New research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships provides evidence that a specific mental exercise ...

If you’re in a troubled relationship, there is good advice available, based on research of what makes relationships succeed and fail and what people actually do in real-life interactions. But ...

Disappointment, hurt, boundaries, power, change, or loss—no matter how emotionally challenging the topic, they’re all ...

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Strong standards are not about demanding perfection. They’re about protecting core values: honesty, emotional safety, mutual respect, accountability. Unrealistic standards, by contrast, tend to focus ...