relationships

With the virus lockdowns and many people working from home, one of the side effects has been that marriages and relationships are having increased tensions. To get a better sense ...

Resentment is poisonous to a relationship.

Like most people, I’ve been doing a lot of texting with friends and family lately. COVID-19 (and the ...

Many Americans worry about the political divide tearing our country apart. A large percentage are unwilling to engage with people ...

Clients come to Leila Tomasone with questions, failures, and just sheer confusion about their love lives. "Dating—what does ...

Dear Dave, I decided a couple of years ago to start following your plan. Part of getting out ...

When in conversation with other human beings, most of us are inclined to offer an uh-huh, hmmm or ...

Ava wanted to tell her husband about a troubling and upsetting argument she’d had with her sister. She ...

I have a dear friend who has been a widow for three years. She recently told me that ...

When we think of improving our health and living a long life, we typically think of eating a ...

The other day, I was on a call with the leader of a manufacturing company and he was ...

Jill and her husband had attended a friend’s party, and Jill came home upset. Her husband’s friendliness—and what ...

In a good marriage, people change for the better—but very often, growth is preceded by hardship and mistakes.

According to the Pew Research Center, 51 percent of Americans say their partner is often or sometimes distracted ...

I recently wrote an article about a client who enjoys her marriage and who also struggles with her ...

Love, relationships, and marriage are fundamentally mysteries, sometimes delightful, sometimes horrible, but always at bottom conundrums.

Like millions of others, I couldn’t look away from Netflix’s smash-hit reality show Love is Blind. The contestants were ...

Take an honest look at yourself and ask yourself: “Why have I kept part of myself hidden from ...

In the early 2000s, I spent much of my time in remote areas of Afghanistan conducting village stability ...

Having trouble sleeping? Nervous about an important interview? Smelling your partner’s worn clothing may help improve your sleep ...

People with attachment anxiety may yearn to be closer to their partners but never seem to get close ...

Every couple experiences ups and downs, and even the very best relationships take effort.

I live with a hip-wiggler. When we’re in an elevator, Fred shakes to the muzak. If we’re pushing ...

With Valentine Day just behind us, what better time to take inventory of what is arguably the most ...

Most people spend the bulk of their day surrounded by strangers: fellow shoppers, commuters, diners, and those waiting ...

We all know that it feels good to feel connected to other people—indeed, research has even linked social ...

Good health can be tough to achieve, and it impacts our lives in so many ways, from finances, to ...