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Should You Forgive Your Romantic Partner?
When a romantic partner makes a mistake, or treats you badly, it can create difficulty in the relationship. Assuming you decide to stay, you are left with a choice – should you forgive them or not? Ultimately, the goal is to reestablish...
Babies, T-shirts and Narcissism
Have you spent any time recently looking at baby clothes? I went out shopping with my wife not long ago looking for a baby gift, and I ended up wandering off into the novelty t-shirt section.
Here is a sampling of what I found:
- “So...
How funny saves marriages
At a recent family gathering my wife wore a T-shirt that read “I moved a heavy piece of furniture, ask me how!” And when my large brother-in-law asked her “how” she recruited him to move the furniture! My wife is, as...
Romance and Marriage After 60
I know a number of people over 60 who have fallen in love and either have married or plan to marry. That I would be included in this company never occurred to me. But I am now and, as a consequence, have begun observing and reflecting upon this...
Why Female Friendships Outlast Most Marriages
Generally speaking, you can leave two women in a busy doctor’s waiting room and by the time they’re called for their appointments, they know each other’s life story and have traded phone numbers. That’s female bonding...
You Can Be Too Controlling For Your Own Good and Drive Lovers Away
Carl wanted to know where his fiancé, Jeanne was at all times. She had done nothing to betray his trust but he required her to be accessible. He would text or call frequently during the day and if she didn’t respond immediately, he became...
Should You Make Up or Break Up?
I’ve often joked that if life existed on other planets, there’s a quick way to assess if the aliens are a more advanced life-form than we humans. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with asking to see their technology. We simply...
The Best Way to Say I’m Sorry
Not all apologies are created equal, particularly when the offense for which one is apologizing is significant. The best apologies are those that both signify regret and also help the hurt partner begin to heal, and they have some very specific...
Women’s Voice Pitch Changes Depending on Their Attraction To a Man
In a paper just published in the Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Paul J. Fraccaro and his colleagues investigated changes in women’s voice pitch as a function of whether they are leaving a voice message to a man that they find attractive...
Testing Others Can Sabotage Your Relationships
Michael was upset with Heather. When questioned, he remarked that his birthday had passed, and she had neither baked a cake, gotten him a present, nor even wished him “Happy Birthday!” He thought this meant she did not care about...
