Deciding Whether To Stay
Ambivalent or deteriorating long-term... · Discernment and objective self-assessment
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Endings on Pair and Bond: Deciding whether to stay, How to end a relationship, Separation and divorce in the UK, Dividing a home and finances, Telling children and Grief after a breakup.
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Rebuilding On Your Own
Relationship ending, Self-reliance · Managing post-breakup autonomy
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Shared music taste beats personality match
A new study finds romantic partners share far more similar musical tastes than personality traits or values, with this shared preference modestly linked to
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Screen Time and Child Development Form a Two-Way Street
A new study finds the relationship between using screens to soothe children and their cognitive development is often bidirectional, varying significantly
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Teen's KFC Chip Gesture Wins Heart, Defines Relationship
A woman recalls how her high school boyfriend's impulsive act of sneaking out to buy her hot chips transformed her plan for a brief fling into a lifelong
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Study: Gender Gaps in Preferences Narrowing
A global study finds differences between men and women in key personality traits like patience and risk-taking are narrowing among younger generations
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Open Sexual Attitudes Predict Higher
A study of 475 young adults in Colombia finds that favorable attitudes toward masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex predict higher sexual pleasure
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Personality mix drives emotional infidelity
A new study of 303 Romanian adults finds emotional infatuation with someone outside a relationship is predicted by high psychopathy, high openness to
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Ancient Greeks feared theatre's reality blur
A classicist compares modern fears about social media's effect on children to ancient Greco-Roman worries that theater could blur reality.
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Breastfed girls may start puberty later
A study of 4,745 children found girls fed human breast milk, especially for four months or more without other foods, showed less advanced puberty at age 10.
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ADHD shapes sexual satisfaction, connection
A study of 98 adults with ADHD found traits like a need for novelty and distractibility create challenges for sexual satisfaction and post-sex connection.
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Moral conviction drives lasting activism
A new psychology study finds young adults driven by internal moral conviction are more likely to stay engaged with social causes than those seeking social
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Gender Gap in Politics Stable, Study Finds
A new analysis of 24 years of Gallup data shows the political gender gap on social and cultural issues has not widened.
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Rejection Challenge Turns Into Generosity
In May 2024, a 21-year-old began a 30-day rejection experiment. He expected ridicule but found strangers offering generosity instead.
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Five Relationship Myths Debunked
The Gottman Institute explores five common relationship myths that persist despite decades of research.
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Baby Monitors Raise Data Security and Privacy Concerns
Parents rely on baby monitors to keep an eye on their children, but these devices also collect sensitive data and pose security risks.
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Morning Sunlight Exposure Linked to Healthier Sleep Patterns
A recent study found that adults who spent more time in the morning sun had a more aligned internal biological clock, promoting healthier sleep patterns.
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Childhood ADHD Linked to Distinct Brain White Matter Changes
A study analyzing data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study (ABCD Study) found that children with ADHD show reduced glial cellularity and axonal organization in white matter tracts, with these changes persisting into early adolescence. The research highlights the neural basis of ADHD and its impact on brain development.
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Embracing a 'Hot Girl Summer' in Middle Age
A writer discovers that having a 'hot girl summer' is not limited to the young and carefree, and finds ways to experience it in her 40s as a single parent-carer.
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Eight Red Flags That May Indicate Your Partner Is Considering an Affair
A relationship expert shares eight signs that may suggest your partner is tempted to have an affair, and how to address them.