I was surprised that Massachusetts reminded me of…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jacqueline Gathers, owner of JS Gathers Pillar to Post Home Inspectors franchise. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m a third-generation civil servant. I spent 30 years at the New York City Housing Authority. I enjoyed the work and felt…

I wish I could say my husband and I were young and foolish, but we weren’t that young. We just never considered writing wills.Who needs those? Grandparents. People in their 80s whose adult children are going to argue over who gets the favorite painting or the glassware. We had one…

This story is based on an interview with Ali Ridgeway, 28, currently living in New Orleans. She is married to NFL player John Ridgeway, 26. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.People often think that the wives and girlfriends of professional football players live an entirely glamorous lifestyle.Not…

As I get up from the breakfast table and kiss my husband goodbye, I realize I need to hurry if I’m going to make my train.I’m not running off to a work meeting. We’re on vacation in Paris and doing what we now do on every trip: exploring our destination…