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To get on the same page about whether or not to start a family, psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri says to aim for 80% certainty — and do your best to compromise. But take note: "people never have a child to please their partner," she says.
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How to find middle ground when your partner wants kids — and you don't
Andee Tagle
Psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri has been helping couples with this conundrum for decades. She shares four exercises to bring clarity to the situation — and find a solution that minimizes regret.
Norman Rockwell's 1943 series So You Want to See the President! Click to enlarge.
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Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view
Elizabeth Blair
A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood as New Yorkers head to the polls on June 23 in New York City.
Laura Brett
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Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it
Ashley Lopez
Abortion opponents demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 24, 2022 the day the court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. 
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4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs
Selena Simmons-Duffin
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Maternal healthcare ‘deserts’ leave thousands of Texas women to their own devices
Cash-strapped rural hospitals in East Texas and beyond are closing their labor-and-delivery units.
Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after months of investigations, lawsuits on flood deaths
Introducing ‘After the Flood,’ a podcast about the 2025 disaster in the Texas Hill Country
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Texas Standard for June 24, 2026: The growing challenge of maternal healthcare deserts
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