Cosmo Happy Hour

If you’re single and dating in 2015, you’ve either been ghosted on or been the ghost. Cosmopolitan.com editors Emma Barker and host Elisa Benson join special guests Sophie Tweed-Simmons, Ramy Zabarah, and Jack Dylan to discuss why people ghost and when it can actually be a good thing — and even propose a way to shutdown ghosting altogether.

Of course millennial women want to sound confident and intelligent in the workplace — but are attacks on typically feminine speech patterns like upspeak and vocal fry really helping women get ahead? Cosmo editors Amy Odell, Alie Martell, and host Elisa Benson discuss the line between practical career advice and sexism. Guests include TV writer Laura Beck and Levo’s VP of content development Kathleen Harris.

There are two types of people in this world: Those who keep up with the Kardashians and liars. Cosmopolitan.com entertainment editors Patti Greco, Alex Rees, host Elisa Benson, and special guest Mariah Smith of the blog Keeping Up with the Kontinuity Errors discuss how the family became a pop-culture phenomena — and what that means for the rest of us.

Body-shaming, slut-shaming, mom-shaming, Halloween-costume-shaming — can a girl live?! Cosmo editors Lauren Lumsden, Elizabeth Narins, Alie Martell, and host Elisa Benson talk about how social media has made it easy (and seemingly normal) to police and judge every decision a person makes, especially for women.

Millennial women get married later than ever, spend more money on their weddings than ever, and have more access to images of “dream weddings” (thank you, Pinterest) than ever before. So how does this change the way they feel about wedding planning? Recently engaged Cosmopolitan.com editors Tess Koman, Elizabeth Narins, Kathleen Kamphausen (who is also a professional wedding photographer), and host Elisa Benson — who have been to hundreds of weddings in total — discuss the myth of the "chill bride," whether social media rules are helpful or annoying, and the #1 most crazy-making things bride do.

Half the population deals with it, yet no one ever talks about it. (It’s just blood, people!) Cosmo editors Emma Barker, Prachi Gupta, Danielle McNally and host Elisa Benson discuss why it’s more important than ever to talk about periods — calling bullshit on why the government taxes tampons and why the health community has basically ignored menstruation. Plus: Those crusty old dudes who still use “that time of the month” as an insult? Take a seat.

It's the weekly Cosmopolitan Happy Hour and this week Elisa Benson, Social Director at Cosmo, chats with Cosmo staffers Alex Rees, Madeline Haller and Danielle Tullo about all things Fall, from Pumpkin Spiced Latte to Fall TV and what it means to be 'basic'.

In 2015, one woman's photo of stretch marks of a post-baby body can spark a worldwide body-positive moment overnight. But has the influx in images of "real bodies" made us feel better about our own? Cosmopolitan.com editors Emma Barker, Elizabeth Narins, Alanna Nunez and host Elisa Benson discuss Cosmo's most viral body image stories and how they've impacted the way millennial women feel about health, sex, celebrity ideals, and their own unfiltered selves.

Humble-bragging about yourself at the office ‹ and plastering your personal social feed with selfies ‹ can feel gross, but it can also help you build the kind of following that boosts your career and leads to new opportunities. Cosmopolitan.com editors Amy Odell, Patti Greco, and Carina Hsieh and host Elisa Benson talk about the weird line between self-obsession and self-deprecation in a time where trying to be a social media star is equal parts fun, eye-roll-y, and incredibly useful.

Welcome to the Cosmo Happy Hour! Host Elisa Benson is joined by Cosmo fashion editors and experts Amy Odell, Charles Manning and Carly Cardellino. The Cosmo Four talk big fashion events and share hilarious stories from their experiences.