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OPINION: “We’re like a family here.” I quit.

OPINION: “We’re like a family here.” I quit.

by Phoebe Huzij | May 27, 2026 | In Your Circle, In Your Circle top story, other stories

The interview was going well until they said it. “What I love about working here,” my potential future manager smiled, “is that we’re really like a family.” Fuck. I should have stood up and walked out then. Instead, I took the job. Two...
From Burnout to breadmaking: What the ‘Trad Wife’ fantasy is really selling

From Burnout to breadmaking: What the ‘Trad Wife’ fantasy is really selling

by Phoebe Huzij | May 26, 2026 | In Your Circle, In Your Circle top story, other stories

The algorithm knows what you’re watching. One scroll through TikTok or Instagram and you’ll find them: women in linen aprons pulling loaves from the oven, hanging laundry on the line, posting aesthetic shots of homemade preserves. ‘Trad wife’...
Love on low power mode: how to stay connected when you’re both exhausted

Love on low power mode: how to stay connected when you’re both exhausted

by Harriet Miller | May 25, 2026 | In Your Circle, In Your Circle top story, other stories

Love isn’t the tricky part. Trying to love someone while you’re both exhausted, stressed, and dragging the day’s bullshit home like an unwanted third roommate, that’s when the smallest sigh can turn into a full‑blown argument about absolutely nothing. Research has...
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