Relationships

3 Secrets for Getting Your Spouse or Romantic Partner to Do What You Want
Imagine a famous influencer—say, Oprah Winfrey—criticizing her audience and demanding that they do something she wanted them to do without…
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The Mistake Smart People Make That Causes Divorce and Other Miserable Things
How well do you know your spouse or romantic partner? Your parents? Siblings? Best friends? If you were to take…
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Here’s How They Chop Hot Women in Half
Spoiler alert #1: When magicians perform the Saw-Woman-in-Half trick on stage, he or she is not actually sawing a human…
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Love vs. Respect—Which is More Critical for Making Relationships Last?
I didn’t respect my wife even though I loved her a lot. And even though my wife loved me back,…
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How Accidental Sexism Ruined My Marriage (and Might be Ruining Yours)
I did, said, and believed things throughout my youth and marriage that were totally sexist—even though I didn’t view them…
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3 Helpful and 3 Unhelpful Things You Can Say to People Suffering from Anxiety
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Jenee Day. Jenee is a long-time anxiety sufferer…
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Making Sense of Your Emotions After Divorce and Beyond
I walked into my ex-wife’s house following a quick knock as I do a few times every week to pick…
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The Missing Ingredient that Ruins Valentine’s Day (and Every Other Day)
Flowers are pretty and smell nice. They make nice gifts as a symbolic gesture to those you care about. Unless,…
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The 3 Eye-Roll Inducing (But Absolutely True) Steps to Finding Happiness
‘Happiness’ is kind of a bullshit word because, not unlike the word ‘love,’ it can hold different meaning for different…
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Always Something There to Remind Me
There’s something appalling—nearly unforgivable—about the things we forget, like, 98-ish percent of our known existence. We forget that we breathe.…
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