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.
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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.
Your kids don’t need to know the ins and outs of why you’re separating. But being clear and involving them in decisions that affect them can help them adjust.
When we argue with people we love, our brains briefly get ‘flooded’. A clinical psychologist explains what’s happening, and how to stop it.
The increasing percentage of Americans who are not married or in a long-term partnership is testing employers, marketers and religious institutions.
Erectile dysfunction treatment has long relied on self-reporting and a narrow set of treatment options. Advances support an increasingly personalized, data-driven and patient-centred care model.
Good sex is only achieved through effective communication and mutual understanding, according to the Kamasutra. Consent is key to all of this
A growing number of women are choosing to be ‘defiantly single’, yet the stigma against them persists.
Research shows media coverage of AI chatbot use and mental health focuses on instances of user psychosis and suicide.
What determines the success or failure of these relationships is not so much the age difference but the imbalance in resources.
The film may look like it’s about open marriage, but it just boils down to men getting into scrapes.
While rationalizing deception is easy to do, developing the virtue of truthfulness is not.
All five African countries surveyed – Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania – were ranked in the top six most forgiving nations.
Sometimes what you need is not a couples counsellor; it’s a sex therapist.
For some men, being in a sexual couple is understood as a key marker of masculinity.
From clingy to distant, attachment theory explains how childhood bonds shape adult love.
Our romances tell us a lot about how we live our lives and vice versa. They can help us make informed choices about changing and breaking habits or developing new ones.
What psychology says about whether these questions could make you fall in love.
While Valentine’s Day may not cause breakups, the psychological and social pressure surrounding it can accelerate decisions in already struggling relationships.
Men and women may now be as equally likely to match their attractiveness to their spouses’ income.
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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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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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