Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself. What is love? Could those feelings you label as love be something else? What about infatuation? Obsession? A passing fancy? Being smitten? Enthrallment? Beguilement? Lust? A crush? A squish? Platonic admiration? Why do people categorize some attachments […]
After two years of maddening indecision and the escalating entreaties of my partner, I finally agreed to move a few years ago, for the first time, from the city to the country. Or more precisely, from San Francisco to a desert in northern New Mexico surrounded by the silence of lunar places and nights so
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Everything is going to fall apart. My child is going to get into an accident. I could never accomplish anything even close to great. I don’t have any special skills. I don’t think that my family will be okay. I probably won’t be able to handle it if something does happen to me or someone
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. Assess your motivation, but honestly. Posted June 29, 2023 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch THE BASICS Why Relationships Matter Take our Relationship Satisfaction Test Find a therapist to strengthen relationships KEY POINTS Boundaries are relationship expectations that establish how you do (and don’t) want to be treated. After a breakup, many people struggle to set and maintain
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Research on initial approach behavior and romantic intent. KEY POINTS Flirting behavior reflects how different people are interested in pursuing different types of relationships. Flirting behaviors may signal short-term or long-term mating strategy. On the receiving end, there is a preference for “typical” flirtatious behavior. Source: Nicolagiordano / Pixabay Most people have been there—surprised
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How this form of psychological abuse involves dangerous risks and relationships. KEY POINTS Sexual gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse; it can involve physical sexual risk and harm. Sexual gaslighting is used by a manipulating partner to have their partner question their sexual reality. Responding to sexual gaslighting requires direct engagement and may
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When faced with someone that resists your boundaries, these strategies may help. Good mental health requires boundaries—setting limits on what we do for others, and how much we’ll allow them to disrespect us. “Boundary-pushing” can involve ignoring or testing our boundaries, and trying to manipulate us into relaxing our boundaries. There are ways to
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After a breakup, the property is often reclaimed, retrieved, or redistributed. But not always. Sometimes, custody is shared: of children, pets—and digital subscriptions. But should online access survive offline romance? Abusive partners may abuse shared passwords. Sharing online passwords is viewed by some couples as a meaningful step in a growing romance. Because not all
Parents should do the opposite when they hear: “Don’t worry, he’ll be fine.” KEY POINTS Parents may attribute their child’s mental health symptoms to phases of adolescence. Society often holds rigid gender stereotypes that expect boys to be tough. We dismiss boys’ actions that don’t fit the narrow definition of what it means to
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Csikszentmihalyi’s difficulties as a child led him to specialize in happiness study. He saw firsthand the anguish and suffering of others around him while he was a prisoner in World War II. He consequently became curious about fulfillment and pleasure. Csikszentmihalyi saw that many people lost their jobs, houses, and security during the conflict, making
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