Teenagers may roll their eyes or tune out when their parents try to offer them advice about romance, but it turns out their parents might have more of an influence on their future love lives than they think. I recently came across a fascinating study that suggests the relationship between teenagers and their parents has […]
Writers, musicians, artists, and average people have all been trying to explain the feeling of love for centuries. While there are certain stock images and phrases that we often return to, such as a “fluttering heart” or “deep longing,” there’s no universal way to describe love. Because it’s not a quantifiable thing, many people – […]
Everyone in a long-term relationship has a disagreement with their partner at one time or another. If pop culture portrayals of couples were to be believed, those disagreements would regularly involve shouting, throwing things, or storming out of the house, but that’s rarely the case. There are, of course, some real-life couples who also argue […]
When asked what commitment in a relationship is, a lot of people might respond with something like, “promising to be faithful” or “getting married.” While those two definitions may be part of making a commitment for some people, they’re certainly not the end-all be-all. Commitment involves so much more than just making a verbal or […]
