More and more women are paying alimony and child support … A recent survey revealed that 45 percent of divorce lawyers said they’d seen an increase in the last three years of women paying alimony. 54 percent of the same lawyers said they’d seen an increase in mothers paying child support. And this could be why … According to Pew Research, mothers are the primary breadwinners in 40 percent of U.S. families. (Moneyish)
When are puppies the cutest? Always, right? Well, a study has found that people actually find puppies to be the cutest at 8 weeks old. The science behind it … 8 weeks is about the time that moms stop weaning their pups and leave them to fend for themselves. They are the most vulnerable at that age -- which is why we find them so attractive. They need us. This is how dogs have evolved as human companions. We find them most adorable when they need us the most, and the bond is formed. Researchers explain, "The eight-week point is just the point where the hook is biggest, the ability of the animal to grab our interest is strongest. But having grabbed our interest, we continue to love them all their lives." (Today)
How much time do you spend on Instagram? Well, now you can know exactly. Instagram is building a Usage Insights feature into the app that will let you know exactly how much time you’re wasting. (Tech Crunch)
Taking the stress with you … A survey found that one-third of us work on vacation. Even sadder is the reason why. According to the survey, we work on vacation because we can’t enjoy ourselves knowing we have work stuff hanging over our heads. So we go on vacation to relieve the stress … but then work on those vacations because we are stressed if things at work aren’t taken care of. (The Ladders)