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What to Know Before You Mistletoe

How to make your break Holly Lolly – with or without a BAE.

Share The Love

Hark! Here’s how to spread some supersized seasonal splendor.

Are Breakups Secretly The Best? Hear Us Out...

6 love resolutions from the biggest relationship busts.

Lilia Buckingham Is Everyone's Best Friend

When was the first time you spotted Lilia on your Insta feed?

Sascha Nastasi - Rules To Chill By

The 17-year-old actress is the incredibly wise, super honest pal we all need in our lives.

Confessions of an accidental beauty queen

In the middle of a stressful senior year, Aneesa Sheikh, 18, signed up for a state beauty pageant on a whim…and won. Now, as she competes this month for the Miss Teen USA national title, she reflects on how an unlikely experience uncovered her most authentic self.

Read *this* before you snoop

Why we sleuth—and how to stop.

Our Fall Fashion Issue: Yes, We're Getting Dressed Again!

The cast of The Baby-Sitters Club invited us to an *official* club meeting where they dished on fame, fashion, babysitting horror stories, and their ginormous future dreams.

I was ABUSED BY MY BOYFRIEND… and had no idea

Kiley*, now 16, was smitten when she met the boy of her dreams. Little did she know, he’d actually become her own worst nightmare. Here, she shares her cautionary tale about the dating abuse that affects one in three girls—and how you can protect yourself.

How I went from activist to actress and why it matters that I did

When she was just 17, Nicole Maines was the anonymous plaintiff in a landmark Maine Supreme Judicial Court case that won young transgender students the right to use the bathroom of their choice at school. Now, Nicole is a successful actress, playing Dreamer, TV’s first trans superhero, on The CW’s Supergirl, and her career has taken her activism to a whole new level. Here, she shares her story in her own words.

My besties taught me everything!

From busting stress to being confident, GL Girls are blessed with besties whi've doled out A+ lessons you won't find in the classroom. Toss aside your pencil, ditch the spiral notebook and study up on these awesome life secrets.

Dear Carol – Same Crush

My friend and I have been best friends since first grade. She recently told me her crush, and it happened to be the same guy I liked. I feel like I’m stuck in a movie! Of course, I’m not going to tell my best friend I like the guy she likes—I wouldn’t want to hurt her. So I’ve been avoiding our mutual crush as best I can, but he and I still have one class together. All I can do is cross my fingers and hope my feelings go away soon.

Breakup survival guide

Time with BAE went from blissful to busted? Smart steps to getting over them for good.

How to be a super chill human even when you're crushing hard.

Have a love life while still having an *actual* life

Family Strife

In My Skin veers between coming-of-age comedy and serious drama.

Mend It Like You Mean It

Turn rips and tears into wearable art.

Mini missions to *crush* before the first day

Because who knew you'd ever actually want to think about school during the summer?

The Relationship Mistakes *Anyone* Can Make

Yes, you actually can turn your disaster-tastic dating blunders into learning experiences. Write this down...

Is Your Best Guy Friend Crushing On You?

You're 10 questions away from finding out if your BFG is BF material.

Are They *Really* Wrong for You?

Your next bae might be standing right in front of you.

All Made Up…even when there's no place to go

Many girls packed away their blush during quarantine –some for good. But for Vanessa Tropona, her happy place is still her beauty bag.

Is your PERIOD normal?

I'ts that time of the month again: you have your period... and a million questions to go along with it. We asked experts to weigh in on your most pressing period probs: what's normal and what stuff raises a (literal) red flag–so you can go with the, uh flow.

Fighting back

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the world on pause, these six teens are working to stitch their communities back together—one mask, meal or virtual meet-up at a time.

What about the Seniors?

As the world struggles through the uncertainty of a global pandemic, the class of 2020 is living through its own personal loss: that of their senior year and all of the milestones and memories that come along with it. Here, Carrie Berk, 17, tells what it feels like to have these traditions taken away –and shares the silver lining she's discovered behind even the darkest clouds.

Let's Solve Those Other Summer Probs, Shall We?

Period popped up just in time for the pool party? Summer job getting you down? Don't Sweat It.

Dear Carol

Should I date my best guy friend?

Personal GROWTH

Body hair is another opportunity for women to excercise their ability to choose, even if that means having it *both* ways.

Up For a Challenge

University students compete with cutting-edge cars in the AutoDrive Challenge.

Halloween at Disneyland

Disneyland is one of my favorite places in the world to visit, but this was the first time I have been during a holiday season!

Choyce Brown

“It’s been 2-years since my mom, Tabitha Brown, actress and vegan food influencer had the whole family go ‘Cold Turkey’ on a vegan diet for a month, and two years later I am still a vegan.”