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Relationships
When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.
8mins
Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.
High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.
9mins
Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
There's such thing as a healthy sense of pride in oneself and one’s accomplishments.
8mins
Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.
Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.
Warm relationships protect your mind and body from the slings and arrows of life.
A new study of global love finds that Americans have some of the most loving relationships, while Chinese and Germans have some of the least.
Harvard psychiatrist Robert Waldinger discusses how 80 years of ongoing research show relationships to be vital for health and happiness.
There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.
"Kids are always asking two questions of parents: 'Am I safe?' and 'Am I real?'"
7mins
This scientist collected thousands of secrets. They all had 3 things in common.
4mins
Should you confess to cheating? A Columbia ethics professor explains.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
7mins
There are 38 kinds of secrets. The average person has 13 at any given moment. Michael Slepian explains how that can affect your health.
It might seem petty and shallow to get upset over a bad gift, but there's often a deeper reason behind the feeling.
Every Christmas could be the last Christmas.
Expressing gratitude encourages others to continue being generous, promoting a cycle of goodness.
We all want to have a good, stable relationship with somebody, says Dr. Helen Fisher. So it's important to understand how intense romantic love affects our long-term goals.
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Only have sex with a person you love — a novel concept!
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
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One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.
People tend to underestimate how much a friend they’ve lost contact with would enjoy a simple note saying "hi."
When it comes to vetting people for friendship, body odor seems to be a decisive factor.
4mins
New research shows that having an attitude of gratitude is key to healthy relationships, and it can virally impact society.
John Templeton Foundation
Evolutionary psychology could explain those otherworldly feelings.
3mins
People in the East and West really do think differently, especially when it comes to self-identity. Depending where you live, either associative or distinctive thinking will shape your sense of self.
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