“With a reassuring tone and a wonderfully inclusive spectrum of relationship scenarios, Phillips provides realistic and helpful advice reflecting today’s culture and specific challenges for the newly enamored.”
“Coming of age, navigating the budding desire for intimacy, has never been simple. Today's young, though they may have more information, have whole new sources of anxiety—social media, post-pandemic struggles—and whole new conversations going on about consent, gender fluidity and how to adult in a world gone rather mad. SUNY New Paltz professor and award-winning journalist Phillips, author of Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession combines deep reflection with rigorous reporting to craft an honest, empathetic handbook for parents who want to balance safety with respect for the journey.”