close relationships

Single? The Key to Belonging May Be Closer Than You Think

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Single or in a relationship? Either way offers a path to belonging.

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Two Ways Stress Makes it Hard to be a Supportive Partner

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When your partner is stressed you want to support them. But what happens if you are stressed too?

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Left or Right? How You Hold a Baby is Linked to Emotional and Racial Biases

Turns out the left side is preferred, but most people are probably unaware of its possible implications.

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Why Do People Stalk Their Partners Online?

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Dark personality traits may be key to understanding why people stalk intimate partners online.

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What Makes People Sensitive to Social Rejection?

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Both social experiences and personality shape how we think about rejection.

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Want to Turn a Friend into a Foe? Reveal Your Political Differences

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When given the choice between a politically similar stranger or a politically different friend, who would you rather hang out with?

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Is Limiting What You Eat Making You Lonely?

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Food restrictions and loneliness are on the rise; they may be related epidemics.

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For a Happy Marriage, Both Spouses’ Personalities Matter

Certain couples have particular patterns of personalities that work particularly well—or particularly badly—together.

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Why Online Dating is Heaven—and Hell

The number of options in online dating can make people more rejecting, dissatisfied, and pessimistic about love.

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Do You Want to be in a Relationship Right Now?

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People differ in the degree to which they desire to be in a close relationship, and these differences are related to how they think about current and future relationship partners.

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