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Ismael Perez

Columnist, audience specialist

Ismael Pérez is a columnist and audience specialist at the Chicago Sun-Times.

When financial advice doesn’t fully fit into our own circumstances, it’s up to us to fill in the blanks by learning from every personal mistake and success.
Feeling stuck in a comfort-over-fashion limbo? A stylish Chicago young woman talks about what motivates her to dress nice against chilly odds.
If we can move on from toxic friends, relationships and workplaces, why does family get a pass?
The challenges of finding true love, or even authentic chemistry, with someone seems to get more difficult with each new generation. AI is presenting another obstacle.
Change doesn’t mean a friendship has to end. It can be an opportunity for the relationship to form a stronger bond.
I followed a reality TV star on Instagram, and it led me to the question: Are ghosts real? And how do we come to explain the unexplained?
If a person is invited somewhere, is it implied their significant other is welcome as well? It depends ...
A 92-year-old widow wrote about an issue people of any age can relate to — a desire for a companion, along with the insecurities that come with putting yourself out there.