Love, Lucy: Stop and smell the roses… and learn to enjoy them

Open envelope with Love, Lucy written on a note and a doodle of clouded thoughts. Image by Moses Jeanfrancois and Sophie Henderson

Love, Lucy is the New School Free Press’ weekly advice column, where editors share thoughtfully researched solutions to questions about your life. Send submissions via email to nsfplovelucy@gmail.com…

Men: Stop using me as a character development challenge

Straight men tend to view the women they date as therapists instead of partners. "Siouxsie Sunshine" shares lessons from her experiences dating men. Illustration by Caitlin Du

Men are bots that should come with instruction manuals. Men are bots that should come with instruction manuals — a guide that explains how you must subtract around…