I’ve come to the realization that most of us don’t allow ourselves to feel joy most days. Sure, maybe on some kind of big occasion, we’ll let ourselves run around …

You could read a dozen articles to improve your love life, but if you don’t use any of it, why bother? Here’s how to put that good advice to use. …

There’s more to weddings than an open bar. It just took giving up alcohol for me to realize it. Weddings are for partying. I learned this much at my first …

New Stanford research on emotions shows that people’s motivations are a driving factor behind how much they allow others to influence their feelings, such as anger. In a new study, …

What happens to your body when you’re thinking? You might think that is a simple question to answer: a thought is just words in your brain that cause you to …

The baby was screaming. We were screaming. Something had to change. It was 3:24 a.m. when my wife finally lost her cool as the indignant screams of our 1-year-old son …

Some couples see sharing online passwords as a symbol of love and trust. But technology experts say there are both personal and legal risks to password sharing. In a new …

Trust in an intimate relationship is rooted in feeling safe with another person. Infidelity, lies, or broken promises can severely damage the trust between a husband and wife. That, however, …

How to know when divorce is the right move If you’re thinking about ending your marriage, you’re likely facing one of the most difficult decisions of your adult life. Many …

Finding out that your partner has been unfaithful can hit you like a ton of bricks. Your marriage may be thrown into a state of crisis that may destroy it. …

Love is a top priority when thinking about entering into a long-term committed relationship. In fact, 88 percent of Americans report that love is the most important reason to consider …

New research explores how “meta-emotions” work, such as feeling sad about feeling anxious. For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about …

John Jay Osborn is a screenwriter and novelist who often mines his own life for material. In 1970, he based the book The Paper Chase on his time in law …

New research suggests that thanking our partners for supporting us through hardship may increase their joy and satisfaction in giving. When my best friend went through multiple surgeries and dislocations …

Do you think that the private thoughts in your head could influence how other people — or creatures — act? The answer is “Of course not,” right? Because to say …

When we witness acts of goodness, we’re more likely to see our common humanity. Americans seem awfully divided these days. Everywhere I look, I see signs of antagonism and conflict …

Let’s be honest: For many people, work sucks. But for others, work is an adventure. The difference doesn’t always lie in the nature of the work. Two different people can …

Scent plays an often under-appreciated role in sexual attraction, helping to account for why visual attractiveness alone can’t explain just how physically attractive a person is perceived to be. But …

Imagine that, during a quiet evening at home watching a movie with your romantic partner, you feel intense sexual desire and sensually put a hand on your partner’s thigh. Your …

Christine Carter has clearly married the wrong man—again. Or did she? When my first marriage failed, I wanted desperately to fall in love and start again. I wanted to show …

Changing an unhealthy habit depends a lot on your belief that you can do it, something psychologists call self-efficacy. Take smoking, for example. Your belief that you are capable of …

It’s peak online dating season. According to Match.com, late December through Valentine’s Day is the busiest time of the year for dating apps and sites. It’s sometimes called “cuffing season” …

Couples therapist Esther Perel is an expert in cheating. She’s spent the past six years of her career focusing on couples who are dealing with infidelity — and she’s heard …

We’re sorry to spoil the mood music, but a new paper in Personal Relationships – one of the first attempts to study this phenomenon scientifically – concludes that while believing …

There’s an old puzzle that philosophers like to ponder: how could you ever be certain that anyone else has a mind at all? The truth is that you can’t. Ultimately, …

A new book explores how marriage has changed in recent years, and why that’s made staying married harder. Tall, dark, handsome, funny, kind, great with kids, six-figure salary, a harsh …

My wife and I were ridiculously excited about watching the recent season finale of Game of Thrones together – we’d watched all the previous 66 episodes together too, and the …

I started to work with Ashley, a successful 36-year-old entrepreneur, soon after her husband asked her for a divorce and moved out. Ashley was shattered by the end of her …

Couples counseling helps partners experience their relationship differently by better understanding one another, creating consideration and respect within the relationship, and working to regulate conflicts. Couples therapy can provide a …