What to Know Before You Mistletoe

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

Lilia Buckingham Is Everyone's Best Friend

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

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.

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

6 love resolutions from the biggest relationship busts.

About To Say *This*? Here's Why You Should Think Again...

Nix these six negative sayings and you'll instantly feel stronger and more self-assured.

You vs. 2020

Is all this *waves hands* starting to take a mental toll? You’re not alone— here’s how to get a handle on it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Mini missions to *crush* before the first day

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

Mend It Like You Mean It

Turn rips and tears into wearable art.

We need to talk about colorism

IN THE WAKE OF SOCIAL CHANGE, KHERIS ROGERS, 14, SHEDS LIGHT ON THE DARK ISSUE OF COLORISM—AND SHARES HOW THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT HAS STRENGTHENED HER CONFIDENCE IN HER COMPLEXION.

Is *everyone* a liar?

These days, the truth matters more than ever. Why we fib—and how to limit our lies.

The Relationship Mistakes *Anyone* Can Make

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

How to TALK ABOUT RACE wherever you are

Get the tools you need to speak up instead of staying silent.

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.

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.

The 6 Q's you need to ask your doc

Here’s how you can use that BTS appointment to take charge of your health.

Secretly kinda loved social distancing? You're not alone...

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world as we knew it, our social lives came screeching to a halt. While some girls began counting the minutes until they could pack their calendars again, others like Shay Rudolph, 14, realized that staying home wasn’t quite so bad after all. Here, Shay explains how quarantine gave her a chance to be her truest self.

Dear Carol

Dear Carol

LIFE Interrupted

How to navigate the new normal when nothing seems normal at all.

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.

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.

Personal GROWTH

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