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Prerna is a senior writer with over 10 years of experience covering entertainment, politics, and digital culture. She’s passionate about tracking the trends, stories, and conversations taking over the internet. A movie fanatic at heart, she’s always looking for her next great watch. When she’s not chasing stories, she’s probably binge-watching something addictive and insisting everyone else watch it, too.

Prerna

Woman explains when to stop making time for people who don't respect yours.

Culture

TikToker Explains The ‘Reasonable Boundaries’ Everyone Should Set In Friendships And Relationships

Sohini is a digital media writer and editor with nearly five years of experience covering trends, entertainment, and online culture. She has contributed to multiple national and international publications in editorial and management roles. When she’s offline, she’s usually watching TV shows and movies with her dog.

Sohini

A TikTok creator's comments about gentle parenting and traditional schooling have sparked debate among parents and teachers.

‘School Functions Differently From Home’: Gentle Parenting Could Create Challenges When Children Start School, TikToker Warns

TikTok creator shares why couples should present a united front in public.

TikToker says couples in healthy relationships never do this in public: ‘It weakens the trust’

Haley Van Horn is a writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience in lifestyle, entertainment, and culture stories. She has contributed to publications like PEOPLE and Parade, and her work is preserved in the Library of Congress.

Haley

Server Left Alone With Cranky Customers After Co-Worker Calls Out

Server Says She Was Left Alone to Deal With Cranky Customers After Co-Worker Called Out Midshift: ‘Sometimes You Just Can’t Win With the Public’

Akil is a Caribbean native who enjoys writing, reading, music, and fitness. He loves exploring new ideas, telling engaging stories, and making the most of every experience. When he’s not working, he enjoys living life to the fullest.

Akil Rashid

TikToker Explains Her High-Maintenance Friendship Preference

TikToker Says She Doesn’t Believe in Low-Maintenance Friendships and Wants to See Her Friends Often: ‘Why Are We Doing Quarterly Meetings?’

TikToker Opens Up About Falling Out With Best Friend

TikToker Opens Up About Falling Out With Her Best Friend After She Wasn’t Given the Same Grace She Had Shown: ‘Then Why Are You Friends With Me?’

Server Says Obnoxious Couple Made Her Sunday Shift Miserable

Server Says a Married Couple and Their Guest Made a Birthday Celebration Miserable After Demanding Special Treatment: ‘I Just Wanted Them All to Leave’

TikToker Says Men Are Intimidated by Financially Independent Women

TikToker Says Men Are Intimidated by Financially Independent Women After Noticing a Pattern Among Her Successful Female Mentors: ‘It’s the Harsh Truth’

A TikTok creator shared five everyday habits she stopped following to make her life easier.

Woman Shares 5 Things She Stopped Doing to Make Life Easier: ‘Why Was I Making Everything So Hard?

A toddler sits in a high chair with her meal (L) as wedding guests laugh (R) during the ceremony.

‘When your 1-year-old objects’: Toddler Interrupts Wedding at the Funniest Possible Moment

A restaurant in Spain (R) reflects the slower-paced dining culture at the center of a viral TikTok debate (L).

‘Annoying and rude’: Americans and Europeans clash over what restaurant service should look like

Rachel is a writer, reviewer, and critic within the entertainment industry with over four years of experience. She champions indie filmmaking and indie horror. Her work can be found at The Mary Sue and That Hollywood Show.

Rachel Tolleson

TikTok User Says Troll Filed Workplace Complaint Over Elevator Talk

TikTok User Says Anonymous Troll Filed Workplace Complaint Over Alleged Elevator Conversation About Her Brand Deal: ‘I Have No Recollection of Doing That’

Woman Details the Most Insufferable Date She's Ever Been On

Woman Details the Most Insufferable 35-Minute Date She’s Ever Been On After Her Match Left Her Questioning Everything: ‘I Already Knew’

Gen Z Employee Shares His Workplace Boundaries and Rules

Gen Z Employee Shares the Workplace Boundaries He Won’t Compromise On: ‘I’m Not Taking That Meeting During My Lunch Time’

TikTok Woman Says Husband Made Her Life Harder

TikTok