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Couples: Are You Failing to Know When Your Partner is Sad or Feeling Down?

New research says couples do poorly at knowing when their partner is sad or feeling down Reading your partner’s feelings and good communication is important to the health of your relationship—this should come as no surprise. A recent study found that couples can read each other’s feelings well when the emotion occurring is happiness, but not as … [Read more...] about Couples: Are You Failing to Know When Your Partner is Sad or Feeling Down?

Is Your Smartphone Ruining Your Date Night?

It's time to put down your smartphone and connect Although smartphones can make you feel connected to the world at large, they interfere with real human exchanges. A new study from the University of British Columbia looked at the effect of smartphones on face-to-face social interactions and found that people who used their phones while out for … [Read more...] about Is Your Smartphone Ruining Your Date Night?

The Psychology of Infidelity

Why do people cheat? There is no doubt that the highly publicised affair of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce with his former staff member Vikki Campion, who is now pregnant with his baby, has put infidelity front and centre in a national conversation in Australia.The truth is, most of us don’t care or want to know about the sex lives of … [Read more...] about The Psychology of Infidelity

Online Dating: How to Keep Yourself Safe

If you're meeting people through online dating, follow these safety tips Like shopping, online dating is more popular now than ever before. (Could you call it a kind of online shopping? Maybe). 1 out of 5 single people has dated someone they met online. We don’t have statistics for how many Australians are doing online dating. However, RSVP says … [Read more...] about Online Dating: How to Keep Yourself Safe

Experts Comment: Love, Lust & Commitment In The Digital Age [Video]

Watch these world-leading sex and relationship experts share their best tips I just LOVE this video that contains a couple of my favourite sex and relationship experts answering the biggest questions people have about sex and relationships.Marisa Peer, Esther Perel, and Dan Savage were all on a panel at the A-Fest by Mindvalley event in Ibiza, … [Read more...] about Experts Comment: Love, Lust & Commitment In The Digital Age [Video]

The What, Why, and How of Open Relationships

Curious if an open relationship can work for you? An open relationship is not for everyone, however,  there are plenty of couples who are either curious, interested or just plain ready to open their relationship.Open relationships are not for the faint of heart. And they certainly aren't a solution for a failing relationship. Simply put, … [Read more...] about The What, Why, and How of Open Relationships

3 Essential Qualities to Look for in a Long-term Romantic Partner

Are you just unlucky in love, or attracting the wrong partners? If you’re permanently single, or have been just been unlucky in love, you may have wondered what are the qualities to look for in a long-term romantic partner.There are three essential qualities to look for when you choose a long-term romantic partner. These three essential … [Read more...] about 3 Essential Qualities to Look for in a Long-term Romantic Partner

NEW STUDY: Want Long-Term Happiness? Couple Up!

According to a new 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 NEW STUDY: Want Long-Term Happiness? Couple Up!

How to cope when you’re jealous of your partner’s ex

Jealousy is one of the harder human emotions to get through, and feels especially intense when it involves your partner.But jealousy, besides being one of the least attractive emotional states, tends to harden with time (if it’s not addressed) and can lead to problems in your relationship. Also, it’s no fun to experience.Here are some tips … [Read more...] about How to cope when you’re jealous of your partner’s ex

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