The Mysteries of Love

Insights into the psychology of love

Berit Brogaard D.M.Sci., Ph.D

The Rationality of Love

Love is irrational when it does not fit the qualities of the beloved that fueled the love.

How to Tackle a Jealous Partner or Envious Friend

It is hard enough to deal with our own envy and jealousy issues. But what to do when a partner, friend, or relative consistently responds to you with fits of envy or jealousy?

How to Manage Envy and Jealousy in Your Relationships

When blown out of proportion, envy and jealousy can be destructive. Read on about what to do when the green-eyed monster and its cousin threaten to crush you or your relationship.

What's the Difference Between Envy and Jealousy?

Jealousy seems akin to envy. Both attribute responsibility to their target. But jealousy has much greater odds of being rational.

6 Tips for How to Manage Anger in Your Relationships

Doing regular relationship audits can help diffuse conflicts. Find out how to recognize anger issues in relationships and manage them before it's too late.

Relationship Audit: Consult Your Hostile Emotions

Doing regular relationship audits can contribute to greater relationship satisfaction. Begin your audit by taking a hard look at your hostile emotions.

Narcissistic Strategies for Attaining Power in Relationships

Narcissists have a need for having power over their romantic partners. Which strategies they use to attain power and massage their self-image depends on narcissistic subtype.

The Top 10 Single Mom Myths of All Time

Most of the myths that have fueled people's unconscious biases about single mothers continue to thrive on the internet. Let's separate fact from fiction, shall we?

How to Deal With Verbal Abuse

The only surefire way to end verbal abuse is to permanently remove yourself from your abuser. If that’s not an option, here are four steps you can take to lessen its harmful effects.

How Many Men Fake Orgasms?

That women can feign orgasms is to some extent common knowledge. Less known is the fact that men fake it too.

"I Am in Love with Trains"

Some people are romantically or sexually attracted to objects like swords, trains, bridges, or walls. Here is why treating this condition as a fetish misses the point.

Beware of These 10 Sexist Fallacies

Beware of these 10 types of flawed reasoning, which sexists may flaunt in their attempt to justify gender inequality.

The Emotional Toll of Living With a Borderline Individual

The emotional instability of borderline individuals can take an emotional toll on their loved ones.

5 Kinds of Ambivalence That May Explain Why You Are Stuck

These five forms of ambivalence can stymie you and cause you to miss out. Here is how.

Breakup Phobia: Why We Stay in Toxic Relationships

Fearful-avoidant and anxious-preoccupied individuals are both prone to cling to highly unsatisfying and dysfunctional relationships. Here is why.

What Makes Tinder Users Tick?

Does Tinder draw out the worst in us by offering easy access to millions of dating options, or is it attracting the worst segment of the dating population?

4 Signs That a Boss Has a Passive-Aggressive Leadership Style

A passive-aggressive leadership style can negatively impact employee behavior and morale, and other reliable predictors of success. Here is how to identify it.

5 Signs That Your Relationship Is Unhealthy

Trying to rescue a bad relationship is at best a waste of time and at worst a time bomb.

The Parasite of Racism That Lives Inside You

Systemic racism needs to end, but at this moment in time it’s even more urgent that the modern-day lynch mob be brought to justice.

Why Are We Busier Than Ever Despite Having Nowhere to Go?

Despite rarely leaving our home during lockdown, we are busier now than ever before. Why is staying home so time consuming?

The Introvert Advantage During Lockdown

Extraverts normally have an edge when it comes to succeeding in school or on the job. But in a time of social isolation, introverts may have the upper hand.

Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Morality to the Test

A crisis can force moral decisions that betray what kind of people we really are, whether inclined think primarily of ourselves or to make selfless sacrifices.

Are Some Women More Prone to Misogyny Than Others?

Women who belong to multiple socially oppressed groups are particularly prone to misogynistic attacks. They are multiply burdened, discredited twice, thrice, or more.

A Friend Will Help You Move, but a Good Friend Will Help You Move a Body

Should you take the moral high ground when doing so is not in your friend’s best interest?

What Lies Beneath the Veneer of Narcissism?

The grandiose and vulnerable subtypes of narcissism have presented a puzzle for psychologists. Now researchers have discovered a common structure underlying them.

The 3 Most Subtle but Insidious Kinds of Passive Aggression

We are unusually adept at detecting passive aggression unconsciously. But it takes more careful attention to consciously spot it.

Sadomasochism's Ethical Predicament

Sadomasochism often involves one person degrading, humiliating, or hurting a submissive other for their own sexual gratification. How can we make moral sense of this picture?

How Partners Use Emotional Abuse to Exert Control

Abusers live for the pleasure they take in asserting power over a victim.

12 Ways to Spot a Female Misogynist

Men tend to take the lead in far-reaching misogynistic movements. But very many women are misogynists too. Here is how to spot them.

Why Contemptuous People Have Fragile Self-Esteem

The contemptuous person looks down on others yet has a fragile self-esteem. The vulnerable dark triad of personality explains why.

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