Belinda Luscombe

Belinda Luscombe is an editor at large at TIME, where she has covered a wide swath of topics, but specializes in interviews, profiles, and essays. In 2010, she won the Council on Contemporary Families Media Award for her stories on the ways marriage is changing. She is also author of Marriageology: the Art and Science of Staying Together.

Recent Articles

Emerald Fennell Breaks Down 'Saltburn'

The writer-director takes viewers inside the most memorable scenes in her new satirical thriller starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi.

By Belinda Luscombe

People Who Take In Grandkids May Soon Get Paid

What to know about a new change to the foster care rules

By Belinda Luscombe

How to Reconcile With an Estranged Relative

Therapists and experts offer advice on trying to restore contact.

By Belinda Luscombe

The War Is Making Americans Question Relationships

Friends and family members who often agree are divided over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

By Belinda Luscombe

Jada Pinkett Smith and 'Ambiguous Separation'

Why couples separate without divorcing

By Belinda Luscombe

Why Don't More Women Propose?

Plenty of things about the process of getting married have remained stubbornly unchanged.

By Belinda Luscombe

This Feminist Is Worried About Young Men

Caitlin Moran spoke to TIME about what she had discovered about men, and offered some solutions to what ails them gleaned from her time in the feminist trenches.

By Belinda Luscombe

Ashton Kutcher Resigns Thorn Role After Backlash

His move comes amid backlash over his support of Danny Masterson

By Belinda Luscombe

What's Behind the Spike in Child Poverty

According to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, 12.4% of children were living in poverty in 2022.

By Belinda Luscombe

What Sinéad O'Connor's Courage Meant

The Irish singer, who has died at 56, was for many of the women of my generation both a balm and a battery.

By Belinda Luscombe

This Female Billionaire Thinks the Secret to Women's Wealth Is Poker

Jenny Just is on a mission to teach 1 million girls and women how to play the card game

By Belinda Luscombe

The Biden Administration Tries to Fix Childcare—Again

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the latest plan to bring down costs

By Belinda Luscombe

Does It Really Work to Date Within a Marriage?

Bill de Blasio and Chirlaine McCray are about to find out.

By Belinda Luscombe

The Story Behind TIME's 1971 'Jesus Revolution' Cover

The surge in young people adopting the Christian faith in the '70s was recently dramatized in a movie with the same title.

By Belinda Luscombe

Single at 40? Blame the Economy

Why more 40-year-olds than ever have never been married.

By Belinda Luscombe

The Case Against Engagement Rings

It's time to end this marriage-proposal tradition

By Belinda Luscombe

Read TIME's Interview With Kim Kardashian

The business mogul talks about how Skims has changed the way people see her, and how it led to her founding her own private equity fund late last year. 

By Belinda Luscombe

4 Charts That Tell Us About Homelessness in America Today

A large new study asked almost 3,200 homeless people from all over California about what would have helped them avoid losing their housing.

By Belinda Luscombe

Stacey Abrams on Writing and Her Future in Politics

Stacey Abrams talked to TIME about the role fiction has played in her life, voting rights and whether she will run for office again.

By Belinda Luscombe

Nobody Cares About Homeless People Until They Die

Jordan Neely is a reminder of the empathy deficit when it comes to homeless people

By Belinda Luscombe
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