Chelsea Fagan

There are certain things that make us feel successful in early adulthood that are totally rational: a good job, close-knit friends, our own apartment, paying bills on time, etc. But there are other things that, while deeply satisfying, are not real…

I would never use the word foodie (because that word is awful) but I do consider myself "someone who enjoys trying new foods that have the potential to either gross me out, or become my new favorite." To bring these two potential outcomes…

Look, we all have bad sex at some point in our lives. We all settle for much less than we are worth, and hook up with scruffy, chest-tattooed dudes who think that they are really good at oral because they were too hot to be told otherwise. That,…

We've all been in relationships where we compromised on things that we clearly shouldn't have. We've all bent our most fundamental principles for someone who was cute or cool enough. Somewhere in your life, each of us has all but pretended to be an…

Wanting to get healthy is a normal, usually positive thing. A great number of us exist in largely sedentary (office-based) lifestyles, and have access to near-limitless unhealthy food options, so it's nice sometimes to really buckle down and focus…

Being a woman is hard. Being a woman who, in any significant way, deviates from the norm of what is considered "beautiful" or "feminine" is harder. And one of the more common deviations from the ideal of femininity is being very tall, particularly…

Recently, I decided that my wardrobe needed a makeover, mostly to match the overall simplification and streamlining I was trying to achieve in every area of my life. I wanted to focus on neutral colors, versatile cuts, and things that wouldn't…

During those crucial first few dates, there are certain things that we all do that tip the scales in our favor just a little bit. And there are subtle things that the person we're on a date with can do that weirdly speak disproportionate volumes to…

If there is one thing that frustrates me as someone who suffers from adult acne and rosacea, it's the incredibly lame and ineffectual "skin secrets" you get from models and actresses in magazines and beauty blogs. I always get excited that it's…