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Toward Greater Intimacy
Long-term relationships are hard, especially when it comes to sustaining passion. But novel ways of thinking about sexual satisfaction and understanding each other's needs can help partners whose sex lives fall short of their ideals.
How You Change
The question is not whether you’ll change; you will. Research clearly shows that everyone’s personality traits shift over the years, often for the better. But who we end up becoming is more in our control than we tend to think it is.
The State of Today's Male Psyche

Men have long been silent and stoic about their inner lives, but there’s every reason for them to open up emotionally—and their partners are helping.

Men have long been silent and stoic about their inner lives, but there’s every reason for them to open up emotionally—and their partners are helping.

You Are Good Enough

If ever there was a time to stop beating yourself up for being human, it is now. You are definitely good enough.

If ever there was a time to stop beating yourself up for being human, it is now. You are definitely good enough.

Hearts and Minds

We’ve always known that heartbreak can be profoundly painful. New research, though, is finding crucial links between the heart and the brain that point to ways we can better cope with both emotional and physical pain.

We’ve always known that heartbreak can be profoundly painful. New research, though, is finding crucial links between the heart and the brain that point to ways we can better cope with both emotional and physical pain.

The High Cost of Calm

The pursuit of calm can itself become a major stressor, especially if you've already tried the standard prescriptions. But there is a path through this conundrum.

The pursuit of calm can itself become a major stressor, especially if you've already tried the standard prescriptions. But there is a path through this conundrum.

10 Ways You're Stronger Than You Think

Within each of us are powers and abilities we underestimate, but which can carry us through many challenges. You’re stronger than you think.

Within each of us are powers and abilities we underestimate, but which can carry us through many challenges. You’re stronger than you think.