Melissa Petro

Stock photos seemed to get pregnancy and parenting all wrong. When a Facebook friend posted looking for a real life pregnant stock photo model, I offered.

Use insect repellent, sleep under a mosquito net, and just don’t get pregnant — is this the best we can do for Latin American women?

If you watch TV and movies hoping to be emotionally moved or intellectually challenged, you know that means you’ll some

[I]t looks like our wedding will cost us more like $10,000. That is a hell of a lot of money. Still, it’s our one and only wedding. And for a wedding in Manhattan that includes most of the typical expenditures [...] that’s not too bad. Here’s what I’ve learned about how to make your big day (relatively) less expensive.

Want to work responsibly on the issue of sex trafficking? Here’s some of what you should know.

Everyone I talk to agrees: Apparently, wedding planning is the most awful thing ever! Seriously, I did not know that when I first got engaged. This got me thinking... What else don’t I know?

Sure, "friends forever" sounds nice. In theory. But sometimes it's better that two people just not be friends.

The biggest fashion mistake of my lifetime may not be what I wore, but what I didn’t.

It's time to talk substantively and honestly about how sex work isn't any one thing.

"We built a luxury dream home but can only afford to have two children."