There’s a reason why being kind to others is good for you — and it can now be traced to a specific nerve.
Relationships
How Junior High Friendships Affect Adult Relationships
Middle school is typically a time of chaotic emotions, confusing relationships and challenging growing pains. But it may also have a surprisingly lasting influence on the future.
Closeness in a Relationship: Is it Overrated?
Closeness in a relationship doesn’t necessarily follow the more-is-better approach.
Why Married People Are Smug and Singles So Carefree
A study may explain why people are so convinced that their relationship status is the best
If Men Are Scarce, Women Have Smaller Babies
It’s about evolution; if dads aren’t around, mothers-to-be make subconscious calculations to balance their needs against those of their children.
Want a Better Relationship? There’s an App for That
Next time you see a couple at a cafe focused intently on their phones instead of each other, don’t assume their relationship is in trouble. They might actually be working out their conflicts, using well-known approaches from …
Lessons for a Good Marriage, from the Divorced Who Finally Got It Right
Divorced couples who remarry successfully can teach all couples about building stronger relationships.
The “Eligible Bachelor” List: How Quaint
Town & Country sets gender relations back a few decades with its February list of marriageable males.
Oxytocin May Forge Bonds Between Dads and Children
The latest research suggests the ‘love hormone’ could also help in treating conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and addiction that are triggered by disrupted relationships.
Why Teen Victims of Dating Violence Can’t Break the Cycle
Teens in violent relationships may become victims of aggression as adults
How Speed Dating Works—In the Brain
Dating is all about making snap judgments, and scientists have located where in the brain those decisions are made.
When Men Stop Seeking Beauty and Women Care Less About Wealth
As gender equality rises in any given society, men focus less on seeking mates with youth and beauty and women become less interested in rich, powerful men
How a Squirt of Oxytocin Could Ease Marital Spats and Boost Social Sensitivity
Oxytocin focuses our eyes — and our brains — on love. It could help troubled couples as well as autistic people
