A quick phone call here, a WhatsApp message there, and work emails are always open anyway. In this day and age, and especially in this economy, we multitask more than ever before. More importantly, everything has to be done quickly and immediately. Time is money. More often than not, our eyes are glued to our phones, either for a quick doomscrolling session, to answer an important message, or just to check a few things while walking.

In a world where our carbon footprint is monitored, shouldn’t our accountability be monitored too? We’ve all done our part for the planet: drinking from paper straws, recycling, composting, filling up reusable water bottles, thrifting our entire wardrobe, taking public transport, using sustainable makeup wipes, and bringing reusable bags to the grocery store.

I just eat when I'm hungry, my boyfriend laughs. I want to punch him. I wish I could be so mindless, but how can I be? I am a woman, trained from birth to shame and police my own appetite and body. Good ladies are small, dainty, and never too hungry.

A few weeks ago, I reconnected with a friend I’ve known since high school. When I saw her, she told me she had been in a very happy relationship for four years, and I was genuinely happy for her. Her partner was lovely, their relationship was lovely, and they were one of those annoyingly cute couples who actually seemed to really like each other. Then, a few weeks later, she called me one night crying and told me she had met someone else. She couldn’t get this person out of h

Bruno Casanovas spent his childhood moving between worlds, never quite feeling at home. Then he and Alex Benlloch built NUDE Project, a community for people who felt the same. In conversation with ROE, Bruno talks about belonging, outsiderhood, ambition, Gen Z, love, and what happens when the outsiders build the place everyone wants to belong to? Some people spend their lives looking for a place to belong. Bruno Casanovas and Alex Benlloch built one. NUDE Project was born

Dear eldest daughters, let me tell you a story. I started a new job a few weeks ago, and I’ve never known myself to be so irritable. Or at least, that’s what I thought. The truth is, I’ve been angry for a while. Maybe a few weeks, maybe months. Or maybe much earlier, when I first started understanding what being the oldest daughter actually meant. I don’t remember always being like this or feeling like anger could take up this much space in my head, to the point where it some

What if sex isn’t the reward at the end of dating, but the fastest way to find out if there’s anything worth dating for? What if sex isn’t the prize at the end of dating, but the fastest way to find out if there’s anything worth dating for? I couldn’t help but wonder: are we all just ghost-hunting in the dark, spending months decoding chemistry when we could simply get close enough to find out?

Picture this: For years, people mocked you for the way you look, what you eat, the clothes you wear, and how you do your hair. You never understood why they did it; they simply did. But years later, those who once laughed at you are now going above and beyond to become just like you.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl. Although she ultimately became the villain, her character was often forced down a bad path due to the actions of others. After work, I began watching the show for comfort and, unfortunately, began resonating with her character. It seemed that Lilly Pulitzer was turning me into somewhat of an evil blonde witch, always on the lookout for danger.

I was talking to a friend of mine recently. He’s a swimmer, training intensely for the Olympics, and he also creates content on social media. In the middle of our conversation, he said something I couldn’t stop thinking about. The more people see him online, the harder it feels for him to truly be seen. At first, I thought, how does that even make sense? Isn’t being seen exactly what we are all trying to achieve? More followers, more views, more people knowing our names. So w

It’s 2010. He cycles to my house and bangs on my door. ‘Can you give Caitlin this?’

Must We Know Who We Are? People love to solve riddles. We love to uncover mysteries. It gives us a sense of accomplishment, even superiority. But we forget that our lives are not puzzles with only one answer. When we are young, it’s important that we remain curious about the world around us. But eventually, that curiosity can turn inward. We start trying to uncover everything possible about ourselves: who we are, where our lives are taking us, what is going to happen next. Wi

There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes with finally developing some self-respect. Your phone stops lighting up. Your weekends become suspiciously uneventful. The men who once occupied an embarrassing amount of your mental space disappear, and suddenly you're sitting at home on a Friday night wondering whether you've become boring.

I separated from my ex six years ago. My initial plan was to stay single for a year, do therapy and learn from my mistakes, but many years and dating attempts later, I’m still single. While my ex was emotionally available, it became apparent to me that I, just like many gay guys, was attracted to emotionally unavailable men.

This is a short story of immense pain that later on turns to realization.