According to a study, being married has a lifelong effect on how content people are. The authors, Shawn Grover and John Helliwell of the Vancouver School of Economics in Canada published a study in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies. They investigated people's levels of well-being based on their marital status. Using data from two UK … [Read more...] about STUDY: Want Long-Term Happiness? Couple Up!
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How to Stop Being Jealous of Your Partner’s Ex
Jealousy, otherwise known as the green-eyed monster, is one of the harder human emotions to experience in romantic relationships. And it feels especially intense when it involves your partner's ex. But jealous feelings, besides being one of the least attractive emotional states, tend to harden with time. If it’s not addressed, romantic jealousy … [Read more...] about How to Stop Being Jealous of Your Partner’s Ex
Slow Down, Reach out, Re-connect: Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship
It’s not a secret that our lives move quickly. It’s easy to go through a whole day without stopping to pause and look around your environment once or take a conscious breath. The speed of our lives affects our relationships—you might find that you go a whole day without one meaningful conversation with your partner. So how do you slow down and … [Read more...] about Slow Down, Reach out, Re-connect: Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship
Australians Say ‘Yes’ to Same-sex Marriage: What Happened and What’s Next
As you’re probably well aware, Australians voted to legalise same-sex marriage in the voluntary postal survey, by a large margin—61.6% for to 38.4% against. And almost 80% of eligible voters participated, so this result has more weight than most global elections. Among all age groups, participation exceeded 70%, including younger voters. The ABS … [Read more...] about Australians Say ‘Yes’ to Same-sex Marriage: What Happened and What’s Next
What to Do When You “Let Yourself Go” in Your Relationship
Have you noticed the modern phenomena in some long-term relationships when one or both partners start to 'let themselves go' by putting on weight or not caring about their health or fitness? With 60% of Australians now overweight or obese, it's no surprise it's become so common. I was recently interviewed by Talking Lifestyle Daily Drive … [Read more...] about What to Do When You “Let Yourself Go” in Your Relationship
Pornography Use is on the Rise in Young Australians
Pornography used to be relegated to suspicious movie theatres, back rooms at video stores, and expensive cable channels in hotels. The Internet has made porn accessible to anyone with a computer or a smart phone, and porn use by teenagers is steadily rising. Besides setting up unrealistic expectations about sex, heavy porn use may correlate with … [Read more...] about Pornography Use is on the Rise in Young Australians
5 Signs You’re in a Toxic Friendship
How do you know if your friendship is toxic? Relationships are one of the gifts of being human—they support you, challenge you, and, in the best cases, show you something about life you would never have seen before. But unfortunately, there are some friendships that drag you down. There are some friends that you're just never that close to, but … [Read more...] about 5 Signs You’re in a Toxic Friendship
How to Deal with Falling in Love with a Friend
Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Falling in love with a friend is one of the harder human experiences to have. It happens to a lot of people and there’s no way to tell at the beginning how it’s going to go. If you think you might be falling in love with your friend, first of all, don’t panic—the friendship is not doomed to failure if … [Read more...] about How to Deal with Falling in Love with a Friend
5 Reasons to End Your Miserable RelationshipÂ
Are you stuck in a relationship that’s not working? Are fears of being alone, broke, and heartbroken all that is keeping you in the relationship? A bad relationship is not going to suddenly turn into a good one, and at some point, the best thing to do may be to end it. There are many reasons for divorce in Australia, but here are some … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to End Your Miserable RelationshipÂ
The 5 Stages of Love and Dating
When you start dating someone new, the experience can feel wildly different from the last time you dated. This is especially true if you’ve been away from the field for a while. But humans are predictable, and our relationships fall into patterns. What stage of dating are you in? There are five stages of love and dating, after which you both … [Read more...] about The 5 Stages of Love and Dating