RelationshipsPsychology
What research says about age gap relationships
Age gap relationships attract strong opinions. What does the data actually show about satisfaction, power dynamics, and stigma?
11 min
Psychology
64 articles on psychology.
RelationshipsPsychology
Grieving together without growing apart
Partners often grieve differently and asynchronously. How to support each other through loss without losing your connection.
12 min
RelationshipsDating
Relationship advice for your 20s
Your 20s are when you learn how to be in a relationship. Here's what the research says about building the skills that matter.
12 min
DatingRelationships
Dating again after divorce
There's no perfect timeline for dating after divorce. But there is a difference between being ready and just being lonely.
12 min
QuestionsPsychology
Questions to ask your partner about their childhood
35 questions to ask your partner about their childhood, from happy memories to family dynamics. Plus tips on how to listen well when the answers get heavy.
9 min
PsychologyRelationships
What attachment theory gets wrong
A balanced look at attachment theory: where the pop psychology version misleads, what the science actually supports, and how to use it without being defined by it.
13 min
PsychologyCommunication
The Zeigarnik effect: why unfinished conversations haunt your relationship
Why unresolved conflicts keep looping in your head, and how to close the open loops that create resentment.
13 min
RelationshipsPsychology
How stress affects your relationship
How external stress spills into your relationship, what cortisol does to communication, and how dyadic coping changes the equation.
12 min
SciencePsychology
Oxytocin, dopamine, and the chemistry of long-term love
The neurochemical shift from early passion to long-term bonding, and why some couples keep the spark while most lose it.
12 min
PsychologyDating
Limerence: when new love feels like obsession
What limerence actually is, how it differs from love, why your brain acts like it has OCD, and what happens when it wears off.
11 min
PsychologyDating
The psychology of attraction: what draws people together
What 75 years of research says about why we're attracted to the people we're attracted to, from proximity to reciprocity.
13 min
PsychologyRelationships
How childhood wounds show up in your adult relationships
Why your childhood patterns follow you into romance, which ones cause the most damage, and what to do about it.
13 min
PsychologyRelationships
Polyvagal theory and your relationship: why your nervous system matters
How Polyvagal Theory explains your reactions during conflict, and why co-regulation with your partner changes everything.
13 min
SciencePsychology
The neuroscience of love: what happens in your brain
What fMRI scans, brain chemistry, and prairie voles reveal about how love works in your brain from infatuation through long-term bonding.
11 min
PsychologyRelationships
Codependency vs. interdependence: how to tell the difference
Codependency and interdependence can look similar on the surface. How to tell which one you're in and how to shift if needed.
12 min
RelationshipsConflict
When compromise isn't the answer
Not every disagreement has a middle ground. Here's how to tell the difference between flexibility and self-abandonment.
12 min