relationships

How to actually help a person who’s ill? Don’t be afraid to be funny, says Jeannie Gaffigan.

Or is “the hidden orientation” more complex than that?

Healing from a break-up should be taken as seriously as healing from a broken arm, says psychiatrist Dr. Guy Winch.

Whether or not women think beards are sexy has to do with “moral disgust”

The key to happiness is being less optimistic and accepting a certain amount of unhappiness.

60 is the new 30, says Melanie Katzman. Embrace your age and the benefits that come with it.

Evolution steered humans toward pair bonding to ensure the survival of genes. But humans tend to get restless.

Attractive women are especially likely to dress modestly, but only in certain scenarios.

What areas of the brain are activated when you feel a cosmic connection with someone?

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Parenting is often a compromise between you and your spouse. However, it’s that very melding of styles that makes you both greater than the sum of your individual parts.

Is it acceptable to write a story from the perspective of someone who is completely unlike you?

In the office, vulnerability is the opposite of weakness.

Sally Susman explains how to use truth-telling moments to your future benefit.

Many people often continue to harbour positive feelings towards their exes long after the relationship is over.

Yet interpersonal trust is at its lowest point in 50 years.

New research finds how power dynamics shape the speech of men and women.

Shouldn’t mutually consenting adults be allowed to make these decisions for themselves?

Are your psychological needs being met?

To know your relationship’s fate, the ups and downs may matter more than its quality at one specific moment.

The results have startling implications about the evolution of psychopathy in humans.

Orgasms don’t always mean a sexual encounter is positive, find psychologists.

Polls never reveal who we really are. Google does.

A new study shows that nearly 40 percent of Americans report being stressed out by U.S. politics.

A new study finds an unexpected trait that young people want in a lifelong partner.

Appraising a ubiquitous feature among modern folk.

Emojis might contain more emotional information than meets the eye.

Cat owners are no more likely to be crazy than you.

As tempting as it may be to run away from emotionally-difficult situations, it’s important we confront them head-on.

The true course of progress is not only charted by great men and women, but also by ordinary people having conversations.