Social media promised to bring people closer together, yet research increasingly shows it drives wedges between partners, friends, and family members. The platforms designed for connection often ...

AI is increasingly shaping one unlikely area that many people may not regularly think about: real-life romantic relationships. The Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University and the Institute for ...

Habits shape how we work, how we manage stress, and how we relate to others. They determine whether we move closer to our goals, or repeat the same mistakes. The same is true in our romantic ...

Social media are a breeding ground for jealousy. It could be a new follower liking your partner's profile pic, an ambiguous comment under a post, a story shared with an overly friendly stranger, or a ...

One of the most common myths about long-term relationships is that couples eventually run out of things to say. It's easy to believe: Life gets busy, routines take over and conversations become more ...

Often in relationships, opposites truly do attract. Differences can add novelty and spark, and they're often what draw us to each other at the beginning. But as a psychologist who studies couples (and ...

When people think about what makes a relationship successful, their first instinct is to focus on the big things like communication, trust, commitment, honesty and shared values. But as a psychologist ...