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There is a particular kind of loneliness that gets almost no airtime in relationship research: the loneliness of being with…
Conflict in romantic relationships is not, by itself, the problem. Decades of relationship research have established that disagreement is a…
Most people enter a relationship hoping they’ve finally found the right person. But after years of studying what actually keeps…
An almost secure relationship can look functional from the outside. There is affection, reliability, shared routines and an absence of…
Communication is often described as the cure-all for relationship problems, and in a sense, it probably is. To a large…
When a relationship feels tense or somewhat fragile, a lot of people think that the fix lies in one big…
When people talk about love, the conversation usually centers on its expression: how deeply we care, how consistently we show…
Most people think of marriage as a story with a clear beginning, middle and end. You fall in love, get…
Trying to conceptualize love — to understand it, define it, or finally get it right in your own life —…
As the year draws to a close, couples everywhere begin their annual ritual of searching for the perfect gift. We…