Relationships

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Marriage is a partnership based on love, companionship, and shared experiences. However, not all marriages see the same level of satisfaction and fulfillment. Recent research has shed light on an intriguing factor influencing marital satisfaction: social anhedonia. This refers to a disinterest in interactions and poor relationship functioning and includes a reduced need for social...

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Imagine marrying the man of your dreams only to discover that he has testicular cancer. This is exactly what happened to one woman from St Petersburg, Russia. Although, there are most likely many examples of this worldwide. However, this woman had already started feeling fed up with her new hubby before his diagnosis. She then...

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In Western society, more than 90 percent of people marry by the time they’re fifty years old. Unfortunately, forty to fifty percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce. The divorce rate for second and third marriages is even higher [1]. This has led researchers who study marriages to look for signs that...

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Relationships can be wonderful and fulfilling parts of our lives. They also, however, can be very, very challenging. They are a constant balancing act between your needs and those of your partner. On top of that, you are trying to navigate your two separate lives, together. Different careers, daily routines, other personal obligations like friends...

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People tend to assume that the loss of a parent is more traumatic for a young child, and neglect to support adults experiencing it. But the reality is virtually everyone will experience losing a parent, and unfortunately, dealing with the grief is not discussed or researched often. The common result is that when the tragedy...