_ Relationships & LoveHow to Pick Your Battles By articleJacqueline Whitmore, an internationally-recognized etiquette expert, author and founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, says healthy relationships hinge … Read More→
_ Relationships & LoveFinding Your Perfect Spring Match By articlethe kinds of people they are attracting, or how of their own habits or ways of thinking led to unsuccessful … Read More→
_ Relationships & LoveSuccessful Dating Tips For Women Over 50 By articleA certain percentage of women over 50 are no longer interested in marriage but do want to date. Jumping back into … Read More→
Relationships & LoveComfort Food Linked to Positive Social Connections By articleA big bowl of mashed potatoes. What about spaghetti and meatballs? Sushi? Regardless of what you identify as comfort food, … Read More→
Relationships & LoveThe Do’s and Don’ts for Helping a Partner Who Engages in Self-Harm By articleMany people are in a relationship with a significant other who is grappling with some form of self-destructive behavior. This … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Relationships & Love5 Ways to Stop Seeking Approval from People Who Don't Accept You By articleIt is fascinating how often we crave the acceptance and approval of those who won’t accept us. It is an … Read More→
_ Relationships & LoveIllness Makes Even Long-Married People Feel Lonely By articleResearch done at Concordia University in Montreal and published in February 2015 in Health Psychology found that the onset of … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Relationships & LoveMale/Female Differences: Not as Big as You Think By articleAlthough conventional wisdom says men and women are very different – men are stoic, women are emotional, for example – … Read More→
Relationships & LoveMen and Women Really Do Process Emotions Differently By articleWomen rate emotional images as more emotionally stimulating than men do and are more likely to remember them. However, there … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional HealthWhat's Holding You Back? By articleby Terry Barnett-Martin If you knew that you would be successful if you took a chance and ventured out, would … Read More→
_ Relationships & LoveWant A Good Relationship? Don't Turn Away By articleOf all the tactics used by couples when they’re in conflict, researchers now say, withdrawing “like a turtle into its … Read More→
Relationships & LoveWomen Who Wear High Heels Get More Help from Men By thirdAGE articleA study done at Université de Bretagne-Sud in France is the first to investigate the effect of a woman’s shoe … Read More→
_ Relationships & LoveThe Silent Relationship Killer By thirdAGE articleIf you have engaged in relationships of any kind, you have experienced and likely battled against “silent agreements.” While most … Read More→
_ Relationships & LoveMeaningful Relationships Help Us Thrive By Sondra Forsyth articleDeep and meaningful relationships play a vital role in overall well-being. Past research has shown that individuals with supportive and rewarding relationships have better mental health, higher levels of subjective well-being and lower rates of morbidity and mortality. A paper published in August 2014 in Personality and Social Psychology Review provides an important perspective on thriving through relationships, emphasizes two types of support that relationships provide, and illuminates aspects where further study is necessary.What is “thriving”?
_ Relationships & LoveConnection is the Key to Positive Personal Relationships By Sondra Forsyth articleBy Lynne D’Amico, PhD You can improve communication without improving a relationship, but you can’t create connection without improving a relationship.Communication has been hailed as a “holy grail” to interpersonal relationships, and is routinely promoted as the way to improve relationships between spouses, children, parents, and work colleagues. As years of research show, communication is definitely an important dimension of any relationship. But communication isn’t the key to fixing relationship problems. Connection is.
_ Relationships & Love“Solomon’s Paradox” Causes Unwise Choices By Sondra Forsyth articleIf you're faced with a troubling personal dilemma, such as a cheating spouse, you are more likely to think wisely about it if you consider it as an observer would, according to a study done at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada and the University of Michigan. The findings, which will appear in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, demonstrate that talking about yourself in the third person and using your name when reflecting on a relationship conflict helps you solve the issue wisely.
_ Relationships & LoveToxic Relationships Raise Your Blood Pressure By Sondra Forsyth articleResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown what you have probably suspected all along: Unpleasant or demanding interpersonal encounters increase hypertension risk. That unfortunate result is particularly true for women 51 to 64 -- but not men. The study was published in May 2014 in the American Psychological Association's journal Health Psychology.