Words carry weight. In every relationship, whether it’s between partners, friends or family, the way we communicate can either build strong bonds or tear them down. Vile words, in particular, can have ...

A secret language is much more than just words. Source: Photo by Assael Romanelli Co-authored with Galit Romanelli, M.A. It was April 21, 2010. Our first date. Right off the bat, Galit said to me, "If ...

How words change from bridges to weapons. We use them every day. We crave them in our relationships. We make promises with them, break hearts over them, and build entire identities around them. And ...

The beginning of your love’s end starts with these seven words. Relationships don’t usually end over one argument, yet there is one phrase that could be ruinous, according to one marriage expert in a ...

We were puttering through the English countryside on a narrow canal boat—one of those long, slow-moving ships built for winding through locks and low bridges. It's not a way to get anywhere quickly.

Do you (often) feel you are better than your partner? More mature, regulated, intelligent, or sensitive than your partner? And where do you feel your partner is better than you are? In most dyads, ...

Dating app bios are full of buzzwords. When someone says they “value loyalty” or are “looking for love,” it helps paint a picture of who they are as a person. It might even encourage you to swipe ...

Sarah Paulson has a four-word relationship hack: “We don’t live together.” That setup has a name — living-apart-together (LAT) — and, far from being a celebrity quirk, it’s a relationship style with ...

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that people feel with someone they don’t know – or even with an artificial ...