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April 8, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Robert Pattison and Zendaya embracing and looking at each other.

Culture

An Astonishing Concept Album Made Even Better

Sophie Gilbert

April 3, 2026

Lily Allen performing during her tour of "West End Girl"

Family

What a Century-Old Sex Manual Got Right

Anna Holmes

March 21, 2026

A collage of two older artworks depicting couples holding hands

Family

The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory

Tyler Austin Harper

March 18, 2026

A grainy photo of three wilted pink roses in a brown vase.

Books

The Novel as Extended Op-Ed

Adelle Waldman

March 2026 Issue

Collage-style illustration with a black-and-white photo of brick row house, a halftone photo of people at a tall border wall with slats and barbed wire, and parts of the U.S. DHS seal, on a beige background.

The Atlantic Daily

When the Two Sides of the Culture War Meet

David A. Graham

February 9, 2026

Culture

The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry

Anna Holmes

December 16, 2025

Books

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

Arash Azizi

December 10, 2025

A collage with two images of a young woman with dark hair.

Ideas

Does Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?

Henry Olsen

December 3, 2025

Ideas

Three Rules for a Lasting Happy Marriage

Arthur C. Brooks

November 6, 2025

Illustration of an elderly couple sitting on a bench looking at two green and purple birds with a yellow heart above them.

Family

Traditional Values Came for TV’s Weirdest Dating Show

Julie Beck

October 30, 2025

Photo of two contestants on "Love Is Blind"

Culture

The Movies That Capture Women’s Deepest Fears

Sophie Gilbert

October 30, 2025

Stills from 'Alien,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Shining,' and 'The Omen'

Ideas

Bridesmaid Inflation

Annie Joy Williams

October 24, 2025

An image of bridesmaids in matching translucent dresses, standing in a line.

Ideas

Feeling Desolate? There Is a Cure for That.

Arthur C. Brooks

October 16, 2025

Illustration of an upside down woman with a cloud raining on her head and an umbrella with a smiley face beside her

Ideas

The Marriage Effect

Jean M. Twenge

September 3, 2025

Black-and-white photograph of a mother’s legs with a child’s legs between them

Dear James

Dear James: I’m Stuck Caring for a Husband I No Longer Love

James Parker

September 2, 2025

A man using a walker and a woman trapped beneath it, as if in a cage

Culture

The Existential Terror of Monogamy

Faith Hill

August 28, 2025

A woman and a man are in a car, with frightened looks on their faces.

Family

The Tortured Poet of Love Gets Engaged

Julie Beck

August 27, 2025

Photo illustration of Taylor Swift's face inside a heart

Family

A ‘Hopefully Completely Unrelatable’ Story About Marriage

Olga Khazan

August 13, 2025

Graphic illustration of a heart-shaped life buoy

Family

Why Marriage Survives

Brad Wilcox

September 2025 Issue

Graphic illustration of a silhouetted Sisyphus-like figure pushing an enormous diamond engagement ring up a steep black hill on an orange background.

Ideas

I Left My Church—And Found Christianity

Monty Bennett

July 15, 2025

Blurred rainbow against pink sky background with two birds flying

Culture

The New Old Sound of Adult Anxiety

Spencer Kornhaber

June 20, 2025

Family

What’s So Shocking About a Man Who Loves His Wife?

Jeremy Gordon

June 9, 2025

A man adoringly holding up a doll-like version of his wife

Books

What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?

Sophia Stewart

May 7, 2025

A woman looking up at Cupid against a backdrop of cursive writing

Dear James

Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush

James Parker

May 6, 2025

Bored wife on a bench next to her talking husband

Politics

The Pro-Family Policy This Nation Actually Needs

Faith Hill

May 5, 2025

vintage illustration of a mother father and baby that is eroding away

Podcasts

The New Divide in American Marriage

Jerusalem Demsas

April 29, 2025

A black-and-white photo shows several shiny wedding bands displayed on a marbled surface.

Books

Who Needs Intimacy?

Jordan Kisner

May 2025 Issue

illustration of woman with dark hair wearing yellow dress falling backwards into the arms of same woman in yellow dress with dark hair, on reddish-brown background

Family

The New Singlehood Stigma

Faith Hill

April 2, 2025

A woman in a skirt stands on a dock alone, while googly eyes move around her

Dear James

Dear James: Make the Whistling Stop

James Parker

April 1, 2025

A man in a bird suit whistling near his aggravated wife

Ideas

The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come

David A. Graham

April 1, 2025

A collage showing two archival photos of a woman making a meal and red and white stripes below it

Family

The New Marriage of Unequals

Stephanie H. Murray

March 31, 2025

Figurine of a bride wearing a mortarboard on the top tier of a wedding cake, her groom seated on a tier below

Dear James

Dear James: Is This Sexless Marriage Over?

James Parker

March 25, 2025

A photograph of a couple at their wedding with a candle in the foreground, the flame snuffed out

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Endless Hunt to Make Meaning of Marriage

Serena Dai

March 13, 2025

Graphic illustration of various figurines showing different couples in wedding attire.

Dear James

Dear James: My Husband Is a Mess

James Parker

March 4, 2025

A wife awake in bed with her sleeping, unshaven husband, a messy pile of clothes by his side

Books Briefing

Thinking About Divorce in a New Way

Boris Kachka

February 21, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

Maybe You’ll Never Really Know Who You’re Marrying

An Astonishing Concept Album Made Even Better

What a Century-Old Sex Manual Got Right

The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory

The Novel as Extended Op-Ed

When the Two Sides of the Culture War Meet

The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

Does Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?

Three Rules for a Lasting Happy Marriage

Traditional Values Came for TV’s Weirdest Dating Show

The Movies That Capture Women’s Deepest Fears

Bridesmaid Inflation

Feeling Desolate? There Is a Cure for That.

The Marriage Effect

Dear James: I’m Stuck Caring for a Husband I No Longer Love

The Existential Terror of Monogamy

The Tortured Poet of Love Gets Engaged

A ‘Hopefully Completely Unrelatable’ Story About Marriage

Why Marriage Survives

I Left My Church—And Found Christianity

The New Old Sound of Adult Anxiety

What’s So Shocking About a Man Who Loves His Wife?

What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?

Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush

The Pro-Family Policy This Nation Actually Needs

The New Divide in American Marriage

Who Needs Intimacy?

The New Singlehood Stigma

Dear James: Make the Whistling Stop

The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come

The New Marriage of Unequals

Dear James: Is This Sexless Marriage Over?

The Endless Hunt to Make Meaning of Marriage

Dear James: My Husband Is a Mess

Thinking About Divorce in a New Way