Friendships are complicated relationships that can require more than an all-or-nothing choice. A therapist explains how to distinguish between conflict, change and genuine harm.
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The high cost of housing is also keeping half of young adults up to age 29 living with their parents.
The people who stretch a person’s sense of humanity may be the ones no algorithm currently selects.
New research suggests seeing singlehood as an opportunity for growth can help people embrace new experiences and feel better about being single.
Parents have an important role to play in educating children about consent and relationships. But it can be hard to know where to begin.
Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be.
Nearly all county jails across Colorado’s Front Range allow prisoners to visit with their loved ones only virtually.
The one-sidedness of human-AI relationships is a problem. There’s a lot we can receive from an AI companion; there is less we can give.
Struggling to feel grateful? Try thinking differently about what caused the person’s actions.
Some people rely on AI romantic companions for emotional support or private sexual exploration. Some partners experience this as betrayal.
Guilt and shame from being rejected, discriminated against or bullied as a child can carry into adulthood. But making meaning from these experiences can help with healing.
Big decisions are messier than they look, but there are things you can try before taking the leap – or not.
The normalisation of AI to mediate and shape intimacy arguably erodes self-curiosity.
Teens fare better when both fathers and mothers play key parenting roles, including talking with them about sensitive subjects that were once considered only a mom’s role.
It’s hard to root for a story where boy meets girl and they live happily ever after in a time when that is happening less in real life.
In our professional and personal lives, disappointment is an emotional signal worth learning to read.
Growing old isn’t always easy. But new research suggests staying curious and social may help you age well.
Our engagement with AI is at a crossroads: Will we treat it as an all-knowing oracle or as a tool to expand our own way of seeing the world?
The concept of a ‘discount rate’ helps to explain why humans prioritize what feels good or easy now even when it leads to worse outcomes over time.
Often presented as a way to deal with narcissistic, abusive or toxic behaviour, the technique is straightforward: make yourself as uninteresting as a grey rock.
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Relationships Expert & Psychology Educator at the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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