How to Survive Your First Holiday Season as Newlyweds

Discuss Holiday Plans Early Experts stress the importance of communication, establishing firm boundaries, and, above all else, presenting a united front. “Ideally, couples will navigate the holidays by sitting down together and exploring what matters most to each individual,” Ms. Earnshaw said. “Often, this will require each spouse to talk to their prospective families about…

Saluting in Solidarity

Emojis have a special power to acquire meaning in real time, as some have theorized. “Unlike words, we know exactly when each individual emoji came into existence and are pre-warned of new ones,” reads a 2021 academic paper on the evolving meaning of emojis. Keith Broni, the editor in chief of Emojipedia.com, a reference site…