What sounds witty in the moment often sounds wounding to the person you care about most. Sarcasm relies on a mismatch between what is said and what is meant. While that twist can feel clever, new evidence shows it rarely…
The complexities of modern marriage, including unrealistic expectations, the strain of constant comparison through social media, and outdated societal norms, contribute to its high failure rate. Marriage, originally designed for a time when life expectancy was much shorter, now faces…
The launch of Harmony, the world’s first talking sex robot, introduces new ethical and social dilemmas. While designed to simulate human-like interactions and companionship, the development of such technology raises questions about its impact on human relationships, consent, and the…
Say things now to people you care about.
Spend time with parents and children.
Enjoy daily pleasures instead of waiting for something that may happen later.
Work in a job you love.
Choose your partner carefully.
Relationship satisfaction tends to drop from age 20 to 40, hits its lowest point at 40, then goes up until about age 65. After that, it stays pretty stable.
Relationship satisfaction generally goes down in the early years of a relationship, especially in the first 10 years. Then it goes up until about 20 years, and then it might go down again.
The presence of children is associated with a lower mean level of relationship satisfaction.
The popular idea of a 7 year itch has some support in research. Surveys suggest that both the wish to cheat and actual cheating tend to be higher around the seventh year of marriage. For women, the risk appears to…
AI technology can replace some positive aspects of a relationship: chatting, generating love songs, recommending restaurants. AI can replicate some aspects but face challenges in areas like social media and personal connections.
Narrow waist is consistently described as beautiful in British literature, ancient Indian and Chinese literature. Despite cultural differences, a thin waist is a universal and timeless symbol of feminine beauty, reflecting the evolutionary association between health and attractiveness.
Coolidge effect The Coolidge effect describes a phenomenon in which male animals (and potentially humans) experience renewed sexual interest when presented with a new, receptive partner, even after having recently engaged in sexual activity with another partner. This renewed interest…