Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. Natalya Yashina is a CPA, DASM with over 12 years of experience in ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor ...

Spousal benefits are commonly called family benefits; benefits available to family members. Let’s start with spousal benefits in order to truly understand ex-spousal benefits. Current spouses are ...

Dr. Jenn Mann is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the relationship expert behind InStyle's long-running weekly column, Hump Day. She is best known for her hit VH1 show, "Couples Therapy ...

There are so many reasons why someone might seem to still have feelings for their ex. And not all of them are romantic or threatening to your relationship. If your partner still talks to their ex, ...

Texting your ex on their birthday may seem harmless, but most of the time, it's not helpful at all. Texting your ex is a bad idea, in general, but many people still ask, "Should I wish my ex a happy ...

Even if you and your ex had a messy breakup, there's almost always a point in time where you miss them, even if it's just for a minute. That lingering temptation that convinces you that texting your ...

To make the whole global pandemic thing worse, there’s been an uptick in folks dreaming about their ex. Fear not: COVID-19 isn’t conspiring to get you and your ex back together. And no, “dreaming ...

It’s only natural to feel worried, if not slightly panicked, if your partner is friends with their ex. But it's important to keep in mind that many people stay in touch after a breakup in a ...

After a relationship ends, many people still feel emotions for their ex-partners. Depending on whether someone wanted the breakup or not, it can be difficult to emotionally “get over” an ex-partner.

Has your ex been appearing in your dreams? This kind of nocturnal haunting is not uncommon. The reasons your ex is showing up in your dreams are varied, ranging from unresolved feelings to a sense of ...

It’s a wildly common phenomenon, but when it happens to me, I invariably feel a little bit crazy: I go to sleep feeling perfectly fine about the end of my last relationship, then wake up confused and ...