--- description: Meehika Barua is a freelance journalist who is currently working on her memoir on friendships and love. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Meehika Barua ## Meehika Barua Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Meehika Barua is a freelance journalist who is currently working on her memoir on friendships and love. ## Meehika Barua Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jul 20, 2026 ### [We’re Taking Hobbies Too Far](https://time.com/article/2026/07/20/we-are-taking-hobbies-too-far/) We are confusing leisure with achievement, writes Meehika Barua. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 6, 2026 ### [The Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Rewriting the Rules of Dating](https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/the-cost-of-living-crisis-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-dating/) Traditional markers of adulthood have become unattainable. Living alone or picking up every dinner b... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 29, 2026 ### [Jealousy Is Not a Moral Failure](https://time.com/article/2026/05/29/jealousy-is-not-a-moral-failure/) The problem is not that we compare ourselves to one another, writes Meehika Barua, but that we insis... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 11, 2026 ### [Running Clubs Are a Horrible Place to Date](https://time.com/article/2026/05/10/running-clubs-are-a-horrible-place-to-date/) Running clubs are singles mixers disguised as cardio, writes Meehika Barua. The dating aspect has be... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 15, 2026 ### [The Myth of the Adult Friend Group](https://time.com/article/2026/04/14/the-myth-of-the-adult-friend-group/) We’re wired for one-on-one intimacy, writes Meehika Barua. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 17, 2026 ### [How to Get Over Your Ex](https://time.com/article/2026/03/16/how-to-get-over-your-ex/) Limerence, an obsessive form of attraction, can keep us stuck on people long after they’re gone, wri... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 3, 2026 ### [The Rise of the Placeholder Partner](https://time.com/7364630/placeholder-partner-dating/) Taylor Swift sang about it. Women fear it. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 30, 2025 ### [Stop Waiting for a Partner to Live Your Life](https://time.com/7342230/women-solo-travel-independence-skiing/) Women often delay life experiences waiting for a partner. Claiming those experiences for oneself is ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 8, 2025 ### [How I Manifested Better Friendships](https://time.com/7337075/friendship-breakup-manifestation-list-intention-new-years-resolution/) I made a 30-point list of traits I want in a friend. It changed my life. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/meehika-barua/","name":"Meehika Barua"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/meehika-barua/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/meehika-barua/"},"name":"Meehika Barua","jobTitle":null,"description":"Meehika Barua is a freelance journalist who is currently working on her memoir on friendships and love.","url":"https://time.com/author/meehika-barua/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```